Ordinance on granting support to the improvement of conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 135 of 2017 Subject Livestock Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Subsidy/incentive Animal production Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 1 June 2017. Abstract Government Ordinance, which is composed of 16 articles and two Annexes, lays down, within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets, the provision of financial support from the European Union and from the state budget to the improvement the conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products in the following measures: (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and associations of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalizing the seasonal movement of hives; (d) supporting laboratories carrying out analysis of physico-chemical properties of honey; (e) restocking of hives; (f) cooperation with research organizations; (g) monitoring of market; (h) improvement of the quality of products in order to exploit the potential of the products on the market. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 1234/2007. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, Agricultural development, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Fruits/edible nuts, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Beverages, Fraud, Food waste, Standards, Food security, Animal production, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Apiculture/sericulture, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Viticulture/oenological practices, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector. Legislation | European Union | 2015 Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Subsidy/incentive, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector. Legislation | European Union | 2015 Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Policy/planning, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ordinance on granting support to the implementation of measures included in the national program for the beekeeping sector. Legislation | Slovakia | 2019 Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Subsidy/incentive, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX