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Law 4691/2020. Regulation of competence of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food for the upgrading and modernisation of the agricultural sector and other provisions.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette no. 108/A of 2020.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Framework law Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Apiculture/sericulture Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Farming Fertilizers/nutrients Offences/penalties Property rights Animal health Aquaculture Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Stock enhancement/repopulation Coastal zone management Consumer protection Food quality control/food safety Poultry products Public health Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal production Education Pests/diseases Slaughtering Drugs International trade Plant production Plant variety Prohibited crops Ecosystem preservation Protected area Protection of species Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of environment
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 37 articles, provides a framework for competences of the Ministry of Rural Development and various amendments and modernisation of the agricultural sector. The Law concerns the National Agricultural Accounting Information Network Committee as the authority responsible for: approval of the selection plan for the agricultural holdings, collection and cross-checking of all the data required for the estimation of the standard yields of plant and animal production, definition of the plan for the distribution of agricultural holdings in the country, definition of amount of the annual flat-rate fee to farmers for carrying out targeted sampling at national level, for specific agricultural products or in agricultural holdings with specific characteristics. The Law concerns tasks and responsibilities of the Technical Advisory Committee on Fertilisers, concerning: fertilisers containing raw materials from municipal or industrial waste. The Law empowers the Minister of Rural Development and Food to establish measures for the protection and promotion of farmers' rights, the terms and conditions for their implementation and any relevant issue for the implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, for  the designation of competent authorities, the establishment and formation of collective bodies, the determination of responsibilities and administrative procedures and the establishment of administrative sanctions.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

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Legislation | Greece | 2011 (2018)

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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