Regional Law No. 802-OZ “On ensuring fertility of agricultural land”.

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The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure fertility of agricultural land by owners, landlords, land tenants and leaseholders. The main arrangements for ensuring soil fertility shall be: (a) elaboration and realization of regional programs; (b) soil, agrochemical, phytosanitary, ecological and toxicological inspection; (c) investments in soil conservation and reproduction; and (d) improvement of soil quality and fertility. Owners, tenants and leaseholders of agricultural land must: (a) prevent soil pollution, littering and degradation; (b) carry out agricultural production by methods ensuring reproduction of soil fertility and preventing negative environmental impact; (c) inform authorized institutions of soil pollution and degradation of agricultural land; and (d) not apply ecologically hazardous fertilizers, ameliorators and pesticides.

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