Civil Code. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1942 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, General Keyword Inheritance Contract/agreement Agricultural land Smallholders/peasants Business/industry/corporations Renewable energy Inland fisheries Agro-forestry Timber Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Urban land Land tenure Drainage/land reclamation Ownership Property rights Servitude Transfer Lease Expropriation Private land Public land Animal production Apiculture/sericulture Minerals Mining Exploration Authorization/permit Water abstraction Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Groundwater Surface water Pollution control Freshwater pollution Hunting/capture Wild fauna Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Italian Civil Code was adopted by Royal Decree No. 262 on 16 March 1942. The text of the Code consists of the following Six Books, each of them divided into separate Titles: I) Persons and family; II) Successions; III) Ownership; IV) Obligations; V) Labour; VI) Protection of rights. Final and transitory provisions are laid down. Full text Italian Website www.altalex.com