Legislative DecreeMay 18th 2001, n. 228 “Orientamento e modernizzazione del settore agricolo, a norma dell’articolo 7 della legge 5 marzo 2001, n. 57” (Orientation and modernization of agriculture): promotion, definition and structuring of rural districts (http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/deleghe/01228dl.htm)

Lombardy regional law 1/2007 “Strumenti di competitività per le imprese e per il territorio della Lombardia”(Tools of competitiveness for firms and for the territory of Lombardy). Art. 4: “Districts are business combinations in accordance with bonds of affinity that may have thematic-sectoral, territorial or joint, or other specific binding of correlation. Industrial, craft, cooperative, distribution, services, construction, tourism, agriculture and agri-food enterprises can freely join districts.” (http://suap.comune.merate.lc.it/sites/default/files/lr_lombardia_1_07.pdf)

Lombardy regional law Dgr 10085/2009: “Districts chain = production systems with a high degree of specialization, strong integration of the segments of the supply chain, significant representation at regional or sector level”

Ministerial Decree November 20th 2007: “Markets reserved to the exercise of direct sales by farmers” (http://gazzette.comune.jesi.an.it/2007/301/4.htm)

“Feeding Milan. A design for territorial ecology project”

(http://www.nutriremilano.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190)

“Sustainable food chains and local communities”)

(http://www.forumct.it/it/progetti/filiere-agroalimentari-sostenibili-e-comunita-locali/)

“Progetto BIOREGIONE”: Study of the demand / supply of food at regional level, with a focus on institutional catering, short chains, organic food and support to public decision-makers

“Dentro il capitale delle relazioni” CORES Research group on Consumption, Networks and Practices of Sustainable Economies

(http://www.unibg.it/struttura/struttura.asp?id_notizia=58628&cerca=cores)

Regulation on governinggarden sitesin the City of Describesthe conditionsunder whichan individual canhiregarden plotsin thegarden plot area in the Municipality of Ljubljana: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=94266