The Stazione Sperimentale per le Industrie delle Essenze e dei Derivati dagli Agrumi (SSEA) (Experimental Station for the Industry of the Essential oils and Citrus products) is a special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce in Reggio Calabria.Decreto - Legge n. 78 del 31 maggio 2010 recante "Misure urgenti in materia di stabilizzazione finanziaria e di competitività economica" pubblicato sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale Supplemento Ordinario n. 114 del 31 maggio 2010.

Overview It is an Institute for applied research, established in Reggio Calabria in 1918,Senato della Repubblica, Legislatura 15 Atto di Sindacato Ispettivo n° 4-01419 and operating on a national scale with the specific aim of promoting the technical and technological progress in the essential oils and citrus by-products industry. In 1999 SSEA was transformed into a public economic institutionDecreto Legislativo 29 ottobre 1999, n. 540 "Riordino delle stazioni sperimentali per l'industria, a norma dell'articolo 11 della legge 15 marzo 1997, n. 59" with important legal, operational and administrative modifications which, however, have left its mission and functions unchanged.

The Station was the Quality Control Body for the essential oil Bergamotto di Reggio Calabria DOP.

On 30 July 2013, attended by the Prefect of Reggio Calabria, was signed a collaboration agreement between the special Agency SSEA and the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria. The agreement provides for an investment of 5 million euros in equipment, and the redevelopment of the experimental field as a field catalog.

SSEA Directors

Alfredo Parrozzani (1918 - 1929) Francesco La Face (1929 - 1969) Angelo Di Giacomo (1970 - 1991) Maria Calvarano (1991 - 1998) Domenico Castaldo (1998 - 2005) Mario Mazza (Special Commissioner) (2006) Marcello Parrinello (Special Commissioner) (2007 - 2010)Decreto del Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico del 23 ottobre 2006 Natina Crea (2010 - In Office)

Experimental field

The Station has a field of about half a hectare, mistakenly called "botanical garden", used in the past as experimental field. At present the field is unused.

See also Bergamot orange

Other relative Experimental Stations Stazione Sperimentale per le Industrie degli Oli e dei Grassi Stazione Sperimentale per l'Industria delle Conserve Alimentari

References

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External links

Homepage of the SSEA