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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 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 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 institutions with agricultural commodities and foodstuffs; (b) guaranteed supply of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs to the population; (c) ensuring state subsidies to the producers of agricultural commodities; and (d) setting up reserve food stock.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.regionz.ru