USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
GAIN Report

Voluntary Report - public distribution
Date: 2/2/2005
GAIN Report Number: IT5003

Italy
Biotechnology
Italy's Coexistence Law - English Text
2005

Approved by:
Geoffrey Wiggin
U.S. Embassy
Prepared by:
Sandro Perini

Report Highlights: Italy passed a national coexistence law for biotech, organic and conventional crops that sets the framework for individual regions to develop detailed rules so that Italian farmers can know their responsibilities vis-à-vis their neighbours. This report includes only a translation of the Italian law.

This report in PDF format: http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200502/146118665.pdf