Regional Act No. 27 laying down provisions on environmental protection. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Abruzzo Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Abruzzo No. 46, 30 August 2006. Subject Energy, Environment gen., Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Renewable energy Pollution control Authorization/permit Institution Education Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract By way of implementation of various acts in force at the national level, this Regional Act lays down provisions concerning different issues of environmental protection and amends certain acts in force in the Abruzzo Region. In particular, the Act refers to the promotion of renewable resources of energy, waste management, issue of the integrated environmental authorization and soil rehabilitation. Article 7 sets up the Regional Observatory on Waste, whereas article 11 establishes the Regional Authority on the Environment, which shall elaborate environmental assessments and define strategies to be implemented. Furthermore, the Act lays down some amendments to Regional Act No. 122 of 1999 as regards the institutions involved in environmental education programmes. Full text Italian Website www.regione.abruzzo.it References - Legislation Implements Regional Act No. 83 on waste management. Legislation | Italy | 2000 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Policy/planning, Soil rehabilitation, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Decree No. 387 implementing Directive 2001/77/EC on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market. Legislation | Italy | 2003 Keyword: Renewable energy, Policy/planning, Basic legislation, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Decree No. 59 implementing Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Noise pollution, Basic legislation, Hazardous substances, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Regional Act No. 122 on environmental education. Legislation | Italy | 1999 Keyword: Education, Institution, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX