Decree No. 86/T of 2006 establishing the Directorate of National Project on Shifting to Modern Irrigation and defining its tasks. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Institution Irrigation Inspection Equipment Research Geographical area Western Asia Abstract This Decree is composed of 5 articles. Article 1 defines tasks of the Directorate of National Project on Shifting to Modern Irrigation, which are to: control the shifting of land irrigation from traditional methods to modern methods; lay down the annual production and investment plan of the Project; lay down studies, designs and technical requirements notes for field irrigation networks; receive and approve applications and studies which are compatible with technical requirements submitted by be Full text English/Arabic