Regional Act No. 50 on the protection of autochthonous genetic resources. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Toscana Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Toscana No. 30, 26 July 1997 Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Genetic resources Registration Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In accordance with the rural development policy, the Region aims at the protection of plant and animal genetic resources originating in its territory and having a particular value from an economic, scientific and cultural point of view. Protected genetic resources shall be included in the special registers to be kept by the Regional Agency for Agricultural Development and Innovation (ARSIA). Article 2 lays down criteria concerning the setting up and management of those registers. Full text Italian Website www.regione.toscana.it References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Act No. 64 on the protection and improvement of local genetic resources. Legislation | Italy | 2004 Keyword: Genetic resources, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX