The HEAD of the DEPARTMENT of rural policies competitive and quality having regard to Regulation (EC) No 510/06 of March 20, 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs; Given the circumstances on which it is founded on Regulation (EC) No 510/06, and in particular those concerning the opportunity to promote quality products having certain characteristics attributable to geographical origin and consumer information such as to enable it to make optimal choices; Given that these objectives are pursued effectively by the consortia of protection, as constituted by the persons directly involved in the production chain, with specific experience and a thorough understanding of product characteristics; Having regard to law no 526 December 21, 1999 laying down rules for fulfilment of the obligations arising from Italy's membership of the European Community-Community law 1999. Visto l'art. 14 of the above Act December 21, 1999, # 526, and in particular paragraph 15, which identifies the functions for the exercise of which the protection consortia of PDOs, PGIs and TSGS can receive, by measure of recognition of the Ministry of agricultural food and forestry policies, the corresponding assignment; Having regard to the ministerial decrees April 12, 2000, as published in the official journal-General series-# 97 of April 27, 2000, bearing ' General provisions concerning the requirements of reliability is the protection consortia of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGI) "and" identification of the criteria of representation in the corporate bodies of the consortium of protection of designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs)» issued by the Ministry of agricultural food and forestry policies in art. 14, paragraph 17 of the abovementioned law no 526/1999; Having regard to the September 12, 2000, Decree No. 410 published in the official journal-General Series-# 9 of January 12, 2001 by which, pursuant to art. 14, paragraph 16, of law no 526/1999, adopted the regulation concerning the distribution of costs arising from the activities of consortia of protection of PDOs and PGIs entrusted by the Ministry; Seen on October 12, 2000 Decree published in the official journal-General series-n. 272 of November 21, 2000 by which, in accordance with the provisions of art. 14, paragraph 15, point d) were given directives for the collaboration of the consortium of protection of PDOs and PGIs with the Ispettorato centrale repressione frodi, now Central Inspectorate of the protection of the quality and fraud repression of food and agricultural products, in the supervisory activities; Seen the Decree May 10, 2001, published in the official journal-General series-n. 134 of June 12, 2001, incorporating additions to the mentioned decrees of April 12, 2000; Seen the Decree May 4, 2005, published in the official journal-General series-# 112 of May 16, 2005 laying down these decrees of April 12, 2000 integration; Seen the Decree May 4, 2005, published in the official journal-General series-# 112 of May 16, 2005, establishing a mode of derogation from art. 2 of said Decree of April 12, 2000 laying down general provisions on the reliability requirements for the recognition of associations of PDOs and PGIs; Seen August 5, 2005 Decree, published in the official journal-General series-# 191 of August 18, 2005, amending the Decree of May 4, 2005; Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) no 1263 of 1 July 1996, published in the official journal of the European Union L 163 of July 2, 1996 under which it was recorded the protected designation of origin ' Sabina '; Having regard to the Legislative Decree n. 297 l November 9, 2004, published in the official journal-General series-# 293 of December 15, 2004 establishing a «penalty provisions under Regulation (EEC) no 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs "; Having regard to the request submitted by the Consortium for the protection and promotion of the oil with protected designation of origin of Sabina, headquartered in Fara in Sabina (Rieti), loc. Farfa, via Porta Montopoli n. 2, designed to get the same recognition to perform the functions listed in art. 14, paragraph 15 of the aforementioned law No. 526/1999; Verified the conformity of the Statute of the Consortium predicted at the requirements of the abovementioned ministerial decrees; Considered that the condition required by art. 5 April 12, 2000 Decree mentioned above, reliability requirements ' the protection consortia, it is satisfied because the Ministry has verified that the participation, in the shareholder structure, the subjects belonging to the category «olive growers» in «fats (oils)» found in art. 4, point d) of the same Decree, represents at least the 2/3 protected production for which the Consortium calls for the task described in art. 14, paragraph 15 of law No. 526/1999. The check in question was carried out on the basis of declarations made by the applicant claims issued by the inspection body and the public Chamber of Commerce, industry, handicraft and Agriculture of Rome, authorized to carry out activities on protected designation of origin ' Sabina '; Was therefore considered necessary to proceed to the recognition of the Consortium for the protection and enhancement with a protected designation of origin of Sabina in order to allow the exercise of the activities mentioned above and specifically indicated in art. 14, paragraph 15 of law no 526/1999;
Decrees: Art. 1.1. The Statute of the Consortium for the protection and promotion of the oil with protected designation of origin Sabina, headquartered in Fara in Sabina (Rieti), loc. Farfa, via Porta Montopoli # 2, complies with the requirements set out in art. 3 April 12, 2000 Decree laying down general provisions concerning the requirements of reliability is the protection consortia protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI).