Regional Act No. 18 laying down provisions on food and in matter of cultivation, farming, experimentation and marketing of modified organisms and derivatives. Provisions on the production of organic, typical and traditional products in public canteens.

In order to protect human health and guarantee food safety, the Basilicata Region applies the precautionary principle in decisional procedures relating to genetically modified organisms and derivatives. The Region promotes and supports research and experimentation in the agricultural sector for attaining the following objectives: (a) biodiversity conservation; and (b) diversified agricultural systems. Title I of the Regional Act concerns genetically modified organisms. In particular, article 2 p