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 Implemented by Decree No. 5 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on liming of acidic agricultural land. Legislation | Belarus | 2019 Keyword: Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Fertilizers/nutrients, Agricultural commodities, Crops/grasses, Drainage/land reclamation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on rodent control. Legislation | Belarus | 2019 Keyword: Rodents, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Meat, Disinfection/disinfestation, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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. Legislation | Belarus | 2019 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Internal trade, Animal health, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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. Legislation | Belarus | 2019 Keyword: Animal production, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Sheep/goats, Business/industry/corporations, Slaughtering, Transport/storage 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