Regional Act No. 21 providing on biological agriculture. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Lazio Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Lazio, 1998. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Ecological production/organic production Financial agricultural measures Institution Non-governmental entity Registration Basic legislation Packaging/labelling Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act provides for the promotion and diffusion of productions environmentally compatible and promotes the production, transformation and marketing of biological products. Under Article 3 is established the Regional Commission for Biological Agriculture (A.R.S.I.A.L.) 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. In terms of Article 9, the Regional Register of Biological Producers is to be established and this type of producers will receive regional finacial contributions for research, professional training plans and for the promotion of biological products. (16 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