Art. 104 Agricultura

¹ La Confederaziun procura che l’agricultura prestia cun ina producziun persistenta ed orientada vers il martgà ina contribuziun essenziala per:

a.: in provediment segir da la populaziun;
b.: il mantegniment da la basa da viver natirala e per la tgira d’ina cuntrada cultivada;
c.: l’urbanisaziun decentralisada dal pajais.

² Cumplettond l’agen agid ch’ins po pretender da l’agricultura e, sche necessari er divergiond dal princip da la libertad economica, promova la Confederaziun ils manaschis purils che cultiveschan il terren.

³ Ella fixescha mesiras per che l’agricultura possia ademplir sias incumbensas multifaras. Ella ha particularmain las sequentas cumpetenzas ed incumbensas:

a.: Ella cumplettescha l’entrada dals purs cun pajaments directs per realisar ina indemnisaziun commensurada per las prestaziuns furnidas, cun la premissa ch’ina prestaziun ecologica saja cumprovada.
b.: Ella promova furmas da producziun cun impuls economics avantagius che resguardan spezialmain la natira, l’ambient ed ils animals.
c.: Ella decretescha prescripziuns concernent la decleraziun da l’origin, da la qualitad, da la metoda da producziun e da la procedura d’elavuraziun per victualias.
d.: Ella protegia l’ambient da donns chaschunads dal diever exagerà da fertilisaders, da chemicalias e d’autras materias auxiliaras.
e.: Ella po promover la perscrutaziun, la cussegliaziun e la scolaziun agricula ed er prestar agids d’investiziun.
f.: Ella po decretar prescripziuns per consolidar la proprietad funsila dals purs.

⁴ Ella metta a disposiziun per quest intent meds finanzials liads a l’intent dal sectur agricul e meds generals da la Confederaziun.

Art. 104 Agriculture

¹ The Confederation shall ensure that the agricultural sector, by means of a sustainable and market oriented production policy, makes an essential contribution towards:

a.: the reliable provision of the population with foodstuffs;
b.: the conservation of natural resources and the upkeep of the countryside;
c.: decentralised population settlement of the country.

² In addition to the self-help measures that can reasonably be expected in the agriculture sector and if necessary in derogation from the principle of economic freedom, the Confederation shall support farms that cultivate the land.

³ The Confederation shall organise measures in such a manner that the agricultural sector fulfils its multi-functional duties. It has in particular the following powers and duties:

a.: supplementing revenues from agriculture by means of direct subsidies in order to achieve of fair and adequate remuneration for the services provided, subject to proof of compliance with ecological requirements;
b.: encouraging by means of economically advantageous incentives methods of production that are specifically near-natural and respectful of both the environment and livestock;
c.: legislating on declarations of origin, quality, production methods and processing procedures for foodstuffs;
d.: protecting the environment against the detrimental effects of the excessive use of fertilisers, chemicals and other auxiliary agents;
e.: at its discretion, encouraging agricultural research, counselling and education and subsidise investments;
f.: at its discretion, legislating on the consolidation of agricultural property holdings.

⁴ For these purposes, the Confederation shall provide both funds earmarked for the agricultural sector and general federal funds.

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