Law of the peoples Republic of China on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization 中华人民共和国农业机械化促进法

e of which is promoted shall meet the need of local agricultural development and， according to the provisions of the Law on Popularization of Agricultural Technology， the machines shall have to be proved to be advanced and applicable through experiment in the areas where their wide use is promoted.

　　Manufacturers or sellers of agricultural machines may entrust institution for experiment and verification of agricultural machines to test the applicability， safety and reliability of the agricultural machines of a finalized design manufactured or sold by them， and to make a technical appraisal. The said institutions shall publish the testing results of the agricultural machines in respect of their applicability， safety and reliability， providing information to peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations in their purchase of advanced and applicable agricultural machines.

　　Article 17 people's governments at or above the county level may， based on actual conditions， set up demonstration bases for agricultural mechanization in different agricultural areas， and encourage manufacturers of， dealers in agricultural machines， etc. to set up demonstration points for agricultural machines and guide peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations in their use of advanced and applicable agricultural machines.

　　Article 18 The administrative department for agriculture under the State Council together with the department of finance and the department for comprehensive macro-economic control under the State Council shall， on the principles of promoting agricultural restructuring， protecting the natural resources and ecological environment， promoting the wide use of new agricultural technologies and speeding up the updating of agricultural machines and tools， determine an publish the catalogue of the advanced and applicable agricultural machines the wide use of which is supported by that the State， and make adjustment to the catalogue regularly. The departments in charge of the work of agricultural mechanization under the people's governments at the provincial level together with the department of

finance and the department for comprehensive macro-economic control at the corresponding level shall， on the principles mentioned above， determine and publish the catalogue of the advanced， applicable agricultural machines the wide use of which is supported by the people's governments at provincial level， and make adjustment to the catalogue regularly.

　　To have their products included in the catalogue mentioned in the preceding paragraph， the manufacturers of agricultural machines shall， on a voluntary basis， submit and application and their products shall be subject to verification， by institutions for experiment and verification of agricultural machines in respect of their advancedness， applicability， safety and reliability.

　　Article 19 The State encourages and supports peasants to cooperate in the use of agricultural machines， in order to raise the utilization ratio and operational efficiency of agricultural machines and to reduce operational cost.

　　The State supports ad protects peasants， while adhering to household contractual management， to engage in regional and standardized planting on a voluntary basis in order to raise the operational level of agricultural machines. No units or individuals shall， on the pretext of regional or standardized planting. Encroach upon the peasants right of contractual management of land.

　　Article 20 The administrative department for agriculture under the State Council and the departments in charge of the work of agricultural mechanization under the local people's governments at or above the county level shall， upholding the principles of safe production and putting prevention first， ，improving the publicity of and education in the safe use of agricultural machines and control of such machines.

　　When users of agricultural machines operate the machines， they shall do so in accordance with the safe operations， and shall put up the protective devices or warning signs at the dangerous parts of the machines and at the place of operation.

　　Chapter Ⅴ

　　Commercialized Services

　　Article 21 peasants and agricultural machines operation organizations may， on the principles of mutual voluntariness and consultation on an equal footing， provide local or nonlocal peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations with various kinds of compensated services of agricultural machinery operation. Compensated agricultural machinery operation shall be in conformity with the State and local standards for the quality of such operation.

　　The State encourages the provision of agricultural machinery operation among different administrative regions. People's governments at various levels and the relevant departments under them shall support such inter-regional agricultural machinery operation， maintain the order of such operation， provide conveniences and services， and exercise supervision over safety according to law.

　　Article 22 people's governments at various levels shall take measures to encourage and assist the development of multiforms of agricultural machinery service organizations， to facilitate the establishment of an information network for agricultural mechanization and improve the service system of agricultural mechanization. Agricultural machinery service organizations shall， based on the needs of peasants an agricultural production and operation organizations， provide such commercialized services as demonstration and promotion of the use of agricultural machines， training in practicable technologies， maintenance and repairs， information ， and intermediary service.

　　Article 23 Institutions for promotion of agricultural machinery technologies at the grassroots level established by the State shall rely on the experiment and demonstration bases in providing， without compensation， peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations with such public welfare services as promotion of and tr

aining in agricultural machinery technologies.

　　Article 24 Any unit or individual engaged in agricultural machinery maintenance and repairs shall have the instruments and equipment needed for maintenance and repairs as well as the technicians with the professional skills for agricultural machinery maintenance and repairs， in order to guarantee quality. If the quality of repair is not up to standards， the repairer shall to do the repairs again free of charge； and if personal injuries or property losses are caused， the responsibility for compensation according to law.

　　Article 25 Manufacturers， dealers in and repairers of agricultural machines may， in accordance with ht provisions of laws and administrative regulations and on a voluntary basis， establish industrial associations， practice self-discipline within the industry， provide services to the members of their associations and preserve lawful rights and interests of their members.

　　Chapter

　　Support Measures

　　Article 26 The State takes measures to encourage and support the manufacturers of agricultural machines to increase their input I research and development of new products， new technologies and new techniques， and executes a preferential tax policy for scientific research in， and development and manufacture of agricultural machines.

　　A certain amount of the funds for scientific and technological development arranged in the central or local budgets shall be used in support of technical innovation of the agricultural machinery industry.

　　Article 27 The central and the provincial governments shall respectively allocate special funds to subsidize the peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations for their purchase of the advanced and applicable agricultural machines supported and promoted by the State. The funds for subsidies shall be used in accordance with the principles of openness， impartiality， timeliness and effectiveness. Such funds may be distributed to the peasant and agricultural production and operation organizations， and may also be used as a discount for the loans provided by banking institutions in support of the peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations that purchase advanced and applicable agricultural machines. The specific measures in this regard shall be formulated by The State Council.

　　Article 28 Incomes from providing services in production with agricultural machines shall enjoy preferential taxation policy in accordance with State regulations.

　　The State， based on the needs of agricultural and rural economic development， appropriates financial subsidies for the fuel oil used in agricultural production with agricultural machines. Such subsidies shall be given directly to the peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations that are engaged in operations with agricultural machines. The specific measures in this regard shall be formulated by the State Council.

　　Article 29 Local people's governments at various levels shall take measures to make greater efforts in the construction and maintenance of the infrastructure in respect of agricultural mechanization， such as rural roads for farm machines， in order to create the conditions or agricultural mechanization.

　　Departments in charge of the work of agricultural mechanization under the local people's governments at or above the county level shall establish the system of information gathering， sorting and issuing for agricultural mechanization， in order to provide peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations with information services free of charge.

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