Decree 8 November 2017 General plan for the supervisory activity on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Genetically modified organism (GMO) Policy/planning Monitoring Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its adoption. Abstract This Decree (with the respect of several European Union Regulations as listed in the article 1) adopts the Italian four year general plan aimed to implement the effective supervisory/monitoring/surveillance over the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMO’s deriving from different activities and materials, such as seeds and other agricultural genetic materials; not direct food/feed production). Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it