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Federal Law No. 2 of 1981 establishing the General Institution for Agricultural Production Marketing.

Country/Territory
United Arab Emirates
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Capacity building Classification/declassification Data collection/reporting Institution Internal trade
Geographical area
Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Law is composed of 21 articles. Articles 1 and 2 provide for the establishment of the General Institution for Agricultural Production Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fish Resources in Dubai. Article 3 defines competencis and duties of the Institution which are: (a) receiving agricultural products in the Delivery Centres established by the Institution; (b) helping sellers in the zones where there are no Marketing Centres; (c) selecting agricultural products in Marketing Centres; (d) preparing agricultural products accepted by the Marketing Centres; (e) capacity building of the operators in Marketing Centres; (f) price-fixing agricultural products; (g) helping and supporting farmers during the production accumulation; (i) helping and supporting farmers for the protection of local production; (j) cooperating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fish resources in surplus processing field of agricultural products. Articles 4-20 deal with the following matters: establishment of the Institution Board; incomes; internal organization; meetings; reporting; etc.

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