Law implementing the acts of the European Community or of the European Union on Community information and promotion measures for agricultural products (Agricultural sales promotion law-Agri-abFDG)

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Agricultural AbsFDG

Date of completion: 19.07.2002

Full quote:

" Agricultural sales promotion law of 19 July 2002 (BGBl. 2688), as last amended by Article 30 of the Law of 9 December 2010 (BGBl I). I p. 1934).

Status:

Last amended by Art. 30 G v. 9.12.2010 I 1934

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Heading: designation idF d. Art. 30 No. 1 G v. 9.12.2010 I 1934 mWv 15.12.2010 Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 Scope

This Act shall apply to the implementation of Community or European Union acts on Community information and promotion measures for agricultural products. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 The competent authority

The Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt) is responsible for the implementation of the acts referred to in § 1, of this Act and of the legal regulations issued pursuant to this Act. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Dulunding and co-action obligations

(1) In so far as it is necessary to monitor the existence or compliance with the conditions of eligibility, the Bundesanstalt shall be entitled to take part in the Community information or promotion activities within the framework of the acts referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation. (beneficiary), during business or operating time

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enter business premises, operating rooms and the premises, as well as carry out inspections there,

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Inspect and review business documents, or

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require the necessary information.

(2) The beneficiary shall be obliged to:

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the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (1) and (2) shall be tolerated,

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in the case of visits, to submit business documents and to provide the necessary information on request.

(3) The person responsible for providing information may refuse to provide information on such matters, the answer to which he or she himself or one of the members of the civil procedure referred to in Article 383 (1) (1) to (3) of the Risk of Criminal Law (4) In order to comply with the obligations of a contracting partner in respect of the obligations of the Federal Institution, the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 applicable to the contract partner. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 authorisation to enact legal regulations

The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection is authorized to enact provisions by means of a regulation without the consent of the Bundesrat, insofar as this is required for the implementation of legal acts referred to in § 1

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on the procedure for granting aid, in particular with regard to the time-limits and the use of patterns and forms,

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on the obligation to provide security benefits for funding, as well as on the nature, amount and procedures for collateral, in particular on the provision, administration, release and decay,

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on the supervision of compliance with the regulations within the meaning of § 1 as well as the legal regulations issued pursuant to this Act; § 16 of the Law on the Implementation of the Common Market Organisations and the Direct Payments Act is accordingly ,

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§ 5 Penal rules

(1) Administrative offences are those who are intentional or reckless

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shall not tolerate any measure referred to in paragraph 3 (2) (1),

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, contrary to § 3 (2) no. 2, does not participate in a survey, does not submit a document, is not correct, does not submit it in full or in time, or does not provide information, not correct, in full or in time, or

3.

a legal regulation pursuant to Section 4 (2) or (3) or a enforceable order shall be contrary to such a decree, in so far as the regulation refers to this fine for a particular case.

(2) The administrative offence can be punished with a fine of up to five thousand euros. (3) Administrative authority within the meaning of Section 36 (1) (1) of the Code of Administrative Offences is the Federal Institute. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Entry into force

This Act shall enter into force on the day after the announcement.