Regional Act No. 11 on Mountain Communities. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Abruzzo Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Abruzzo No. 24, 27 August 2003. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Mountain area Less favoured areas Institution Environmental planning Policy/planning Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract There is hereby established the legislative framework concerning the setting up and functioning of mountain communities. Such entities shall endeavour to promote and improve natural resources in mountain areas. Territories shall be classified as mountain areas according to the criteria specified in the Annex. There are also regulated the modalities for the approval of the Statutes of mountain communities and the content, as well as the modalities, for approving programming instruments. Full text Italian Website www.regione.abruzzo.it