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Federal Agriculture and Food Institute Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 53, 15 September 1994, pp. 2018-2022.
Long title
Act on a Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Institution Agricultural development Subsidy/incentive Credit
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The Federal Institute for Agriculture Marketing and the Federal Institute for Nutrition and Forestry are joined and a new Federal Institute is established whose name is "Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food"; it is part of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry. Its tasks are, inter alia, regulation of agriculture markets and implementation of EU regulations, provisions of credits, improvement of marketing procedures, etc. Its organs are the president and the board of directors; the latter is composed of 28 members. Article 6 indicates the powers and responsibilities of this body. Finally, it deals with the statute of the Institute, its budget and staff, the election of board members. The Act consists of 16 articles.

Full text
German

References - Legislation

Amends

Ordinance on the competences of the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food concerning measures to improve the quality of milk.

Legislation | Germany | 1978 (1994)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural commodities, International trade, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX