Law No. 9817 on agriculture and rural development. Country/Territory Albania Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Access-to-information Non-governmental entity Institution Financial agricultural measures Subsidy/incentive Offences/penalties Framework law Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Law defines the objectives of agricultural policies and rural development programmes. Furthermore it sets out rules on agricultural public services, research and training. It consists of the following Chapters: (I) General provisions; (II) Programming, implementation and financing of agricultural and rural development policies; (III) Measures on agricultural policies; (IV) Measures on rural development policies; (V) Institutional framework; (VI) Databases and information systems; (VII) Producers’ organizations; (VIII) Public services in agriculture and rural development; (IX) Support for research, education and training; (X) Offences and penalties; (XI) Final provisions. Full text Albanian References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation No. 10 on support to agricultural production. Legislation | Albania | 2008 Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Non-governmental entity, Ecological production/organic production, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 1443 on the establishment, organization and functioning as payment agency of the Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development (AARD). Legislation | Albania | 2008 Keyword: Institution, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 18 laying down criteria for determining the sectors eligible for receiving support from the Rural Development and Agriculture Development Fund. Legislation | Albania | 2009 Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Financial agricultural measures, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 18 laying down the criteria for selecting the sectors to be supported and the measures for benefiting from the agricultural and rural development fund. Legislation | Albania | 2009 Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Milk/dairy products, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Guidelines for the criteria, procedures and method of administration of the program fund for Agriculture and Rural Development. Legislation | Albania | 2023 Keyword: Agricultural development, Financing, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision determining the basic criteria of the sectors to be supported and the amount of financing from the Program Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development, for the year 2023. Legislation | Albania | 2023 Keyword: Agricultural development, Capacity building, Education, Family farming, Farming, Financing, Fishery management and conservation, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision n. 125, dated 1 March 2023 determining the basic criteria of sectors to be supported and the amount of financing from the Program Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development, for the year 2023. Legislation | Albania | 2023 Keyword: Agricultural development, Capacity building, Family farming, Financial agricultural measures, Financing, Subsidy/incentive, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order no. 1, dated 11.2.2022 on criteria, procedures and manner of administration of funds from the program for agriculture and rural development. Legislation | Albania | 2022 (2023) Keyword: Agricultural development, Family farming, Farming, Financial agricultural measures, Financing, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 719 date 31.10.2014 on the organization and functioning of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency. Legislation | Albania | 2014 (2018) Keyword: Governance, Institution, Agricultural development, Monitoring, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 322 date 31.5.2018 amending and supplementing Regulation No. 719 date 31.10.2014 of the Council of Ministers "On the organization and functioning of the Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development." Legislation | Albania | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural extension, Governance, Local government, Fiscal and market measures, Data collection/reporting, Education, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX