Regional Law No. 106-ZO “On state support of producers of organic foodstuffs”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Ulyanovsk Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Ecological production/organic production Agricultural commodities Financial agricultural measures Registration Subsidy/incentive Processing/handling Financing 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations originating from subsidies by the regional state bodies to producers of agricultural commodities and processing enterprises engaged in organic production. Regional register of the producers of organic foodstuffs shall set up with a view of insertion and dissemination of data and information related to certified and authorized producers of organic foodstuffs. Producers of organic foodstuffs inserted in the Register shall be attributed the status of “producer of organic foodstuffs”. State support to the producers of organic foodstuffs shall be granted in the form of subsidies and preferential taxation. Full text Russian Website www.biostandard.ru