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Food Supplements Ordinance.

Country
Austria
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women introduces the Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements into Austrian national legislation. For the purpose of the said Ordinance vitamins and mineral substances are to be considered as food supplements. These products shall be delivered to the ultimate consumer only in a prepackaged form. Annex 1 specifies the vitamin and mineral substances which may be used when manufacturing food supplements. On the other hand Annex 2 lays down the vitamin and mineral substances which may be used when manufacturing food supplements. Details of packaging and labelling are contained in articles 3 to 5. The text consists of 7 articles and 2 Annexes.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/aut49411.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/aut49411b.pdf
Web site
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women on food supplements.
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 107/2010.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No.88, 18 February 2004, 2pp.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung der Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen über Nahrungsergänzungsmittel (Nahrungsergänzungsmittelverordnung - NEMV)
Implements
Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements.