Regional Act No. 18 on the re-arrangement of the inter-regional Zooprophylactic Experimentation Institute Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Friuli-Venezia Giulia Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino ufficiale della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia No. 31, 31 July 2002 Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Institution Sub-national agreement Research Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The present Act has been adopted by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia in implementation of the agreement concluded with the Veneto Region, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and the Autonomous Province of Trento. The agreement is entirely contained in the Annex hereby attached. It provides for the rearrangement of the inter-regional Zooprophylactic Experimentation Institute and regulates funding. The Institute shall operate under the National Sanitary Service in collaboration with the competent veterinary services. The main functions entrusted to the Institute are: (a) assessment of animal health conditions and safety of products of animal origin; and (b) veterinary scientific research. The powers and duties are fully listed out in article 3 of the Annex. Additionally, the Institute might be empowered by the Ministry of Health to produce and provide for the distribution of veterinary drugs as per article 4. Full text Italian Website www.regione.fvg.it