Regional Act No. 17 providing on biological agriculture. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Molise Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Molise, No. 5 of 16 February 1996. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Ecological production/organic production Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Molise Region provides for the promotion and diffusion of the production, transformation and marketing of biological products. This Act also establishes the Regional Commission for Biological Agriculture and for the Integrated production that shall prepare the plan for the conversion of traditional agriculture into biological agriculture, recognize associations of biological producers and implement Community rules for the production, labelling and control of agricultural products and foodstuffs produced organically. (13 Articles) Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Floriculture, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regional Act No. 38 on organic agriculture. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Basic legislation, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Inspection, Non-governmental entity, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX