MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE TO INTRODUCE NEW BILLS
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
08 March 2006
NKR Ministry of Agriculture is going to introduce a new bill on
veterinary medicine to the government. The law currently in force,
which was passed in 2001, already does not regulate the sphere duly,
says V. Baghdassarian, Minister of Agriculture. `The amendments were
so many that drafting a new bill was preferable. The new law will
define the functions of the privatesector,’ he says. The minister says
the new legislation will enable adopting subordinate legislation if
necessary to react to new conditions. He mentioned that the new law
corresponds to the requirements of he international veterinary
medicine legislation. The bill includes articles on public health,
measures for the prevention and management of diseases transmitted
from animals to people. The next bill the ministry will introduce is
the bill on seeds. The minister of agriculture said so far the sphere
was regulated by the law on seed breeding, put in effect in 2001. The
minister of agriculture said the adoption of this law is important in
the creation of legislation on seed farming in NKR.
SRBUHI VANIAN.
08-03-2006