Presidential Decree No. 70 “On the development of agro-industrial complex in Vitebsk province.”

The President, for the purpose of creating conditions for agricultural development and improvement of the position of agricultural sector in Vitebsk province, with a view of strengthening its position on internal and external markets, decrees for form raw materials resource and commodity base on the territory of Vitebsk province. Raw materials resource and commodity base shall be the method of cooperation between organizations processing agricultural commodities, servicing agriculture and trading agricultural commodities. Relations between the aforesaid organizations shall be regulated by contracts. The President decrees to set up Special fund for financing of agricultural activities and establishes the procedure for the revenues to the aforesaid Special fund. Financial contributions to the Special fund shall be used for specific agricultural activities, such as debt redemption of agricultural producers, investment in purchase of livestock, agricultural machinery and equipment, fertilizers and servicing of credits allocated to agricultural producers.