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Federal Agriculture and Food Institute Act.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
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Abstract
The Federal Institute for Agriculture Marketing and the Federal Institute for Nutrition and Forestry are joined and a new Federal Institute is established whose name is "Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food"; it is part of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry. Its tasks are, inter alia, regulation of agriculture markets and implementation of EU regulations, provisions of credits, improvement of marketing procedures, etc. Its organs are the president and the board of directors; the latter is composed of 28 members. Article 6 indicates the powers and responsibilities of this body. Finally, it deals with the statute of the Institute, its budget and staff, the election of board members. The Act consists of 16 articles.
Long title of text
Act on the establishment of a Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food.
Notes
The present Act is consolidated as of 31 August 2015.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz über die Errichtung einer Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLEG).