!!!Landwirtschaftskammern

Chambers of Agriculture ("Chambers of Farmers"), interest groups of 
farmers with compulsory membership, sphere of activity and 
organisation are prescribed by law. Chambers of Agriculture also 
support and advise their members and perform tasks delegated to them 
under public law. Members are usually owners of real estate with a 
certain minimum size used for agriculture or forestry. The 
organisational structure provides for provincial and district Chambers 
of Agriculture and local committees. Organs of the Chambers of 
Agriculture are usually: the plenary assembly of public officials of 
provincial Chambers of Agriculture who appoint the president, the 
executive board, the executive committee, the supervising committee 
and several committees with advisory function. Public officials of 
provincial Chambers of Agriculture and public officials of the 
district Chambers of Agriculture are appointed by voting members of 
the Chambers for 5 years. The office of the Chamber of Agriculture is 
headed by the director of the office of the Chamber of Agriculture 
appointed by the plenary assembly. - Chambers of Agriculture are 
important self-governing bodies represented at federal level by the 
"Presidential Conference of Chambers of Agriculture" which is a part 
of the  Social Partnership, which is important to the Austrian 
national economy and has the right to review draft legislation.

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History: The demand of farmers for their own independent interest 
group dates back to the 19%%sup th/%  century. The establishment of 
agricultural chambers on the basis of a bill drafted by the Cracow 
agricultural society was demanded at agricultural congresses in 1868 
and in 1873. The first provincial Chamber of Agriculture with district 
Chambers in all court districts was not established until 1922 in 
Lower Austria under the provincial law of February 22, 1922.

!Literature
M. Welan and B. Gutknecht, Selbstverwaltung, in: 
Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht, Festschrift fuer W. Antoniolli, 1979.


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