Act to promote long term farm credit by private institutions (R.S.Q., c. C-75.1). País/Territorio Canadá Subdivisión territorial Québec Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1978 (1988) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Crédito Medidas financieras agrícolas Desarrollo agrícola Cooperativa/organización de productores Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen The present Act lays down provisions relating to long term farm credit by private institution. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as “agriculture”, “farm”, “economic farm”, “farm operator”, “farmer”, “aspiring farmer”,” “agricultural operations corporation”, “agricultural operations cooperative”. The said Law establishes the various requirements needed in order to obtain credits and loans. To mention just a few of them they relate to: (a) purchase of farms or parts of farms; (b) purchase of livestock, farm implements, agricultural tools or machinery, farm equipment, farm tractors, bulldozers, trucks, pick-ups and any motor vehicle habitually used on a farm, appropriate for the agricultural operations of the borrower, (c) construction or repair of farm buildings; (d) clearing of land, drainage or any other permanent improvement designed to increase the productivity of the farm Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gouv.qc.ca