Decree-Law 20/1996 on the Protection System Fund to combat Climatic Changes (SIPAC), amended by Decree-Law 23/2000
This Decree-Law 20/1996 creates the Protection System Fund to combat natural disaster dues to climatic changes (SIPAC). It consists of 7 chapters regulating the issuing of compensation for agricultural harvest destruction due to environmental disaster caused by climatic change. It also establishes the composition, duties and competencies of the aforementioned fund entitled to issue financial assistance to farmers.
Decree-Law 23/2000 established new requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from compensations due for agricultural harvest destruction caused by climatic change, amendments in particular relevant to sanctions to be paid for illegal activity.
Decree-Law 20/1996 was implemented by: Order 90/96, of 25 March 1996, which approved the regulation on SIPAC; Order 576-A/2000, of 8 August 2000 which created a credit system for the agricultural sector; Order 318/2011, of 30 December 2011, which approved the SIPAC; Order 45/2013, of 4 February 2013, on the requirements to be satisfied by vine products in order to benefit from the Fund; and Order 65/2014, of 12 March 2014, which approved the regulation of crop insurance and compensation claims, integrated in the SIPAC.
