Presidential Decree No. 357 implementing Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 248, 23 October 1997, pp. 5-46. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Wild flora Management/conservation Certification Animal welfare Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Protection of habitats Protection of species Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force the day after its publication on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. Abstract This Decree implements Directive 92/43/EC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and the safeguard of biodiversity. Measures shall also take account of economic, social and cultural requirements and regional and local characteristics. Regions and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano shall designate the places to be protected and the natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora that follow under the definition set in Annex A and B of the Council Directive. Based on the information given to the Ministry of Health the sites designated will form part of the list of Community protected sites that follow under the European ecological plan called "Nature 2000". The Regions and Provinces shall undertake surveillance of the conservation status of the natural habitats and species with particular regard to European priority natural habitat types and species. Fauna and flora, as set under articles 8 and 9, must be protected. Hunting, possession and harm to protected species is hereby forbidden. (17 articles and 7 Annexes) Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Act No. 394 laying down the legal framework for protected areas. Legislation | Italy | 1991 (1998) Keyword: Basic legislation, Protected area, Marine area, Management/conservation, Institution, Biodiversity, Offences/penalties, Marine protected areas, Wetlands Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Legislation | European Union | 1992 (2013) Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Data collection/reporting, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regional Act No. 10 on the protection and preservation of wild fauna and flora. Legislation | Italy | 2008 Keyword: Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on the management and conservation of Special Protection Zones (ZPS) and Special Conservation Zones (ZSC). Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Protected area, Management/conservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Act No. 56 making provision for the conservation and the protection of natural and seminatural habitats, flora and wildlife and laying down amendments to Regional Act No. 7 of 23 January 1998 and to Regional Act No. 49 of 11 April 1995. Legislation | Italy | 2000 Keyword: Protection of habitats, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture, Collecting/harvesting, Birds, EIA, Offences/penalties, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regulation amending and supplementing Presidential Decree No. 357 of 8 September 1997 implementing Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Legislation | Italy | 2003 Keyword: Protection of habitats, Wild flora, Wild fauna, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending Annexes A, B and D to Presidential Decree No. 357 implementing Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Legislation | Italy | 2013 Keyword: Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Certification, Ecosystem preservation, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX