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The Danish Agri-Fish Agency is regulated by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and the purpose of this Order is to set regulations regarding the agricultural and fisheries development through the Agency's administrative supervision. The goal of this document is to implement the Ministry's business and environmental policies related to inspection, certification, consultancy and legal activities within the agriculture and fishery sectors. The Agency is also responsible for the administration of financial subsidies related to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EGLF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and European Fisheries Fund (EFF). Inspection shall be undertaken by the Agency under the Animal Keeping Act, Animal Protection Act, thee Food Act and Act on feedstuff. The administrative Board shall be responsible for the monitoring and inspection tasks on behalf of the Ministry of Environment in adherence to Environmental, Hunting, Chemical and Nature Protection Acts. The Agency’s administration duties extend to the Urban and Rural Acts, and to the Fisheries Development Act in relation to subsidies allocated for local activities. Cross-compliance of powers for the protection of animal welfare conferred by an authority under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries shall be exercised by the director of the Danish AgriFish Agency in accordance to article 24a, sections 2-3, 6.
Implemented by: Order No. 1158 on subsidy for animal welfare. (2015-10-05)
Implemented by: Order No. 1552 on fishing gear (nets) in sea-water. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 617 on fishing and conservation zones in Nissum Fjord. (2015-05-06)
Implemented by: Order No. 802 on seed production fees. (2015-06-29)
Implemented by: Order No. 803 on production charges for field seeds. (2015-06-29)
Implemented by: Order no. 828 on plant cover and cultivation. (2015-07-03)
Implemented by: Order No. 1186 on project grants for conservation work on old Danish farm animals and plant genetic resources. (2015-10-19)
Implemented by: Order No. 1376 on fishing and conservation zones in Nissum Fjord. (2015-11-30)
Implemented by: Order No. 1377 on subsidy to farmers. (2015-12-01)
Implemented by: Order No. 1405 on wildlife belts around Bornholm. (2015-12-03)
Implemented by: Order No. 1558 on registration of fishing vessels, vessel equipment and fishing equipment. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1560 on transfer of bees. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1551 on conditions for commercial fishing of eels in saltwater and freshwater. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1559 on cultivation of genetically modified crops. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1547 on slaughter premium for calves and bulls. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1403 on production fees for slaughter and export of swine. (2015)
Implemented by: Order No. 929 on agricultural use of fertilizer in the planning period 2015/2016. (2015)
Implemented by: Order No. 942 on plant variety names. (2015-08-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 941 on inspection fees for seeds. (2015-08-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 662 on subsidy for the remordernization of fishing vessels and equipment. (2015-05-18)
Implemented by: Order No. 1086 on subsidy for innovative projects for the processing and marketing of fish, fishery and aquaculture products. (2015-09-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 1110 on subsidy for commercial production and marketing in the fisheries sector. (2015-09-17)
Implemented by: Order No. 926 on fishery and environment. (2015-07-24)
Implemented by: Order No. 951 on additional regulations for 20-years’ funding commitment of environmentally-friendly agricultural measures. (2015-08-19)
Implemented by: Order No. 1185 on subsidy for investing in ecological farming. (2015-10-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 1209 on subsidies for investments in technologies for reducing pesticide use and nitrogen emissions on farms with buffer zones. (2015-10-27)
Implemented by: Order No. 1360 on subsidy for the establishment of special habitats listed in Appendix IV of Appendix IV of Directive 92/43. (2015-10-27)
Implemented by: Order No. 1219 on subsidy for joint efforts in aquaculture. (2015-10-29)
Implemented by: Order No. 1366 on subsidies for organic food production and its marketing. (2015-12-01)
Implemented by: Order No. 1361 on subsidy for fish products storage. (2015-12-02)
Implemented by: Order No. 1140 on subsidy for the development and knowledge transfer in the agriculture sector. (2015-09-28)
Implemented by: Order No. 1647 on subsidy for nature projects on carbon-rich lowlands. (2015-12-08)
Implemented by: Order No. 1116 on financial subsidy to initiatives in fishery and aquaculture sectors. (2015-09-21)
Implemented by: Order No. 943 on sorting list of approved varieties of agricultural plant and vegetable species. (2015-08-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1295 on conservation of animal genetic resources for 2015 and 2016. (2015-11-24)
Implemented by: Order No. 1549 on seeds. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 1550 on vegetable seeds. (2015-12-11)
Implemented by: Order No. 914 on plants. (2015-07-17)
Implemented by: Order No. 977 on subsidy to primary agricultural production in adherence to EU subsidy regulations and production taxation fund. (2015-08-26)
Implemented by: Order No 913 on importing plants and plant products. (2015-07-17)
Implemented by: Order No. 1511 on seeds. (2015-12-11)
Implements: Act relevant to agriculture financial support (No. 875). (1991-12-17)
Implements: Act No. 1172 relative to financial support for environment protection measures in small-scale agriculture and related matters. (1992-12-16)
Implements: Law on subsidy suspension to commercial fishermen (No. 1081 of 1993). (1993-12-22)
Implements: Act on cessation of aid to farmers (No. 676 of 1995). (1995-08-09)
Implements: Act on subsidy of agricultural structural development and of ecological production in agriculture and fisheries (No. 192 of 1999). (1999-03-26)
Implements: Act on subsidies for innovation, research and development of food, agriculture and fishery commodities (No. 421 of 2000). (2000-05-31)
Implements: Act on structural methods in the fishing sector (No. 316 of 2001). (2001-05-03)
Implements: Fishery development and aquaculture Act (No. 1552 of 2006). (2006-12-20)
Implements: Rural Development Act (No. 316 of 2007). (2007-03-31)
Implements: Fisheries Act (No. 978 of 2008). (2008-09-26)
Implements: Agricultural Land Act (No. 191 of 2009). (2009-03-12)
Implements: Act on cultivation of genetically modified crops (No. 28 of 2017). (2017-01-04)
Implements: Act relevant to seeds, potatoes and plants (No. 12 of 2017). (2017-01-04)
Implements: Act on apiculture (No. 197 of 2009). (2009-03-12)
Implements: Plant Pest Act (No. 14 of 2017). (2009-03-12)
Implements: Act on governmental guaranteed loans to younger farmers (No. 1202 of 2009). (2009-12-10)
Implements: Act on Green Development and Demonstration Program (No. 1502 of 2009). (2009-12-27)
Implements: Farms Act (No. 616 of 2010). (2010-06-01)
Implements: Act on purchasing cooperatives for small farmers in rural areas (No. 999 of 2010). (2010-08-19)
Implements: Act on land distribution and property trade for agricultural purposes (No. 1275 of 2010). (2010-11-02)
Implements: Ecology Act (No. 416 of 2011). (2011-05-03)
Implements: Act on soil fertilizers (No. 417 of 2011). (2011-05-03)
Implements: Act on buffer zones (ecotones) (No. 591 of 2011). (2011-06-14)
Implements: Act on the administration of EU regulations of the Cooperative Agricultural Policy scheme financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (No. 20 of 2017). (2017-01-04)
Implements: Act on processing data concerning the use of pesticides in agriculture (No. 100 of 2017). (2017-01-26)
Implements: Food Act (No. 46 of 2017). (2017-01-11)
Implements: Animal Keeping Act (No. 55 of 2017). (2017-01-11)
Implements: Act on agricultural use of fertilizers and plant cover (No. 388 of 2017). (2016-04-27)
Implements: Rural Development Act (No. 18 of 2017). (2017-01-04)
Implements: Maritime and Fisheries Fund Act (No. 19 of 2017). (2017-01-04)
Repeals: Order No. 559 on the Danish AgriFish Agency's duties and powers. (2014-05-28)
