Act No. 748 on fertilizers. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1984 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 305, 6 November 1984. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Internal trade Packaging/labelling Institution Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The present Act has been adopted to lay down rules governing the use and placing on the market of fertilizers, the definition of which is laid down in article 2. Fertilizers are substances which, due to their nutrient content or their particular chemical, physical and biological features, improve soil fertility and contribute to the nutrition and development of cultivated plant species. Fertilizers are classified under article 1 into the two main categories referred therein. Fertilizers comprise mineral and organic products. Article 2 (4) lists out the chemical elements of fertility. Articles 5 and 6 provide for the classification of, on the one hand, mineral fertilizers and, on the other hand, organic fertilizers. Article 8 regulates the placing on the market of fertilizers, giving particular regard to the indications that shall appear on the labels. Article 10 provides for the setting up of a Technical and Advisory Committee for Fertilizers. Article 12 lays down the penalties to be applied in case of infringement. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Circular No. 8 laying down the framework relative to the use of fertilizers in organic agriculture. Legislation | Italy | 1999 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree amending Annexes 1B and 3 to Act No. 748 of 1984 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 1997 Keyword: Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree supplementing and amending the Annexes to Act of 19 October 1984, No. 748 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 1993 Keyword: Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Standards, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Decree No. 161 implementing Council Directives No. 89/284/EEC of 13 April 1989 and No. 89/530/EEC of 18 September 1989 concerning common regulations on fertilizers to be applied in the European Community. Legislation | Italy | 1993 Keyword: Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Standards, Classification/declassification, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree implementing Commission Directive No. 96/28/EC of 10 May 1996 updating Council Directive No. 76/116/CE of 18 December 1975 regarding the Community legislation in matter of fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree amending and supplementing Annexes 1.B, 1.C and 3 to Act No. 748 of 19 October 1984 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 2004 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree amending Annexes 1B, 1C and 3 to Act No. 748 of 19 October 1984 laying down new provisions on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 2003 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree updating the Annexes to Act No. 748 of 19 October 1984 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree amending Annexes 1.B, 1.C and 3 to Act No. 748 of 19 October 1984 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 2004 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Legislative Decree No. 217 on fertilizers. Legislation | Italy | 2006 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX