Federal Law No. 137-FZ on amendments and additions to the Federal Law on farming, gardening, housing non-profit-making associations. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural land Farming Non-governmental entity Agricultural development Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Federal Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law modifies Point 1 of the Article 20 of the Federal Law No. 66-FZ on farming, gardening, housing non-profit-making associations by stating that "General Assembly of the members of farming, gardening, housing non-profit-making associations is the supreme authority of such association". Item 1 of the article 21 acquires a new formula "General Assembly of the members of farming, gardening, housing non-profit-making associations is entitled to examine any issue pertaining to its sphere of competence and to pass a resolution". Item 2 of the article 28 establishing as vested authority for official registration of the contracts dealing with land and real estate issues Federal Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey or its local (territorial) branches, in new version states that such contracts are registered by court of justice entitled to perform such procedures. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 66-FZ on farming, gardening, housing non-profit-making associations. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Non-governmental entity, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX