OREANDA-NEWS. March 01, 2012. Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 8 of the Federal Law On Developing Agriculture.

The Federal Law revises the timeframe of the State Programme for Agriculture Development and Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food Markets Regulation.

Currently, Article 8 of the Federal Law On Developing Agriculture establishes a five-year term for the State Programme.

The Government Commission of the Russian Federation on the Agro-Industrial Complex has found advisable to set the term for the State Programme for Agriculture Development and Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food Markets Regulation from 2013 through 2020.

The Federal Law introduces corresponding amendments to the Federal Law On Developing Agriculture under which the State Programme is to be approved for a period determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.