Regional Act No. 12 on the rearrangement of protected areas Pays/Territoire Italie Sous-division territoriale Liguria Type du document Législation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Aire protégée Politique/planification Institution Infractions/sanctions Classement/déclassement Collecte de données/déclarations Législation de base Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé In compliance with the principles laid down at the national level in Act No. 394 of 1991, the Liguria Region shall set up protected areas for the purposes of conservation and improvement of the natural and environmental heritage. The Liguria Region shall also promote the creation of interregional protected areas. When drafting the Nature Chart referred to in article 3 of Act No. 394, the Region shall provide for the assessment of the environmental conditions taking into particular account vulnerable areas. Regional protected areas are hereby classified into the following categories: (a) regional nature parks; (b) nature reserves; (c) natural monuments or botanic gardens (art. 3). Article 4 defines protected areas of provincial or local interest. Therefore, the regional system of protected areas shall comprise regional protected areas, provincial protected areas and local protected areas. Chapter II is entirely devoted to regional protected areas and makes provisions in matter of setting up and management of such areas. Further details are laid down in Chapter III with respect to the managing entities, their functions and the management of protected areas. The aforesaid entities are in charge of the elaboration and approval (in compliance with the procedure described in article 18) of the Plans of Protected Areas, which represent the essential instrument in the management, improvement and use of the area concerned. Chapter IV lays down rules governing the granting of subsidies intended to support protected areas. Chapter V deals with surveillance and application of penalties. The entities which are in charge of the management of the protected areas shall elaborate annual reports as per article 29. Chapter VII lays down particular provisions to be applied solely to the Regional Nature Park of Portofino. Texte intégral Italien Site web www.regione.liguria.it Références - Législation Implemente Act No. 394 laying down the legal framework for protected areas. Législation | Italie | 1991 (1998) Mot clé: Législation de base, Aire protégée, Aire marine, Gestion/conservation, Institution, Biodiversité, Infractions/sanctions, Zones marines protégées, Zones humides Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Regional Act No. 13 amending Regional Act No. 12 of 22 February 1995 and subsequent amendments and determining new forms of territorial protection Législation | Italie | 2002 Mot clé: Aire protégée, Politique/planification, Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Source: FAO, FAOLEX