Regional Law No. 41-ZSO “On regional food reserves”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Saratov Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Nutrition Right to food Policy/planning Processing/handling Agricultural commodities Special fund Subsidy/incentive Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe 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 ensure food security by establishing legal, economic, financial principles and the modalities of formation, distribution and utilization of the regional food reserves. Regional Food Reserves shall be stock of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs required for meeting the demand of population and thus ensuring the required food security level. Formation of the Regional Food Reserve shall be performed for the purpose of: (a) provision of social institut Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru