Regional Act No. 5 to safeguard typical, first-quality and organic agricultural products. Pays/Territoire Italie Sous-division territoriale Marche Type du document Législation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche No. 23, 11 March 2004. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Production écologique/production biologique Infractions/sanctions Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Commerce intérieur Emballage/étiquetage Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Biotechnologie Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé With a view to contributing to the protection of human health, animal health and the environment, the Region promotes genetic resources as well as typical agricultural products of the Marche Region. There are hereby established rules governing: (a) the production and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in accordance with the precautionary principle; (b) the promotion of typical, first-quality and organic agriucltural products. Article 2 prohibits the production and cultivation of species which contain GMOs. Foodstuffs containing GMOs may be placed on the regional market only if they comply with the labelling requirements prescribed by article 4. Article 10 establishes administrative sanctions. Texte intégral Italien Site web www.regione.marche.it