<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: NotDefSpecial; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: NotDefSpecial"><FONT face=Calibri>With a specific note the Italian Ministry of Agriculture (Mipaaf) underlines the importance of the national meeting held las Dec. 10th and 11th, the </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: NotDefSpecial; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: NotDefSpecial"><FONT face=Calibri> "Stati generali del BIO 2009", organized in cooperation with INEA </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: NotDefSpecial; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: NotDefSpecial"><FONT face=Calibri> (the Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria), pointing out that all the documents related to the event are now available (in Italian) at the following <A href="http://vww.inca.it/statigcncralibio">LINK</A> . Mipaaf will define, from the meeting conclusions, a strategic document for the development of organic farming in Italy.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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