Act No. 979 making provisions for the safeguard of the sea. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 16, 18 January 1983, Ordinary Supplement, pp. 5-29. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Marine protected areas Basic legislation Pollution control Protected area Marine area Coastal zone management Hazards Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act consists of 43 articles divided into 7 Chapters and 2 Annexes. Chapter II concerns the preservation of the marine and coastal environment from pollution. Chapter III is devoted to interventions in case of incidents involving substances that may create a hazard to the marine environment. The Act deals further with penalties in case of discharge into the sea of noxious substances listed in Annex 1. Chapter V concerns the establishment of marine reserves by decree of the Ministry of the Merchant Marine upon proposal of the Advisory Committee for the protection of the sea against pollution. The areas to be protected shall be identified taking into account scientific and economic aspects, the impact on the exploitation of the sea and the maritime domain and the implementation of measures aimed at the protection and enhancement of the marine environment. Articles 27-32 make provision for the management of such reserves and contain a list of 20 protected areas throughout the national territory. Chapter VI concerns the establishment of central and local bodies under the Ministry of the Merchant Marine. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implemented by Interministerial Decree setting up the marine nature reserve of Miramare in the Trieste Gulf. Legislation | Italy | 1986 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Marine area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Interministerial Decree setting up the marine nature reserve to be known as “Torre Guaceto”. Legislation | Italy | 1991 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Marine area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree setting up the marine protected area to be known as “Porto Cesareo”. Legislation | Italy | 1997 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree setting up the marine portected area “Isole Pelagie”. Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Marine protected areas, Management/conservation, Protected area, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree on the establishment of the state nature reserve "Ventotene and Santo Stefano Islands". Legislation | Italy | 1999 Keyword: Marine area, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Marine protected areas, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree amending Ministerial Decree on the establishment of the marine protected area Capo Carbonara. Legislation | Italy | 1999 Keyword: Marine protected areas, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree establishing the marine protected area of Portofino. Legislation | Italy | 1998 Keyword: Marine protected areas, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree amending Inter-Ministerial Decree of 27 December 1991 creating the marine nature reserve "Capo Rizzuto". Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Marine area, Protected area, Zoning, Marine protected areas, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inter-Ministerial Decree creating the marine nature reserve "Isola di Ustica". Legislation | Italy | 1986 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Marine area, Protected area, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree establishing the marine protected area "Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano". Legislation | Italy | 1997 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Protected area, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inter-Ministerial Decree creating the marine nature reserve "Isole Tremiti". Legislation | Italy | 1989 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine protected areas, Marine area, Protected area, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on the equipment that must be present in special storages on land, drilling installations, production platforms and vessels, to respond to marine pollution. Legislation | Italy | 2017 Keyword: Continental shelf, Maritime zone, Marine pollution, Exploration, Mining, Oil, Oil pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act No. 349 on the establishment of the Ministry of the Environment and making provision in matter of environmental damages. Legislation | Italy | 1986 (2006) Keyword: Institution, Pollution control, Environmental planning, Non-governmental entity, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 221 of 2015 to promote measures regarding green economy and to reduce the overexploitation of natural resources. Legislation | Italy | 2015 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Sustainable development, EIA, Institution, Offences/penalties, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Subsidy/incentive, Marine pollution, Marine protected areas, Protected area, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Special fund, Freshwater pollution, Risk assessment/management, Sustainable use, Resource/damage valuation, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX