Agreement between the administration of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region regarding the mutual assistance in the field of improvement of delivery to the population of agricultural commodities manufactured in the Leningrad Region and the development of agro-industrial complex.

The administration of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, for the purpose of creation of stable market of agricultural commodities manufactured in the Leningrad Region and further development of agro industrial complex have agreed on the following: 1) The Committee on Consumer Market attached to the administration of St. Petersburg is authorized to render assistance in setting up and functioning of joint ventures for manufacturing and processing of agricultural commodities by agricultural enterprises situated within urban boundaries and suburban areas, to favour further development of wholesale and retail trade of agricultural commodities. 2) The Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey attached to the administration of St. Petersburg is entitled to official land registration and issuing land ownership certificates to agricultural enterprises situated within the administrative boundaries of St. Petersburg. 3) The Committee on Finances attached to the administration of St. Petersburg is entitled to allot funds for purchase of agricultural commodities from agricultural producers of the Leningrad Region in accordance with the provisions envisaged by the Regulation on tenders, crediting on preferential terms of wholesale-retail fruit and vegetable trading organizations for purchase of agricultural commodities from agricultural producers of the Leningrad Region. 4) The Committee for Management of State Property attached to the administration of St. Petersburg exempts agricultural producers of the Leningrad Region and wholesale-retail fruit and vegetable trading organizations from land charges for the plots of land on which the above-mentioned enterprises are situated. 5) The Committee on Agriculture attached to the administration of the Leningrad Region is entitled to supervise over the purposeful use of funds stationed by the administration of St. Petersburg for support of agricultural producers and to forward annually by 1 November information regarding the amount of agricultural commodities laid for storage.