Regional Law No. 1082-01-ZMO “On agricultural development.” Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Murmansk Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Policy/planning Sustainable development Agricultural commodities Transport/storage Business/industry/corporations Processing/handling 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 1 January 2010. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations arising between citizens and legal entities recognized as agricultural commodity producers on the basis of this Regional Law, enterprises providing services for agriculture, food manufacturing and processing industry, performing transportation, procurement, storage of agricultural commodities and supply thereof to the consumer, as well as between other citizens, legal persons, regional public authorities in the field of agricultural development. Regional agricultural policy is an integral part of the regional socio-economic policy aimed at sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in the region. Sustainable development of rural areas shall be intended stable social and economic development thereof, increase in volume of agricultural production, increasing efficiency of agriculture, achieving full employment of the rural population and raising living standard thereof, as well as rational use of land. Regional agricultural policy shall be based on the following principles: (a) availability and targeting of state support of agricultural producers, as well as organizations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in primary and (or) subsequent (industrial) processing of agricultural commodities, scientific organizations, professional training organizations, educational institutions of higher education, which in the process of scientific, research and technical and (or) educational activities carry out manufacturing of agricultural commodities, primary and subsequent (industrial) processing thereof in accordance with the list approved by the Government of the Russian Federation; (b) availability of information on the state of regional agricultural policy; (c) uniformity of the market for agricultural commodities, raw materials and food ensuring equal competitive conditions on market; (d) the sequence of the implementation of measures of regional agricultural policy and its sustainable development; and (e) participation of unions (associations) of agricultural producers in the formation and implementation of the regional agrarian policy. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 566-01-ZMO “On state support of agricultural production”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2004 (2005) Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities, Financial agricultural measures, Credit, Food security Source: FAO, FAOLEX