Law on Agriculture and Rural Development (2004)

Subject

Agricultural & rural development

Keyword

Agricultural development Agricultural commodities Credit Subsidy/incentive Basic legislation Rural employment Youth Sustainable development Business/industry/corporations Tax/levy Allocation/quota Internal trade International trade Cooperative/producer organization

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Law regulates agriculture and rural development in Latvia. Its purpose is to provide a legal basis for agricultural development and to specify sustainable agricultural and rural development policy in accordance with the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union. This Law determines the implementation, supervision and evaluation of policy in the sphere of agriculture and rural development in order to facilitate the sustainable development of this policy. The fundamental principles of the implementation of the agricultural and rural development policy shall be as follows: (1) observance of specific regional features; and (2) State and foreign investments, as well as investments of natural persons and legal persons which promote rational development of agricultural production, optimum utilisation of the factors of production and the preservation of the rural environment, provide the producers of agricultural products with support of income and market prices and promote the development of rural support and structural measures. The methods of implementation of the agricultural and rural development policy shall be as follows: state aid and European Union support; credit and tax policy; market intervention; application of quotas; application of foreign trade regime; support of producer groups; and other methods which arise from the international commitments of Latvia.

Full text

English/Latvian

Website

likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Cabinet Regulation No. 1056 of 2009 on Requirements for Integrated Cultivation, Storage and Labelling of Agricultural Products and the Procedures for Control Thereof

Legislation | Latvia | 2009 (2016)

Keyword: Plant production, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Agricultural commodities, Plant protection, Inspection, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Crops/grasses, Smallholders/peasants, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 485 of 2017 on Procedures for the Granting, Administration and Monitoring of State and European Union Aid for the Supply of Fruit, Vegetables and Milk to Educational Institutions

Legislation | Latvia | 2017 (2017)

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Subsidy/incentive, School feeding, Nutrition, Education, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Milk/dairy products, Procedural matters, Financing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 1040 of 2009 on Administration of Milk Quotas

Legislation | Latvia | 2009 (2013)

Keyword: Fiscal and market measures, Milk/dairy products, Allocation/quota, Procedural matters, Royalties/fees, Tax/levy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 485 of 2009 on Procedure for the Supervision and Control of Organic Farming

Legislation | Latvia | 2009 (2014)

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Farming, Certification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Authorization/permit, International trade, Genetic resources, Data collection/reporting, Agricultural development, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 51 of 2007 on Procedures for Granting, Administration and Supervision of the European Union Support for the Restructuring of the Sugar Industry

Legislation | Latvia | 2007 (2008)

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Fiscal and market measures, Subsidy/incentive, Sugar, International relations/cooperation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 86 of 2015 on Procedures for Granting Temporary Exceptional Aid of the European Union in Milk Sector

Legislation | Latvia | 2015

Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, International organization, Milk/dairy products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 841 of 2011 on Procedures for the Gathering and Compiling Information Regarding the Prices and Trading Volumes of Agricultural Products in a Specific Reporting Period

Legislation | Latvia | 2011

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Fiscal and market measures, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade, Institution, Governance, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 715 of 2018 on Regulations Regarding Procedures for Accounting and Granting de minimis Aid and Samples of de minimis Aid Accounting Forms

Legislation | Latvia | 2018

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 833 of 2004 on Procedures by which the Information Regarding the Fertility Level of the Agricultural Land and the Changes Thereof is Obtained and Compiled

Legislation | Latvia | 2004 (2010)

Keyword: Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Sustainable development, Data collection/reporting, Procedural matters, Soil rehabilitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 30 of 2010 on Procedures for Forecasting the Productivity of Crops, Conducting Agricultural Statistics Sample Surveys and Calculating the Gross Margin

Legislation | Latvia | 2010

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Agricultural commodities, Institution, Agricultural land, Fiscal and market measures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 556 of 2008 on Procedures for Granting, Administration and Supervision of the State and European Union Support for the Region Affected by Restructuring of the Sugar Industry

Legislation | Latvia | 2008 (2009)

Keyword: Sugar, Business/industry/corporations, Agricultural development, Environmental standards, Financing, Agricultural commodities, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 1204 of 2009 on Procedures for the Circulation of Animal Products and Products Derived Therefrom, which are not Regulated by Directly Applicable Legal Acts of the European Union Regarding Organic Farming

Legislation | Latvia | 2009

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Wild fauna, Birds, Wildlife products, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 7 of 2002 on List of Agricultural Products

Legislation | Latvia | 2002

Keyword: Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 126 of 2015 on Procedures for Granting of Direct Payments to Farmers

Legislation | Latvia | 2015 (2016)

Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, Farming, International relations/cooperation, Policy/planning, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 80 of 2013 on Procedures for the Recognition of Producer Organisations in the Milk and Milk Products Sector and Monitoring of Their Performance

Legislation | Latvia | 2013

Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 59 of 2015 on Procedures for Granting State and European Union Support for the Promotion of Investments in Agriculture

Legislation | Latvia | 2015

Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Procedural matters, Cooperative/producer organization, Financial agricultural measures, Fiscal and market measures, Business/industry/corporations, Research, Agricultural development, Rural employment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 492 of 2015 on Granting of State and European Union Support for Crop, Animal and Plant Insurance 2014-2020 Annual Programming Period

Legislation | Latvia | 2015

Keyword: Risk assessment/management, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Farming, Financial agricultural measures, Special fund, Animal production, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 347 of 2020 on Procedures for Granting State and European Union Support in the Measure "Temporary Cessation of Fishing Activities"

Legislation | Latvia | 2020

Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Aquaculture, Fish products, Marine fisheries, Poverty, Rural employment, Subsidy/incentive, Fishing vessel, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 219 of 2020 on Procedures for the Granting, Administration, and Supervision of State Aid to Agriculture in order to Mitigate the Negative Impact of the Spread of COVID-19

Legislation | Latvia | 2020

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Financial agricultural measures, Fiscal and market measures, Hazards, Agricultural commodities, Cooperative/producer organization, Farming, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 299 of 2020 on Rules on State Aid Towards Short-Term Agricultural Loans to Mitigate the Negative Effects of the Spread of Covid-19

Legislation | Latvia | 2020

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Financial agricultural measures, Fiscal and market measures, Hazards, Agricultural commodities, Cooperative/producer organization, Farming, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX