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Regional Law No. 226-OZ “On state support of producers of organic foodstuffs”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Voronezh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Ecological production/organic production Agricultural commodities Financial agricultural measures Registration Food quality control/food safety 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 ten days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law has as its scope setting up favorable conditions for the promotion of organic agricultural production, including small farms, improvement of ecological agricultural production and quality and safety of foodstuffs. Regional state policy in the aforesaid sphere shall be aimed at: (a) consumer protection; (b) setting up conditions for the development of organic production; (c) market saturation with organic production; and (d) conservation of healthy environment. 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”.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Regional Law No. 80-OZ “On regulation of some relations in the field of manufacturing of organic production.”

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Smallholders/peasants, Transport/storage, Registration, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX