Ministerial Decree making provision on Germplasm Banks intended for conservating and safeguarding biogenetic resources. Pays/Territoire Italie Type du document Règlement Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Ressources génétiques Biotechnologie Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Matériel de reproduction/semences Autorisation/permis Inspection Conservation ex situ Production végétale Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé Having regard to the need to undertake measures to protect, safeguard and improve Italian genetic resources of environmental and agricultural interest, this Decree lays down provisions concerning banks and centres conservating biogenetic resources. Such materials shall be subject to inspections and checks carried out by the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies (art. 1). Transfer of biogenetic resources for research, experimentation or other purposes (including the creation of genetically modified organisms) is subject to the issuance of a special authorization by Decree of the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies (art. 2, par. 4). Texte intégral Italien Site web www.comune.jesi.an.it