GAZETTE OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Urgency Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Accelerating Implementation of the Policy on Subsidies for Purchase of Agricultural Machinery and Implements　　　　　　　　　　　 /4

Joint Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives on Printing and Distributing the Main Pints for Work of Cracking down, Oversight and Control of Counterfeit Agricultural Supplies in 2009　　　　　　　　　　　　　  /6

Joint Opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Development of China on Further Strengthening Cooperation to Support Development of Leading Enterprises in Agricultural Industrialization　　　　　　　　　　　　 /9

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Further Reinforcing Oversight and Control of Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms　　　　　　　　　　　　 /11

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Intensifying Efforts to Control Grassland Fires in 2009　　　　　　　　　　　　　  /13

Joint Circular of the General Offices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance on Printing and Distributing the Opinions about Guidance on Implanting Subsidy Programmes under the Central Government Allocations for Quality Varieties of Farm Crops in 2009　　　　　　　　　　　　　 /15

Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributingthe Opinions on Techniques for Spring Field Management of Wheat and Rape in 2009 　　　　　　　　  　　　 /18

Industrial standards

Announcement No. 1163 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China　　　　　　　　　　　  /23

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Programme of Arrangements for Areas with Optimum Conditions for Production of Beef Cattle, Mutton Sheep, Dairy Cow and Pig from 2008 to 2015 　　　　　　　　　　　　  /24

Technical standards

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Standards for Management ofAssessment of Development Project Impacts on National Reserves of Aquatic Organisms　　　　　　　　　　　　 /35

Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture on Printing and Distributing the Standards for Management of Supervisors of Farm Machinery Safety and the Standards forEstablishmentof Supervision Agencies for Farm Machinery Safety　　　　　　　 　　　 /37

Announcements　

Announcement No. 1157 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China　　　　　　　　　　　  /43

Announcement No. 1158 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China　　　　　　　　　　　  /44

Announcement No. 1169 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China　　　　　　　　　　　  /47

Announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture on Readjusting Summer Moratorium System for Marin Fishing 　　　　　　  　　　　　　  /47