Ministerial Decree concerning the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 82 of 9 April 2005. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Viticulture/oenological practices Packaging/labelling Plant production Internal trade Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In compliance with the rules laid down in Directive 2002/11/EC, this Ministerial Decree lays down provisions governing the placing on the market of material intended for the propagation of the vine. The application scope does not cover propagating material destined to be exported to third countries. Article 3 provides for the establishment of the National Service for Vine Certification, under the Ministry of Agriculture. Only firms duly registered, according to Legislative Decree No. 536 of 1992, are allowed to produce vines and their propagating materials (art. 7). The National Register of Vine Varieties is set up pursuant to article 10. Further provisions regard checks to be performed by official personnel (arts. 11-13). Annex I lays down rules concerning cultivation, whereas Annex II sets out particular measures applicable to propagating materials. Annexes III and IV concern packaging and labelling requirements respectively. Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2002/11/EC amending Directive 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine and repealing Directive 74/649/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Viticulture/oenological practices, Plant production, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Packaging/labelling, Certification, Registration, Access-to-information, Internal trade, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree implementing Commission Directive 2005/43/EC amending the Annexes to Council Directive 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine. Legislation | Italy | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Viticulture/oenological practices, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX