An Bord Bia Act, 1994
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Particular functions of Board. |
8.—Without prejudice to the generality of section 7 the functions of the Board shall be to— | |
(a) survey, investigate and develop markets and potential markets for food, | ||
(b) collect and disseminate market intelligence and provide information and advice in relation to supply and demand and market trends and trade opportunities in food, | ||
(c) conduct or provide for the conducting of reviews, surveys, symposia, analyses and studies in relation to trade in, and markets and potential markets for, food, | ||
(d) provide or arrange for the provision of publicity, advertising and promotional campaigns for the purpose of encouraging the increased consumption of food or particular categories of food and for the purpose of expanding trade in food, | ||
(e) establish, equip and operate, and provide for the establishment, equipment and operation of, and assist in the operation of, exhibitions, show rooms, information bureaux and similar establishments for the purpose of encouraging increased consumption of food or particular categories of food and for the purpose of expanding trade in food, | ||
(f) publish and distribute or provide for the publication and distribution of magazines, journals, reports and similar documents for the purpose of encouraging the increased consumption of food or particular categories of food and for the purpose of expanding trade in food, | ||
(g) operate such quality assurance schemes as may in the opinion of the Board, be appropriate to the Board's functions and conducive to maintaining or improving the quality of all or part of any category or categories of food and, if so requested by the Minister, carry out evaluations of quality assurance schemes operated or proposed to be operated by other persons or bodies and applicable to all or part of any category or categories of food, | ||
(h) encourage or promote the undertaking by other persons or bodies of such actions as may, in the opinion of the Board, be appropriate to the Board's functions and conducive to maintaining or improving the quality of all or part of any category or categories of food, | ||
(i) administer such schemes, grants and other financial facilities requiring the disbursement of European Union Funds as may from time to time be authorised by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance. |