GAZETTE OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Joint Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Redoubling Efforts to Ensure Successful Implementation of the Sunshine Project for Pre-employment Training for Labours to be Transferred from Rural Areas………………………………../4

Urgency Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Strengthening the Management and Use of Financial Resources for Subsidizing Improved Seeds and Other Farming Operations in the Spring…………………………………………………………………………………….../7

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Intensifying Efforts to Ensure Successful Control of Grassland Rodents in 2008.……………………………………………………..………./8

Opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture on Strengthening Development of Animal Health Workers at Village Level……………………………………………………………………/10

Joint Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Strengthening the Management of Living Poultry Markets and Ensuring Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza……………../12

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Enforcement of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Water Pollution to Strengthen Environmental Protection of Fishery Eco-systems………………………………………………………………………/14

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Accelerating Demonstration Work of IT Application in Rural Areas……………………………………………………………………./17

Joint Opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Work Group for Comprehensive Rural Reform under the State Council on Strengthening the Management of Reducing Financial Burdens on Agri-workers in State Farms and Land Reclamation Sector………………./20

Decision of the Ministry of Agriculture on Conferring the Twelfth China Agricultural Elite Award to Ten Persons Including Fu Tingdong……………………………………………../23

Administrative regulations

No.13 Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China……../24

No.14 Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China……../27

Circular No.1025 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China…………………………………………………………………………………………/28

Circular No.1028 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China……………………………………………………………………………………….…/29

Industrial Plans

Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Plan for Genetic Improvement of Dairy Herds in China, 2008-2020……………………../31

Technical Standards

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Plan for Launching Activities to Strive for Higher Oilseed Yields of “321” in 2008……………………………../37

Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Work Plan for Demonstration and Extension of Super Rice in 2008………………………/41

Joint Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Intensifying Efforts to Rectify Order in Manufacturing, Marketing and Use of Electroimpulse Fishing Gears…………………………………………………………….. /44

Announcement No.1020 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China……………………………………………………………………………………….../46

Announcement No.1024 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China……………………………………………………………………………………….../48