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Food Penalty Ordinance.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Source

Abstract
The present Ordinance enforces the Foodstuff and Feedstuff Codex in its version of 26 April 2006. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to penalties to be paid for actions contrary, inter alia, to the following EU- directives: Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies of 22 May 2001; Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs of 29 April 2004; Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs of 29 April 2004; Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption of 29 April 2004; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs of 15 November 2005. The text consists of 15 articles.T
Long title of text
Ordinance implementing food law provisions of the European Union.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 9 May 2017.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung zur Durchsetzung lebensmittelrechtlicher Rechtsakte der Europ ischen Gemeinschaft (Lebensmittelrechtliche Straf- und Bu geldverordnung).