Decree No. 86/T of 2006 establishing the Directorate of National Project on Shifting to Modern Irrigation and defining its tasks. Pays/Territoire République Arabe Syrienne Type du document Législation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Eau Mot clé Institution Irrigation Inspection Équipement Recherche Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé This Decree is composed of 5 articles. Article 1 defines tasks of the Directorate of National Project on Shifting to Modern Irrigation, which are to: control the shifting of land irrigation from traditional methods to modern methods; lay down the annual production and investment plan of the Project; lay down studies, designs and technical requirements notes for field irrigation networks; receive and approve applications and studies which are compatible with technical requirements submitted by beneficiaries of the Project; refer approved applications to the Fund Management established for financing the Project; ensure that the installed irrigation networks are in line with approved and adopted studies; monitor the continuous use of installed networks till the end of the loan term; coordinate with the Ministry of Industry to define requirements for irrigation equipment; coordinate with the concerned research and guidance departments to report research results; organize training courses; and lay down database and periodic reports for farmers. Article 2 deals with the management and internal organization of the Directorate. Article 3 establishes Field Units under the control of the Directorate of the Project called “Shifting Units to Modern Irrigation". Texte intégral Arabe/Anglais