Ministerial Decree on the organization of the national service of voluntary certification of plant propagating material for fruit plants. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 240, 15 October 2003. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Plant variety Certification Biotechnology Institution Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree makes provisions in matter of: (a) organization of the national service of voluntary certification of plant propagating material for fruit plants (SNC); (b) definition and execution of different certification stages; (c) classification of certification materials; and (d) recognition of clones and selections to be subjected to certification. The SNC, which is set up under the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies, is charged with the coordination of those technical, scientific and administrative activities which are related to the certifcation of plant propagating material. The certification which rests on a voluntary basis shall consist of the following stages: (a) conservation for pre-multiplication purposes (art. 7); (b) pre-multiplication (art. 8); (c) multiplication (art. 9); and (d) nursery. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implemented by Decree laying down provisions for the production of propagative materials for fruit plants. Legislation | Italy | 2006 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Certification, Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX