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Decree No. 867 of the Council of Ministers regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Institution Policy/planning Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Fishery management and conservation Inland fisheries Aquaculture Food quality control/food safety Drugs Animal health Plant protection Quarantine
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

This Decree establishes that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food shall be national state body subordinated to the Council of Ministers. It shall perform the following tasks: (a) implementation of state policy in the sphere of agriculture, fisheries (including aquaculture), food production, seed growing, plant varieties, plant protection and plant quarantine, soil fertility, animal production and reproduction, veterinary, land reclamation and agricultural production; (b) improvement of economic policy and business practices; and (c) attraction of investments in agriculture.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pravo.by

References - Legislation

Repeals

Ministerial Decree No. 1590 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001 (2006)

Keyword: Institution, Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 299 amending Ministerial Decree No. 1590 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Legislation | Belarus | 2011

Keyword: Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Joint Decree No. 64/30/81/47 of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Health and the State Committee for Standardization validating the Regulation on the procedure for confirming availability of documents on quality and safety of commodities on sale.

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Decree No. 31 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on prophylaxis, diagnostics and liquidation of Visna-Maedi of sheep.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolution of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 8 validating the form of certificate of state registration.

Legislation | Belarus | 2021

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Certification, Animal production, Plant variety, Biotechnology

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decree No. 552 of the Cabinet of Ministers amending Decree No. 867 of the Council of Ministers regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Legislation | Belarus | 2018

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX