Regional Law No. 4077-KZ “On the development of organic production on the regional territory”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Krasnodar Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Ecological production/organic production Agricultural commodities Agricultural land Crops/grasses Business/industry/corporations Subsidy/incentive Food quality control/food safety 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 2020. Abstract This Regional Law regulates legal relations in the field of organic production, and also establishes the directions of state policy in the field of production of organic products in the Krasnodar Territory. The objectives of this Regional Law are to create favorable conditions for the development of organic production in the Krasnodar Territory, to preserve the natural ecosystem of agricultural land, to maintain and increase soil fertility through multicultural farming systems, crop rotation, the use of organic fertilizers, as well as to improve the quality and safety of agricultural products, raw materials and food. The state policy in the field of organic production in the Krasnodar Territory is aimed at: (a) development of the market for organic agriculture products; (b) the entry of agricultural producers into new highly profitable markets; (c) increasing the competitiveness of Russian organic agricultural products; (d) development of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas, stimulation of the production of organic products in small forms of management; (e) preservation and enhancement of natural soil fertility, maintenance of the ecological balance of ecosystems; and (f) provision of the population with high-quality, safe and healthy products. State support for organic producers is carried out in the form of subsidies for reimbursement of part of the costs: (a) for the manufacturing of organic products on the area of agricultural land cultivated in organic production during the transition period, during which the implementation of the rules for organic agriculture and the manufacturing of organic products established by the national, interstate and international standards in force in the Russian Federation in the field of organic production is ensured; (b) for the purchase and use of soil-improving substances, fertilizers and plant protection products approved for use by the national, interstate and international standards in force in the Russian Federation in the field of organic production and certified for organic production; (c) to provide per hectare support for a complex of agrotechnological measures for growing organic products; and (d) for certification of organic production and inclusion in the unified state register of producers of organic products. Full text Russian Website soz.bio References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 2826 “On organic agricultural production”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Public health, Smallholders/peasants, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Basic legislation, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX