חוק הגליל (תיקון מס' 12), התשע"ז-2017Galilee Law (Amendment No. 12), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Galilee Law (Amendment No. 12), 2017 (hereinafter - the Amendment), was passed in its second and third readings on 22 March 2017. The Amendment establishes a new arrangement regarding the subsidies granted under the Galilee Law starting from 2018 onward. Under the arrangement, the Galilee Law will apply to settlements on the map in which there are coops where laying hens or broilers are raised. A holder of an egg-laying quota or a broiler producer will be entitled to a subsidy for the production of eggs or broilers in the years 2018-2027, up to a maximum quantity of eggs or broilers according to the Amendment. A condition for eligibility for the subsidy is that the quota holder permanently resides in the settlements included in the map and produces the eggs or broilers there. Regarding one who owns a coop farm for broiler production, an arrangement is established in a temporary provision, whereby he will be entitled to a grant for the years 2018 to 2020, to be paid to him as a one-time payment by 2 July 2018. Eligibility for the grant will also be given to one who is a successor of an owner of a broiler production farm, provided that he became a successor by 15 March 2017. It is further established that one who received a subsidy under the Amendment based on false information he provided to the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be fined as stated in Section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law, 1977. The Amendment comes into effect on 1 January 2018, however the new provisions that will apply to a holder of an egg-laying quota or a broiler producer who is not a new producer as of 1 January 2022.

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