Law 1 April 2022, No. 30 Provisions promoting local small agri-food productions. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 94 of 22 April 2022. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Agricultural development Apiculture/sericulture Aquaculture Capacity building Certification Consumer protection Equipment Agricultural extension Farming Processing/handling Smallholders/peasants Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Business/industry/corporations Artisanal fishing Fish products Subsidy/incentive Access-to-information Traditional rights/customary rights Food quality control/food safety Fraud Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Vegetables/legumes Milk/dairy products Cereals/grains/rice Slaughtering Standards Traceability/product tracing Vending Agricultural commodities Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Law is organized in 14 articles and contains provisions aimed at enhancing and promoting the production, transformation and sale of limited quantities of primary and processed food products, of animal origin or vegetable, by small local producers. These products are defined by the Law as PPL products (PPL - piccole produzioni locali) and must meet specific labeling requirements established under Art. 3. PPL producers include farmers, beekeepers, aquaculture farmers, technical agricultural institutes as defined by specific provisions indicated under section 1 of the Art. 2. Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it