In this section you can find National rules regarding protection of IG and origin’s denomination of food and agricultural products.

Law n. 526, December 21, 1999, bearing the “Dispositions for the fulfilment of obligations deriving from Italian membership to European Community” – community law 1999.

Decree of April 12, 2000, bearing the “General disposition for representativeness requirements of Consortiums of Protection of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI)”.

Decree of April 12, 2000, bearing the “Specification of the criteria of delegation in the social organizations of the Consortiums of Protection of PDO and PGI.

Decree September 12, 2000 n. 410 bearing the “APDOtion of the regulation regarding the division of costs deriving from the activities of the Consortiums of Protection of PDO and PGI nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry”.

Decree of October 12, 2000 bearing the “ Cooperation between Consortiums of Protection of PDO and  PGI and the Central Inspectorate for the repression of frauds in the activities of vigilance, guardianship and protection of PDO and IGP products.

Legislative Decree, November 19, 2004, n. 297 bearding the “Dispositions for sanctions in application of the regulation (CEE) n. 2081/92 regarding the protection of geographical indications and origin’s denominations of agricultural and food products”.

Legislative Decree, February 10, 2005, n.30 “Code of industrial property, according to article 15, law n. 273, December 12, 2002”.

Decree of May 21, 2007, bearding the “Practice at national level for the registration of PDO and PGI, according to the regulation (EC) n. 510/2006”.