Act No. 759 on the cultivation, protection and exploitation of cork oaks. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1956 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Non-timber products Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Wild flora Protection of species Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act aims at the protection and conservation at the national level of cork oaks. To this end, it establishes the conditions for the exploitation of such protected trees. Certain operations, such as extraction and pruning, are permitted only under certain circumstances. Article 5 prohibits felling, even when the cork oaks are not productive anymore. The keeping as well as the marketing of cork oaks aged less than nine are permitted only upon authorization (art. 7). The Coark Oaks Chart is established under the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in accordance with article 11. Article 13 sets out penalties. Full text Italian Website www.filodiritto.com