Regional Law No. 68-ZSO on state support of production and trade of agricultural commodities at the regional level. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Saratov Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural commodities Credit Financial agricultural measures Internal trade 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 The Regional Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The Regional Law is composed of 10 Articles. The purpose and the target of this Law are the creation of economic conditions for stabilization and development of agricultural production, effective trade of agricultural commodities, raw materials and food for guaranteeing food security at the regional level. The present Law is aimed at the solution of the following problems : creation of equal conditions for agricultural producers for free access to the food market, carrying out state support of agricultural producers, organization of the system of purchase of agricultural commodities, setting up and development of regional wholesale food markets, setting up conditions for access to bank credits in the process of trade of agricultural commodities, raw materials and food, ensuring the passage of agricultural commodities fro producer to consumer. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 53-FZ on state purchase and delivery of agricultural commodities, raw materials and food. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Food security Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 100-FZ on state regulation of agro-industrial production. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, International trade, Credit, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX