Agriculture Act 1992.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Abstract
The purpose of the present Act is to maintain an efficient agriculture and forestry which takes account of the social order, the ecological sustainability and regional harmony, as well as the mountainous areas and other disadvantaged zones. Production, processing and marketing has to be market-oriented, and the productivity of agriculture increased by structural measures. A special effort shall be made to protect the environment from harmful effects. To achieve such objectives financial agricultural measures such as direct payments are provided for; in particular, for mountainous areas and other disadvantaged areas. Article 7 establishes that the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry is going to set up a commission for this purpose. Furthermore, article 9 establishes that having monitored the work of the Commission, the Federal Minister is to prepare a special report to the Federal Government about the development of agriculture. The Federal Minister can avail himself of private bodies. The text consists of 11 articles.
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Long title of text
Federal Act on measures to ensure both an efficient food production as well as an efficient agriculture (LWG).
Date of consolidation/reprint
Entry into force notes
This Law comes into force on 1 July 1992.
Notes
The present Law is consolidasted as of 77/2022.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Bundesgesetz, mit dem Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Ernährung sowie zur Erhaltung einer flächendeckenden, leistungsfähigen, bäuerlichen Landwirtschaft getroffen werden (Landwirtschaftsgesetz 1992 - LWG).
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