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Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of text: 24 October 1979

Policies

National Program for the Promotion of Food Culture and Nutrition Literacy.
Date of text: 01 April 2024
National Program for the Development of Solar Power Systems and Production Chain.
Date of text: 17 March 2024
General Policies of Sea-Oriented Development.
Date of text: 09 December 2023
Special plan to improve nomads' access to health, medical, insurance and support services.
Date of text: 28 July 2021
National Plan for Preparedness, Response and Co-operation against Oil Pollution and the Hazardous and Noxious Substances in the Sea and Navigable Rivers.
Date of text: 18 April 2021

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Statute of the Social Insurance of Farmers and Villagers and Nomads Fund.
Date of text: 02 August 2021
Law to Support Development and Sustainable Employment in Rural and Nomadic Areas
Date of text: 22 August 2017
Law on Concentration of Duties and Powers related to the Agricultural Sector in the Ministry of Agriculture.
Date of text: 01 May 2013
Statute of the Company of Agricultural Parks.
Date of text: 20 November 2011
Law on Improvement of the Productivity of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 28 July 2010

Climate change

Regulation of the Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol.
Date of text: 22 February 2009

Cultivated plants

Law on Plant Varieties Registration, Control and Certification of Seeds and Seedlings.
Date of text: 30 July 2003
Law on Plant Protection.
Date of text: 02 May 1967
Law of Protection and Utilization of the Country's Genetic Resources
Date of text: 14 January 2018
Statute of the National Tea Organization.
Date of text: 08 August 1990
Counter Narcotics Law.
Date of text: 25 October 1988

Disaster risk management

Statute of the National Disaster Management Organization.
Date of text: 20 May 2008
National Crisis Management Law.
Date of text: 25 August 2019
Law on the Formation of the Country's Crisis Management Organization.
Date of text: 20 April 2008
Law on Providing Adequate Funding for Compensation of Damages Caused by Drought or Frostbite.
Date of text: 05 October 2004
Law on National Committee to Reduce Destructive Impacts of Natural Disasters.
Date of text: 31 July 1991

Environment

Clean Air Law
Date of text: 01 July 2017
Law on Biosafety.
Date of text: 29 July 2009
Law on Waste Management.
Date of text: 29 May 2004
Environmental Protection Law.
Date of text: 02 June 1974
Statutes of the Organization for the Development and Operation of New Atmospheric Water Technologies.
Date of text: 20 December 2022

Fisheries and aquaculture

Law of Protection and Exploitation of the Fisheries Resources of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of text: 13 September 1995
Law on the Exploitation and Protection of Aquatic Resources of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of text: 0000
Law on Hunting and Fishing.
Date of text: 06 June 1967 (1996)
Law establishing the Fisheries Organization.
Date of text: 18 August 2005
Game Laws.
Date of text: 1967

Food and nutrition

Law on Food, Beverage, Cosmetic and Health Products.
Date of text: 10 July 1967
Value Added Tax Law.
Date of text: 06 May 2008
Law on Promoting Breastfeeding and Supporting Nursing Mothers.
Date of text: 12 March 1996
Statute of the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute.
Date of text: 05 November 1991
Statute of the National Tea Organization.
Date of text: 08 August 1990

Forestry

Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.
Date of text: 16 August 1967
Law on Conservation and Protection of Natural Resources and Forest Reserves of the Country.
Date of text: 27 September 1992
Law on Protection and Exploitation of Forests and Meadows.
Date of text: 16 August 1967
Law on Nationalization of the Country’s Forests.
Date of text: 1962
Regulation on Optimization, Monitoring, Maintenance, Utilization, and Management of Forests.
Date of text: 18 December 2013

Land and soil

Soil Protection Act.
Date of text: 25 May 2019
Law on Coastal Zone and Inland.
Date of text: 20 July 1975
Statute of the Land Affairs Organization.
Date of text: 26 January 1997
Law on Preserving Land Use of Farms and Gardens.
Date of text: 21 June 1995
Statute of the Urban Land Organization.
Date of text: 05 July 1988

Livestock

Statute of the Joint Stock Company of Meat.
Date of text: 30 May 2013
Comprehensive Animal Husbandry System of the Country.
Date of text: 17 August 2009
Law on Comprehensive System of Animal Husbandry.
Date of text: 29 July 2009
Statute of the Agricultural and Livestock Products and Natural Resources Holding Company
Date of text: 15 February 2005
Law on the Elimination of Export Restrictions for Agricultural and Livestock Products.
Date of text: 12 October 1998

Mineral resources and energy

Law on Improvement of the Energy Consumption Pattern.
Date of text: 23 February 2011
Statute of the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran
Date of text: 09 March 2003
Statute of the Atomic Energy Organization.
Date of text: 07 June 1974
Mining Law.
Date of text: 16 May 1998
Law on Removing Obstacles for Power Industry Development.
Date of text: 22 November 2022

Sea

Law of the Sea.
Date of text: 20 September 1964
Law on Accession to Protocol on Biodiversity Conservation annexed to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.
Date of text: 17 October 2021
Law on Protection of the Sea and Navigable Rivers against Oil Pollution.
Date of text: 08 September 2010
Law of Development and Protection of Maritime Industries.
Date of text: 04 May 2008
Law of Marine Areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea.
Date of text: 02 May 1993

Social protection

Comprehensive Law on Disability Rights
Date of text: 05 May 2004
Regulation on Organizing Nomads.
Date of text: 19 June 2005
Amendment and Supplementary Provisions of the Counter Narcotics Law.
Date of text: 08 November 1997

Water

Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of text: 1928 (1982)
Iran Water Law and Methods of Nationalization of Water.
Date of text: 18 July 1968
Law on Preserving Groundwater Resources.
Date of text: 22 May 1966
Regulation on Protection, Rehabilitation and Management of the Wetlands of the Country.
Date of text: 10 May 2015
Law on Transfer of Water from Oman Sea to Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
Date of text: 06 February 2022

Wild species and ecosystems

Law of Conservation, Restoration and Management of the Country's Wetlands
Date of text: 24 April 2017
Environmental Protection Law.
Date of text: 02 June 1974
Law of Protection and Utilization of the Country's Genetic Resources
Date of text: 14 January 2018
Law on Hunting and Fishing.
Date of text: 06 June 1967 (1996)
Regulation on Protection, Rehabilitation and Management of the Wetlands of the Country.
Date of text: 10 May 2015

Miscellaneous

Law on Permanent Rules for National Development Programs.
Date of text: 05 April 2017
Law on the Permanent Provisions of the Country's Development Programs.
Date of text: 15 February 2017
Islamic Penal Code of I.R. of Iran.
Date of text: 01 May 2013
Foreign Investment and Promotion and Protection Law (FIPPA) of 2002.
Date of text: 2002
Act on Cooperative Sector of Economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of text: 04 September 1991 (27 September 1998)

International Agreements

Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.
Date of text: 12 August 2018
Agreement between the Caspian Littoral States in the Field of Transport.
Date of text: 12 August 2018
Law on Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on the Construction and Operation of Current Power Plants on the Aras River.
Date of text: 18 April 2018

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