Ordinance on structural improvements in agriculture (Structural Improvements Ordinance). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Appenzell Ausserrhoden Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Special fund Financial agricultural measures Court/tribunal Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2000. Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to regulate the issue of measures on structural improvement according to the Cantonal Agriculture Law of 7 June 1984 and the implementation of the federal measures on the same subject. Furthermore, the Ordinance regulates the agricultural credit institutes and the cantonal Agricultural Fund. The text – consisting of 13 articles – deals with the following matters: sphere of application, competence, agricultural credit institutes, contributions for structural improvement, Agricultural Fund and final provisions. Full text German Website www.ar.ch