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Factsheet: Law on Agriculture
Law on Agriculture
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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CZECH REPUBLIC (ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA)
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Law on Agriculture
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
Zakon o zemedelstvi
Description:
This Act sets out the basic legislative framework on agriculture. It aims at ensuring agricultural development so as to guarantee food security and availability of basic agricultural commodities. It sets out provisions to support agricultural activities, including rules on environmental protection. The Act also establishes procedures on compensation of damages caused to farmers. The Act is composed of the following articles: (1) Aim of the Act; (2) Supporting agriculture; (3) Protection of the agricultural market; (4) Providing information; (5) Compensation of damages; (6) Final provisions; (7) Entry into force.
Goal/Aim:
- Regulate agricultural land management and protection. - Support agricultural activities, including rules on environmental protection.
Type (and subtype) :
Economic/financial instruments
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Investment Subsidies
Regulatory (binding) instruments
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Permitting
Sector/Topic targeted:
Agriculture
Responsible Authority:
Ministry of Agriculture - Ministerstvo zemědělství
Status:
In force
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
1997
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2009
Contact References
Links:
http://www.podnikame.cz
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cze94578.pdf
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://eagri.cz/public/web/mze/
Completed by:
VITO
Completed on:
July, 2014
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
manure
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
Product type targeted:
Bioproducts (fibres, plastics, fertilisers,...)
Food/feed products
Paper and Cardboard products
Electricity
Wood products
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Primary production (incl. harvesting)
Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
rules on environmental protection