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Order No. 964/2008 approving the Regulation for the application of PRODER Measure 1.6.1 on «Irrigation Development».

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, Serie I, No. 166, 28 August 2008.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Irrigation Water supply Water rights Subsidy/incentive Standards Surface water Transport/storage
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order approves the Regulation for the application of the Rural Development Programme (PRODER) Measure 1.6.1 on "Irrigation Development", within the "Promotion of competitivity measures". This Regulation, consisting of 2 Chapters and 1 Annex, establishes requirements to be met and criteria to benefit from incentives on irrigation sector. Main objectives of this measures are: a) to develop collective hydro-agricultural (public or private) projects, in the area of water captation and storage to be used for irrigation purpose, preferably superficial waters, and water transportation and supply networks for irrigation purpose; b) to improve land structure of benefitting areas from these projects; c) to give incentives to new technologies, in particular through the implementation of more efficient water transport and supply systems and irrigation methods; d) to promote the harmonisation of production systems to the local environment. This Regulation applies only for the continental area of Portugal.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Amended by

Order No. 152/2013 amending the Regulation for the application of PRODER Measure 1.6.1 on «Irrigation Development».

Legislation | Portugal | 2013

Keyword: Irrigation, Water supply, Subsidy/incentive, Standards, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 243/2014 amending the Regulation for the application of PRODER Measure 1.6.1 on «Irrigation Development».

Legislation | Portugal | 2014

Keyword: Irrigation, Water charges, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX