Act No. 213 on the classification of bovine carcasses according to European Community regulations. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 162, 14 July 1997, pp. 4 and 5. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Meat Cattle Packaging/labelling Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The carcasses and half-carcasses shall be marked or labelled by qualified staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Resources, according to the modalities provided for by EC Commission Regulation of No. 344 of 13 February 1991. The surveys of the market value of carcasses and half-carcasses shall be carried out by the owners of the establishments authorized according to Legislative Decree of 18 April 1994, No. 286. Full text Italian