Law “On state regulation of agricultural development”.

This Law defines the legal, economic, social and organizational framework for state regulation of agricultural development in Turkmenistan. The state program in the field of state regulation of agricultural development shall be considered the main directions of development of production of agricultural commodities and forestry products and foodstuffs, regulating the food market of Turkmenistan and allocating financial, material and technical resources and mechanisms for implementing the state food policy. The competence of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in the field of state regulation of agricultural development includes: (a) formulation of state policy; (b) approval of state programs; (c) approval of normative legal acts of Turkmenistan; (d) ensuring international cooperation of Turkmenistan; (e) determination of measures for state procurement interventions and state commodity interventions for the regulation of the food market, export and import of agricultural products and foodstuffs, commodities and alimentary materials; and (f) resolving other issues that fall within its competence in accordance with this Law and other normative legal acts of Turkmenistan. The main objectives of the state agricultural policy in the field of state regulation of agricultural development are: (a) ensuring the increase of competitiveness of agricultural commodities, foodstuffs and alimentary raw materials on the domestic and international markets; (b) ensuring employment and sustainable development of the socio-economic status of the rural population; (c) rational use of land, water resources and other natural resources for the needs of agricultural production; (d) the formation of the food market, which ensures the increase of the profitability of agricultural production, and the development of market infrastructure; (e) attraction of domestic and foreign investments as an important factor of state regulation of agricultural development; (f) increase of export opportunities of agricultural produce; (g) development of private property in the production of agricultural products; and (h) monitoring the index of prices for industrial products (services) used by agricultural producers and maintaining its parity. State agricultural policy in the field of state regulation of agricultural development is based on the following principles: (a) availability of state support to producers of agricultural products; (b) openness of information about the state agrarian policy; (c) use of economic incentives to promote the sustainable and rational use of land, water resources and other natural resources in order to increase the efficiency of agricultural production; (d) unification of agricultural commodities market and food market, creation and provision of equal conditions of competition between producers of agricultural products in this market; (e) implementation of measures ensuring the consistency of the state agrarian policy and its sustainable development; and (f) participation of agricultural producers in the improvement and implementation of the state agricultural policy. This Law consists of VII Chapters divided into 28 Articles. Chapter I lays down general provisions. Chapter II regards state regulation in the field of agricultural development. Chapter III establishes state agrarian policy. Chapter IV regards state program of agricultural development, state support thereof, standardization and insurance. Chapter V lists participants in the implementation of state agrarian policy. Chapter VI regards training of agricultural staff. Chapter VII lays down final provisions.