Law No. 242-IIQ on salt iodization for the prevention of iodine deficiency diseases.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
This Law establishes the legal, organizational and economic measures related to salt iodination to protect against iodine deficiency. It requires that the manufacture, import and trade of iodized salt comply with relevant requirements and standards to ensure its quality and safety. Salt used for human consumption as well as feedstuffs must be iodinated and composition, quality and safety thereof must comply with standards and requirements. Refinement, manufacturing, iodination and trade of salt shall be carried out in accordance with sanitary and hygienic requirements. Iodinated salt shall be subject to mandatory certification in accordance with established modalities.
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Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Article 8.3 of the Law enters into force on 1 January 2003.
Notes
This is a consolidated version, last amended in 2023.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Yod çatışmazlığı xəstəliklərinin kütləvi profilaktikası məqsədi ilə duzun yodlaşdırılması haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunu № 242-IIQ.