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Displaying 1001 - 1005 of 15549Resolución Nº 90.966 - Prorroga la delegación de la función de Conocimiento y Cartografía Geológica del Subsuelo.
La presente Resolución prorroga la delegación de la función de conocimiento y cartografía geológica del subsuelo colombiano, en materia de hidrocarburos a la Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH), hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2014.
National Irrigation Act, 2013 (No. 5 of 2013).
This Act makes provision with respect to the management, use and maintenance of irrigation systems. It establishes the National Irrigation Commission and defines its functions and powers. The Commission is established as a body corporate and shall be an independent department of the Government under the Ministry responsible for irrigation. The Commission shall be responsible for coordination, promotional and regulatory functions in the development of the irrigation sector.
Flood Risk Management Act 2013 (No. 12 of 2013).
This Act defines functions of the Manx Utilities Authority ("Authority") and landowners in respect of prevention of flooding and flood risk management (FRM) and relevant waterworks. The Authority— (a) must administer this Act and monitor and enforce compliance with it; and (b) is responsible for, and must generally supervise, all matters relating to FRM.
Law amending the Law on privatization of state agricultural land.
This Law amends some provisions prescribed by the Law on sanitary and health inspection (Official Gazette 87/2013 and 106/2013).Changes are related to the specific bans on the acquisition of state owned land by certain natural and legal persons.
Amends: Law on privatization of state agricultural land. (2013-05-20)
National Overall Plan for the Construction of High-standard Farmland (2010-2020）.
This National Overall Plan for the Construction of High-standard Farmland (2010-2020), as a key a key policy document, was released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, focusing on the work to speed up the modernization drive in rural areas with new concepts of development. China will create at least 800 million mu (53.33 million hectares) of high-quality farmland by 2020, according to the Plan.n the context that global grain security is still in very severe situation, the grain security situation in China is not optimistic as well.