Regional Act No. 41 laying down provisions to safeguard the cultivation and the production quality of bergamot. Provisions on the Bergamot Consortium. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Calabria Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Institution Capacity building Fruits/edible nuts Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract With a view to promoting and improving the production of bergamot and derivatives in the Calabria Region, these provisions regulate the establishment of the Bergamot Consortium, which shall be constituted by the organisms referred to in articles 5 to 9. Producers may join the Consortium provided that they meet the requirements set out in article 4. The Bergamot Consortium shall provide technical assistance to enterprises concerned, arrange training courses and collaborate in the elaboration of agricultural programmes relating to bergamot. The Consortium shall be subject to the surveillance and controls to be carried out by the Regional Agricultural Counsel (art. 11). Full text Italian Website www.regione.calabria.it