Regional Act No. 9 on the promotion and exploitation of organic agricultural production, 1994.

Subject

Agricultural & rural development

Keyword

Agricultural development Ecological production/organic production Basic legislation

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract

This Regional Act was enacted to encourage and exploit organic agricultural production, research into, experimentation with, and the dissemination and development of organic farming techniques in the Sardinia Region. This Regional Act refers to the organic farming techniques indicated in EC Regulation No. 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 and subsequent amendments. It also refers to schedules I, II and III of the EC Regulation defining an organic agricultural undertaking, and part B of Annex III which defines the organic processing undertaking. The Regional Agricultural Development and Technical Assistance Agency (Ersat) is the institution appointed pursuant to the EC Regulation to receive notification, to update and keep the records, monitor agricultural production using organic farming and organic processing techniques, impose the statutory penalties, etc. The Regional Act authorizes the Regional Executive Council to register a collective mark of origin and quality to identify the products obtained using organic production and organic processing techniques. The mark must be used solely to distinguish agricultural products obtained in Sardinia or to process agricultural products or by-products produced in Sardinia. The Regional Department for Agriculture and Agricultural and Pastoral Reform is responsible, inter alia, for promoting the study and analysis of the environment impact of agricultural techniques, organising seminars and courses for the extension of organic agricultural techniques, promoting the incorporation of these techniques into vocational training syllabuses, and providing technical assistance.

Full text

Italian

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 1991

Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Floriculture, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX