Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority Act of 2014. Country/Territory Liberia Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Amend the Public Executive Law, Chapter 57 Title 12 Of The Liberian Code of Law Revised and the Liberian Produce Marketing Corporation, Act of 2014 and All Acts Amendatory thereto abolishing the Liberian Produce Marketing Corporation and to establish the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Institution Internal trade International trade Agricultural commodities Food quality control/food safety Coffee/cocoa/tea Condiments/herbs/spices Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Beverages Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act establishes the Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority as a body corporate and defines its functions and powers. The Authority shall be a semi-autonomous agency of the Government and shall be under the general supervision and director of the Ministry. The Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors, while the Director General shall be responsible for the day to day management of the affairs of the Authority. The functions of the Authority are, among other things, to administer and to promote the agriculture export trade of Liberia, to increase agriculture productivity, competitiveness, value chain development, and environmental sustainability, especially for smallholders, including women and youth, and to promote a robust, competitive and modernized agriculture sector support of sustainable economic growth and development. It shall, also, among other things, licence exporters and serve as an advisory and dispute resolution body. The Minister has the authority to formulate commodity (cocoa, coffee and oil palm) policy and commodity (cocoa, coffee and oil palm) policy regulations in accordance with the Revenue Code. Full text English Website www.wto.org