Law No. 195 of 1976 amending and supplementing Act No. 1096 of 1971 regulating the seed sector. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 124, 12 May 1976. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant variety Packaging/labelling Vegetables/legumes Floriculture Internal trade Classification/declassification Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Act regulates the production and placing on the market of seeds and propagating material for horticulture and floriculture. The seeds are divided into the following categories: (1) basic seed; (2) certified seed; (3) standard seed. On the basis of said distinction different provisions are established as regards the following: (a) quality requirements as to seed production and trade; (b) packaging methods and information to be provided in the labels; (c) compilation and management of the national catalogues of varieties accepted for certification and marketing, as per Directive No. 458 of 29 September 1970 of the European Communities; (d) authorization by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry to the placing on the market of seeds. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1970 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Act No. 1096 of 1971 regulating the seed sector. Legislation | Italy | 1971 (2017) Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Standards, International trade, Registration, Certification, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree on the derogation laid down in article 37 of Act No. 1096 of 1971 as regards the importation and circulation of genetically modified seed, and in article 3-bis of Act No. 195 of 1976 as regards the importation and circulation of horticultural seed for scientific and genetic gain purposes. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, International trade, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree amending Annex III to Act No. 195 of 1976, Annexes II and V to Presidential Decree No. 1065 of 1973 and the Annex to Presidential Decree No. 698 of 1996, in matter of production and trade of seeds and propagation materials. Legislation | Italy | 2007 Keyword: Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Decree No. 150 implementing Directive 2004/117/EC amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries. Legislation | Italy | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Decree No. 212 implementing Directives 98/95/EC and 98/96/EC on the marketing of seeds and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species and related controls. Legislation | Italy | 2001 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Planting material/seeds, Standards, Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree 9 July 2020 implementing implementation Directive (EU) 2020/432 of the Commission and rectifying Decree 31 March 2020. Legislation | Italy | 2020 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Vegetables/legumes, Floriculture, Internal trade, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree 29 April 2020 concerning implementation of the Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990. Legislation | Italy | 2020 Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Fruits/edible nuts, Internal trade, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX