Regional Act No. 26 on the protection of animal and plant genetic resources of agricultural interest. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Basilicata Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Basilicata No. 50, 16 October 2008. Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Genetic resources Biotechnology Registration Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Regional Act aims at the protection and preservation of genetic resources of autochthonous animal and plant species, especially those under threat of extinction. Article 3 provides for the creation of a regional register under which such genetic resources of agricultural interest shall be included. Article 5 deals with the creation of conservation sites. Full text Italian Website www.regione.basilicata.it