Governmental Decree No. 788 on the approval of the Programme for the Regulation of Agricultural and Food products Market and Export Promotion. Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword International trade Agricultural commodities Cereals/grains/rice Meat Milk/dairy products Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This programme covers the existing regulatory measures related to the agricultural and food products market, addresses major problems in this field, lays down the objectives and the methods of market regulation and gives a more detailed presentation of the regulation of the market related to the main agricultural commodities, i.e. cereals, meat and milk. Methods of the regulation of the sugar market in accordance with the Law on Sugar of the Republic of Lithuania are provided for in relevant decisions of the Government. This programme also reviews exports of agricultural produce and other food products, describes the state export promotion policy and lays down the measures for the implementation thereof, stipulates export promotion possibilities and the related problems, as well as provides for the measures for the development of foreign trade. With regard to the volume of exportable agricultural and food products, and considering the international obligations, the costs and possibilities of the implementation of the programme are projected. The programme also defines the functions of the Lithuanian Agency for the Regulation of the Agricultural and Food Products Market, as well as specifies its organizational structure, management, supervision, market information system, required resources and their sources. The Regulation consists of 5 Sections. Section 1 lays down general provisions. Section 2 regards regulation of the agricultural and food products market. Section 3 outlines the major problems. Section 4 determines the objectives of direct and indirect market regulation. Section 5 regards methods of implementation. Full text English