Decree-Law No. 208 on urgent measures concerning water resources and environmental protection. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 304, 31 December 2008. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Pollution control Liability/compensation Freshwater pollution Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law sets out urgent measures concerning the preservation of water resources. These measures shall apply until the basin authorities referred to in the Code of the Environment are set up. Further urgent measures are laid down with respect to environmental damage and related liability. On the 27th of February 2009, the Decree was converted into a Law Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it