Regional Legislative Decree No. 3/2020/A approving the organization and functioning of the Institute for Food and Agricultural Markets (IAMA-IPRA). Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Serie, No. 15, 22 January 2020. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Agricultural development Monitoring Inspection Internal trade Food security Poverty Food quality control/food safety Slaughtering Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree takes effect on the date of publication of the Regional Decree referred to in article 5. Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree approves the organization and functioning of the Institute for Food and Agricultural Markets (IAMA-IPRA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Institute entitled to provide a set of services to its, citizens and companies linked to agriculture, livestock and agri-food trade, allowing them to implement and consolidate production and marketing systems leading to the technical and economic success of their activities. In particular, IAMA-IPRA is responsible to: verify and control the conditions for granting community, national and regional aid; monitor the evolution of agricultural markets in terms of the marketing and processing of agricultural and livestock products; implement regional policy within the scope of the quality regimes provided for in the applicable regulations; manage the regional slaughtering network and the classification of milk in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt