Regional Act No. 4 supporting collective forms of credit guarantee in the agricultural sector. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sardegna Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Credit Financial agricultural measures Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract With a view to promoting the access of agricultural enterprises to credit, the present Act supports the development of collective guarantee organisms, which shall be consituted by consortia or cooperatives. To this end, the Regional Administration shall allocate financial resources from which the consortia and cooperatives aforesaid may benefit. Article 2 lays down the requirements to be met by these organisms in order to benefit from the regional financial resources. Article 6 lays down penalties. Full text Italian Website www.regione.sardegna.it