Flax and Hemp Subsidies Ordinance 2001 Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 300, 14 August 2001, pp. 1793 and 1794. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources on the granting of subsidies for processing of flax and hemp. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Textile plants/fibres Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract These regulations lay down implementing measures for processing of flax and hemp provided for by the Council Directive No.1673/2000. Article 2 establishes that “Agrarmarkt Austria” (AMA) is responsible for the execution of this Ordinance. In the following the text deals with details of application procedures on behalf of processing plants. Article 10 specifies that entitled persons must allow access to their premises for inspection by competent authorities, i.e., the “Agrarmarkt Austria”, the Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, and various bodies of the European Community. The text consists of 13 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Flax Subsidies Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 1995 Keyword: Plant production, Textile plants/fibres, Subsidy/incentive, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX