Ordinance on contributions for protection of agricultural land.

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LEX-FAOC066372

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The purpose of the present Ordinance is to protect and conserve valuable living space and landscape through compliance of ecological requirements in agriculture. In particular, it regulates the financial contributions of the Canton to attain such results. The cultivation, maintenance and use of certain areas shall maintain their characteristic plants. According to article 12 the amount of contributions depends on various factors thereby envisaged. Part 5 deals with details of contracts made for particular cultivations. They shall contain special clauses regarding fertilizers, admissible plant varieties and measures on care and maintenance. The text consists of 21 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Selected areas (2); Regulations for cultivation (3); Contributions (4); Contracts for cultivation (5); Subsidies for a special area (6); Competence and proceedings (7); Compliance with the contract (8); Final provisions (9).

Implemented by: Regulation implementing the Ordinance on contributions for protection of agricultural land. (2008-08-01)

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