Regional Law No. 317-4-ZKO “On food security”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kostroma Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Internal trade Basic legislation 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 30 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law determines the main directions of activity of state bodies for ensuring food security and regulates relations in the sphere of provision of the population with safe foodstuffs. The basic tasks in the sphere of food security shall be: (a) economic accessibility of foodstuffs; (b) raising food production and wholesale and retail trade of foodstuffs in line with recommended rates of consumption of foodstuffs; (c) achievement and keeping food independence of the region; (d) protection of the national producers in the sphere of agro-industrial production; and (e) coordination of activity of state bodies in the sphere of ensuring food quality control and food safety. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su