Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority Act of 2014. Pays/Territoire Libéria Type du document Législation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to Amend the Public Executive Law, Chapter 57 Title 12 Of The Liberian Code of Law Revised and the Liberian Produce Marketing Corporation, Act of 2014 and All Acts Amendatory thereto abolishing the Liberian Produce Marketing Corporation and to establish the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Développement agricole Institution Commerce intérieur Commerce international Produits agricoles Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Café/cacao/thé Condiments/herbes/épices Autorisation/permis Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Infractions/sanctions Boissons Aire géographique Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest Résumé This Act establishes the Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority as a body corporate and defines its functions and powers. The Authority shall be a semi-autonomous agency of the Government and shall be under the general supervision and director of the Ministry. The Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors, while the Director General shall be responsible for the day to day management of the affairs of the Authority. The functions of the Authority are, among other things, to administer and to promote the agriculture export trade of Liberia, to increase agriculture productivity, competitiveness, value chain development, and environmental sustainability, especially for smallholders, including women and youth, and to promote a robust, competitive and modernized agriculture sector support of sustainable economic growth and development. It shall, also, among other things, licence exporters and serve as an advisory and dispute resolution body. The Minister has the authority to formulate commodity (cocoa, coffee and oil palm) policy and commodity (cocoa, coffee and oil palm) policy regulations in accordance with the Revenue Code. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.wto.org