Eco Labelling Act.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The present Act implements the Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products. The text provides for license requirement for use of eco-mark and provides for the products that are forbidden to use the eco-mark. Article 2 establishes that the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection is responsible for the implementation of provisions concerning eco-labelling. The text consists of 6 Articles as follows: Eco-marks (1); Empowerment (2); Penalties (3); Fines (4); Sequestration (5); Entry into force (6).
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Long title of text
Act on the introduction and use of labelling organic products.
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on 15 December 2001.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Eco Labelling Act as last amended by Article 2 of the law of 27 July 2021 (BGBl. I p.3176).
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 5, 30 January 2009, pp. 78-80.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz zur Einführung und Verwendung eines Kennzeichens für Erzeugnisse des ökologischen Landbaus (Öko-Kennzeichengesetz – ÖkoKennzG).
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