Regional Act No. 50 to protect monumental plants Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Valle d'Aosta Document type Legislation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Valle d’Aosta No. 35, 28 August 1990 Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild flora Management/conservation Registration Offences/penalties Protection of species Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Act lays down provisions to protect and ensure the preservation of regional plant and tree species of particular value. Article 2 gives the definition of “monumental plant” in order to define the scope of these protective measures. A special Committee is appointed to verify that plant and trees meet the requirements set out in article 2 so as to benefit from the protective provisions hereby established and obtain the “declaration of monumentality”(art. 4). Article 7 deals with penalties and administrative sanctions. Article 8 provides for the setting up of the Regional Register of Monumental Plans. Full text Italian Website www.regione.vda.it