Regional Law No. 18-RZ “On state support of consumer cooperation”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chechen Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Consumer protection Agricultural commodities Farming Subsidy/incentive Credit Smallholders/peasants Agricultural development 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 The scope of this Regional Law shall be to improve consumer cooperation in relation to the formation of social infrastructure of rural areas through provision of the rural population with foodstuffs and expansion of procurement of agricultural commodities and agricultural raw materials produced by peasant farms and subsidiary smallholders, and also processing of the aforesaid commodities and materials. State support shall be granted through the following measures: (a) state support related to purchase and storage of commodities and raw materials from the producers; (b) supply of processing equipment; (c) application of preferential taxation terms and conditions; and (d) allocation of public credits. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru