National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Tuesday, 26 October 2004
16th session of the Agriculture Committee
At its sixteenth session, the Agriculture Committee discussed the report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and the Provincial Secretariat of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry on soil quality monitoring.
At its sixteenth session, the Agriculture Committee discussed the report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and the Provincial Secretariat of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry on soil quality monitoring. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, the Provincial Secretariat of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, the Soil Institute and the Institute for Crop and Vegetable Farming.
The Committee asked the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and the Ministry of Finance to reimburse institutions engaged in soil monitoring in accordance with fiscal plans for this year. The motion was carried to institute monitoring of hazardous substances in areas where they are found in order to protect the population and livestock, especially as the territory involved is not large. The Committee also resolved to introduce modern IT systems to monitor soil quality throughout Serbia, and will initiate a programme to involve local administrative bodies in soil monitoring. More substantial assets are also to be earmarked for improving soil quality in the 2005 Budget.
The session also discussed the report on the activities of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in examining charges brought by the Commodity Reserves Directorate for offences under Article 24 of the Commodity Reserves Act committed from 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2004. Representatives of the Directorate and the Public Prosecutor’s Office answered questions put to them by the deputies.
Committees related to this activity
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10.30 - the members of the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meet with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.00 - the Head and members of the PFG with the Benelux meet with a delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.50 - the National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the European Integration Committee and the Committee members meet with the delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - the National Assembly Speaker at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Parliament Speakers of EU Candidate Countries (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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12.15 - the Serbian youth, members of the folklore group “Morava”, Cleveland, Ohio, visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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16.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Moldovan Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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17.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Georgian Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)