Ordinance on the support of entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 319 of 2011. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Fisheries Keyword Agricultural development Less favoured areas Financial agricultural measures Subsidy/incentive Special fund Policy/planning Capacity building Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2011. Abstract This Government Ordinance, which is composed of 23 articles and 13 Annexes, lays down conditions of granting government support to entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development in the form of grants. In particular, the support includes the subsidies to: participate in exhibition (art. 3), maintenance of herd books (art. 4), testing breeding value of animals (art. 5), collection of livestock by-products (art. 6), pollination of bees (art. 7), loss of livestock due to health measures (art. 8), loss of crops due to phytosanitary measures (art. 9), improve the quality of agricultural products (art. 12), improve the quality of processed agricultural products (art. 16), protection of fish genetic resources (art. 17), loss of fish due to health measures (art. 19). The subsidy is provided by the paying agency to the applicant after the submission of the application and fulfillment of prescribed conditions. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Repeals Ordinance on support to rural development. Legislation | Slovakia | 2009 Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Policy/planning, Capacity building Source: FAO, FAOLEX