Order No. 542 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding the program “International investments in agro-industrial complex”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Institution Credit Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Deputy Minister, for the purpose of raising efficiency of the activity regarding of drawing in forest investments for the development of agro-industrial complex and improvement of organizational issues as regards the program “International investments in agro-industrial complex”, orders to set up the Commission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food for drawing in and utilization of foreign credits and investments in Agro-industrial complex. Regional agricultural departments are recommended to elaborate regional programs for drawing in foreign investments in agricultural complex in accordance with the common organizational and methodical scheme. The Commission is set up for the purpose of drawing in foreign credits and investments in agro-industrial complex of Russia. Decisions of the Commission have only recommendation status. The main tasks of the Commission are: a) determination of goals and targets of the Program; b) elaboration of the concept and of the main provisions of the Program; c) determination of branch and regional priorities in the field of foreign investments; d) carrying out complex arrangements as regards elaboration and realization of the Program; e) determination of the main participants of the Program; f) elaboration of draft normative legal acts aimed at ensuring conditions for the realization of the Program; g) formation of organizational structures necessary for the elaboration and realization of the Program. Full text Russian References - Legislation Amended by Order No. 568 of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding introduction of amendments and addenda to the Order No.542 of 1999 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding the program “International investments in agro-industrial complex”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, Credit Source: FAO, FAOLEX