Fruit and Vegetable Compensation Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 243, 29 August 1997, pp. 1227 and 1228. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on compensations for fresh fruit and vegetables. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Fruits/edible nuts Vegetables/legumes Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to implement EC guidelines within the framework of the common organization for fruit and vegetables on the granting of compensation to producer organizations for the withdrawal of fresh fruit and vegetables from the market. The "Agrarmarkt Austria" (AMA) is responsible for the enforcement of this Ordinance. If an organization wishes to withdraw certain products or to carry out the distillation of certain products the above-mentioned "Agrarmarkt Austria" must be duly informed. Applications for compensation payments must be submitted on a special form addressed also to AMA. The Ordinance consists of 8 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at