Decreto nº 175, de 10 de julho de 1991 — Dispõe sobre o Programa de Garantia da Atividade Agropecuária (Proagro) (Decree No. 175 of 10 July 1991 on the Rural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro))

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Presidency of the Republic

Civil House

Suboffice for Legal Affairs

DECREE No. 175, OF 10 JULY 1991.

Provides for the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro), established by Law No. 5.969, of 11 December 1973, and to which the provisions of Chapter XVI of Law No. 8.171, of 17 January 1991, refer, and makes other provisions.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,

using the powers conferred on him by art. 84, items IV and VI, of the Constitution and having in view the provisions of Law No. 5.969, of 11 December 1973, and of Chapter XVI of Law No. 8.171, of 17 January 1991,

Art. 1 The objectives of the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) are:

I - to release the rural producer from financial obligations relating to rural credit operations for farming costs, whose settlement is made difficult by the occurrence of natural phenomena, pests and diseases that affect goods, herds and plantations;

II - to indemnify own resources used by the rural producer in rural farming costs, when losses occur due to the events mentioned in the previous item.

Art. 2 Proagro shall cover fully or partially:

I - rural farming cost financings;

II - the own resources invested by the producer in rural farming costs, whether or not linked to rural financings.

Art. 3 The financial resources destined to fulfill the objectives of Proagro are:

I - those arising from the participation of rural producers;

II - other resources that may be allocated to Proagro;

III - the revenues obtained from the application of the resources provided for in the previous items;

IV - resources from the Union Budget allocated to the program.

1 The participation of resources from the Union Budget, referred to in item IV of this article, shall occur in situations of widespread climatic adversities, in which the program's available funds are not sufficient to cover the losses verified in the enrolled undertakings.

(Revoked by Decree No. 1.947, of 1996)

2 For the purposes of the provisions of the previous paragraph, the Executive Power shall submit to the National Congress a budget supplement proposal necessary for the restructuring of the program.

(Revoked by Decree No. 1.947, of 1996)

Art. 4 The rules of Proagro shall be approved by the National Monetary Council.

Art. 5 Proagro shall be administered by the Central Bank of Brazil, and it shall be responsible for:

I - drafting, in coordination with the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA), the rules of the program, submitting them for approval by the National Monetary Council;

II - disseminating the approved rules for Proagro;

III - supervising the financial institutions that are part of the National Rural Credit System, as to compliance with the program's rules;

IV - managing the financial resources of the program, in accordance with the rules approved by the National Monetary Council;

V - publishing, periodically, a financial report of the program;

VI - preparing and publishing, at the end of each fiscal year, a detailed report of the activities carried out in the period.

Art. 6 A Permanent Committee for Evaluation and Monitoring of Proagro is hereby created, composed of 7 (seven) members, being 3 (three) representatives of rural class entities, with seats on the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA), 1 (one) representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, 1 (one) representative of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning, 1 (one) representative of the Central Bank of Brazil and 1 (one) representative of Banco do Brasil S.A.

(Revoked by Decree No. 10.124, of 2019)

1 The members and their respective alternates are appointed by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform to serve a 2 (two) year term, based on nomination by the entities and bodies they represent.

(Revoked by Decree No. 10.124, of 2019)

2 During the term, the bodies and entities may replace their representatives on the committee and the new appointees shall complete the respective terms.

(Revoked by Decree No. 10.124, of 2019)

3 The committee shall receive technical and administrative support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. (Revoked by Decree No. 10.124, of 2019)

Art. 7 The proof of losses shall be the responsibility of the financial institution that enrolled the operation in the program, as provided in art. 5 of Law No. 5.969, of 11 December 1973.

Art. 8 The Special Commission of Resources (CER) shall be responsible for deciding, in a single administrative instance, on appeals relating to the verification of losses and respective indemnities within the scope of Proagro, in compliance with the legislation and the rules applicable to the program.

(Revoked by Decree No. 10.124, of 2019)

Art. 9 This decree does not apply to operations enrolled in Proagro prior to its regulation, which shall remain governed by the rules in force at the time of enrollment.

Art. 10 This decree enters into force on the date of its publication.

Art. 11 The provisions to the contrary are revoked.

Brasília, 10 July 1991; 170th of Independence and 103rd of the Republic.

FERNANDO COLLOR

Luiz Antônio Andrade Gonçalves Antonio Cabrera

This text does not replace the one published in the DOU of 11.7.1991

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