Regional Legislative Decree No. 31/2008/A on rural development. Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 143, 25 July 2008, pp. 4743-4746. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Basic legislation Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Cooperative/producer organization Equipment Farming Financial agricultural measures Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree is composed of three Chapters divided in 28 articles. It provides the basic legal regime for rural development in Azores region. Particular attention is paid to the regulation of agricultural enterprise organizations, to the protection and valorization of natural resources as well as to the modernization of agricultural structures. Full text Portuguese