Regional Act No. 12 on the protection of animal and plant genetic resources in the territory of the Marche Region. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Marche Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche No. 51, 12 June 2003 Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Genetic resources Registration Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The overall aim of this Act is the protection of animal and plant genetic resources within the regional territory as well as local agricultural ecosystems. Article 2 defines those varieties which shall be covered by the protective measures laid down in this Act. It is established the Regional Catalogue of Genetic Resources, which is composed of the Animal Section and the Plant Section (art. 3). Article 4 provides for the setting up of technical and scientific commissions which shall give advices as regards the inclusion of particular varieties in the Catalogue above-mentioned. Full text Italian Website www.regione.marche.it