Resolution No. 159/a.t. establishing a cooperative for the production of milk in the area of Hermel – Beqaa Governorate. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 50, 28 October 2010, pp. 6937-6938. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural commodities Internal trade Milk/dairy products Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Resolution seeks to establish a cooperative for the production of milk in the area of Hermel/Governorate of Beqaa with a validity of 25 years. The Resolution defines the main seat of the cooperative, its scope, its capital and its objectives. The cooperative aims to improve the social and economic conditions of its members by: establishing a milk-cooling centre, furnishing laboratory tests, collecting milk from local dairy farmers, insuring production facilities, insuring the products transport to the markets, insuring the artificial insemination and the protection from diseases, and insuring milk marketing and discharge. Full text Arabic