Law No. 1917-III (1917-14) regarding the status of mountain settlement in Ukraine. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural commodities Subsidy/incentive Mountain area Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on 1 January 2001. Abstract This Law determines the aspects of getting the status of mountain settlement. It also shows the main principles of the state policy, which touches upon mountain settlements and social guarantees for the population of these settlements. A city, a town or a village can get the status of mountain settlement if it is situated in the mountains, has a poor development of labour usage and social consumer services, has a limited transport accessibility. For providing of socio-economic development of mou Full text English