The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) "Limone Costa d'Amalfi" was recognized, in accordance with EC Regulation No. 2081/92, by Regulation (EC) No. 1356 of July 4, 2001 (published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. L 182 on July 5, 2001). Registration in the national register of protected designations and geographical indications took place by ministerial decree on July 18, 2001, published in the Official Gazette No. 178 on August 2, 2001, together with the Production Specification and the Summary Sheet (previously published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 282 on October 5, 2000).
The authorized certification body is Is.Me.Cert (Mediterranean Institute for Certification of Products and Processes in the Agri-food Sector, Via Porzio Centro Direzionale Is.G/1 scala C - 80143 Naples, Tel. 081/7879789, Fax 081/6040176, website: www.ismecert.com).