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Range Law No. 442.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

The purpose of this Law is the determination, delimitation, allocation of areas such as ranges, pastures, wintersheds (winter range lands) or highlands to juridical entities like villages or municipalities and making use of them in a manner abiding by the rules, increasing or sustaining productivity through maintenance and improvement, controlling that use continuously, protecting them and changing their purpose of use when necessary. The determination, delimitation and allocation of ranges, highlands and wintersheds are undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 3 of 1999).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

Regulation 2(3) replaces existing regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations with a new regulation setting out the duty in the Directive to identify nitrate polluted waters and to designate as nitrate vulnerable zones all known areas of land which drain into the identified waters and contribute to the nitrate pollution. The designation of nitrate vulnerable zones has to be reviewed every 4 years and revised and added to if necessary.

Décret nº 2000-963 relatif à la mise en oeuvre d'une aide à la transmission de l'exploitation agricole.

Regulations
France
Europe
Western Europe

Les dispositions du point 1º de l'article R. 343-34 du Code rural sont modifiées comme suit: "1) Une aide à la transmission de l'exploitation agricole. Elle est attribuée, à sa demande, au chef d'exploitation, dont la succession familiale n'est pas assurée, qui transmet en priorité tout ou partie de son exploitation à un ou plusieurs jeunes agriculteurs qui s'installent dans les conditions d'octroi des aides à l'installation mentionnées à l'article R.* 343-3.

Decree relative to incentives for alternative treatment of the soil.

Regulations
Norway
Europe
Northern Europe

Purpose of the subsidy is to avoid and reduce tilling and other treatment of the soil of arable land in the autumn so as to enhance the growing of vegetation on it and subsequent reduction of effects of erosion. Section 2 lists the production methods that shall be eligible for financial aid in an amount to be established by the Department of Agriculture. Section lists criteria for granting of incentives. The land may not be ploughed before 1 March of each year. (10 sections)

Implements: Act No. 23 of 1995 concerning land use. (2011-03-03)

Governmental Order No. 698-R of 1996 regarding the accomplishment of Presidential Decree No. 337 of 1996 "On carrying into effect the constitutional right of the citizens on land".

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The purpose of this Order is to guarantee the accomplishment of the Presidential Decree No. 337 of 1996 "On carrying into effect the constitutional right of the citizens on land". This Order entitles the State Committee on Land, in accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Justice, to validate the forms of contract dealing with the transfer of the land shares in leasehold to agricultural enterprises, farmers, to stock capital of the agricultural enterprises.

Order No. 1172-I of 1991 of the President of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR regarding the strengthening of control and practical aid on the part of the Supreme Soviet in promoting land reform.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The people's deputies are entitled to verify the results of the application of the Russian land legislation and to make up for the deficiency and drawbacks in the promotion of land reform in accordance with the local executive authorities and the representatives of the local branches of the Federal Committee on Land Reform and Land Resources and of the local prosecutor's office.

Implementation of Decree No. 342 of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on distribution of 50.000 hectares of land for personal use of the population.

Regulations
Russia
Tajikistan
Asia
Central Asia

New land shall be distributed for personal use so that the total amount of land for personal use and irrigated additional land ads up to seventeen percent of the total of arable land. Before allocation of land, the local entities mentioned in article 2 shall monitor and register the existing irrigated lands and other data needed for allocation. Priority shall be given to small plots, and land that has not been cultivated for a long time and has a low productivity.

Act to amend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (Republic Act No. 7881).

Legislation
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia
Asia

Amendments made to the principal Act concern its application sphere, compulsory land acquisition, incentives for aquaculture projects, conversion of agricultural land into fish ponds and prawn farms, protection of mangrove areas, and change of crops. Lands actually, directly and exclusively used for parks, wildlife, forest reserves, reforestation, fish sanctuaries and breeding grounds, watersheds and mangroves, as well as private lands actually directly and exclusively used for prawn farms and fishponds, shall be exempt from the application of this Act.

Agriculture (Environmental Areas) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 458 (N.I. 3)).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order, which is made only for purposes corresponding to those of section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986, makes provision for the designation and management of environmentally sensitive areas where maintaining or adopting particular agricultural methods is likely to facilitate the conservation, enhancement or protection of specified aspects of the environment.

Règlement grand-ducal concernant l'utilisation de fertilisants azotés dans l'agriculture.

Regulations
Luxembourg
Europe
Western Europe

Le présent règlement vise à réduire la pollution des eaux provoquée ou induite par les nitrates à partir de sources agricoles; prévenir toute nouvelle pollution de ce type. Le texte comprend 12 articles dont les plus importants sont: Compétences (4); Guide des bonnes pratiques agricoles (5); Interdictions et restrictions (6). Deux annexes sont jointes: Quantités maximales de fumure azotée en application de l'article 6 A (I); Quantités maximales de fumure azotée en application de l'article 6 B.

Law No. 3573 on olive improvement and grafting of wild species.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

The objective of this Law which includes 25 articles and 2 supplementary articles is to define the procedure for olive improvement efforts. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is the leading agency for establishing, sowing, grafting and establishing gardens for wild species. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs provides land to those who would apply for olive sowing. Seeds will also be provided by the Government on cost basis. These land will be permanently transferred to those who have engaged in olive planting for five years.

Regulations on the Protection of Basic Farmland.

Regulations
China
Eastern Asia
Asia

These Regulations aim at implementing the special protection of the basic farmland and promoting the development of agricultural production and the national economy. "Basic farmland" means cultivated land which is determined in accordance with the demand of the population of agricultural products, the needs of the national economy, as well as a forecast of the use of land for construction for specified period of time, and which shall not be occupied for other uses for a long term, or within the specified protective period.