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Regional Law No. 39 “On food security”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Moscow
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food security Nutrition Right to food Policy/planning Processing/handling Agricultural commodities Access-to-information Basic legislation Human rights
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 establishes that food security shall be reached through provision of the population with foodstuffs sufficient for meeting the demand of population to the amount and in assortment in compliance with the established nutritional norms required for active and vital activity. The scope of food security shall be to ensure growth of consumption of basic foodstuffs to the recommended consumption levels. Basic principles for ensuring food security shall be equal access of all producers to food market, prevention of reduction of food security level, program approach to food security and openness of information related to the state of food market.

Full text
Russian
Website
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