Regional Law No. 526-OZ “On ensuring fertility of agricultural land.” Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Amur Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Drainage/land reclamation Erosion Subsidy/incentive 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 regulates relations in the field of ensuring fertility of agricultural land and establishes powers of regional state bodies in the field of ensuring fertility of agricultural land. The main directions of ensuring fertility of agricultural land shall be as follows: (a) participation in the implementation of state programs of the Russian Federation for ensuring fertility of agricultural land; (b) development and implementation of regional state programs containing measures for fertility of agricultural land, envisaging state support of ensuring fertility of agricultural land; (c) state regulation of fertility of agricultural land; (d) performance of agrotechnical, agrochemical, land reclamation, phytosanitary and anti-erosion measures in order to ensure fertility of agricultural land; and (e) other directions established by the Federal Law. Possessors, owners, users, including tenants, of land plots shall have the right to perform agrotechnical, agrochemical, land reclamation, phytosanitary and anti-erosion reproductive measures for restoration of agricultural land fertility; receive information from executive bodies of the regional authorities in accordance with the established procedure related to the state of soil fertility on their land and the dynamics of its condition. Full text Russian Website pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law FZ - 101 on state regulation of securing fertility of agricultural land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 (2019) Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Agricultural land, Lease, Ownership, Liability/compensation, Land clearing, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood Source: FAO, FAOLEX