Act No. 269 regulating the production and trading of seeds and plants for reforestation. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1973 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Registration Certification Classification/declassification Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Abstract The production and sale of propagating material for reforestation are subject to the issue of a licence by the President of the appropriate Chamber of Commerce, upon approval of the Forestry Regional Inspectorate. Article 4 establishes the obligation of the producers to notify to the Inspectorate the volume of propagating material in stock by 30th September of every year. During the harvesting, processing, storage, transport, cultivation and preservation the material must be kept in separate lot Full text Italian References - Legislation Amended by Presidential Decree No. 494 implementing EEC Directive No. 75/445 on the trading of forestry propagating material. Legislation | Italy | 1982 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Registration, International trade, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree adding plant species to Annex A of Act No. 269 of 22 May 1973. Legislation | Italy | 1998 | Repealed Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Legislative Decree No. 386 implementing Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material. Legislation | Italy | 2003 Keyword: Internal trade, GMO, Registration, Inspection, Institution, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, International trade, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Plant variety, Plant production, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX