Regional Act No. 7 on interventions intended for the promotion and the support of the development of cooperation in the agricultural and food sector.

This Regional Act makes provision for the improvement and the development of cooperatives operating in the agricultural and in the food sector for the achievement of the aims established by article 1. These include: a) the improvement of fish, agricultural and animal products; b) the encouragement of investments on techniques and installations in order to contribute to the conservation of the environment and the protection of farmers' as well as consumers' health. Article 2 specifies the cooperatives which may participate in the benefits provided for by article 4. Article 3 lists the different types of intervention, such as the creation of new cooperatives, the restructuring and the improvement of installations, the development of formative programmes and research.