New Foodstuffs and New Ingredients Ordinance.
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Type of law
Regulation
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Date of latest amendment
Abstract
An Ordinance implementing the Directive No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the EC of 27 January 1997 on New Foodstuffs and New Ingredients for Foodstuffs. According to article 1, the competent authority to carry out the first inspection of new foodstuffs and ingredients are both the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Institute for Consumer Protection and Veterinary Medicine. Requests for authorization of new foodstuffs and ingredients must be addressed to the said authorities. Part 2 deals with products made up of genetically manipulated soya beans and/or maize and Part 3 concerns marking of products made without genetically manipulated products. The Ordinance consists of 9 articles divided into 4 Parts.
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Long title of text
Ordinance implementing EC directives concerning new foodstuffs and new ingredients for foodstuffs.
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance has entered into force on 1 September 1999.
Notes
The present Ordinance, in this version of 14 February 2000, is consolidated as of 27 May 2008.
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 7, 29 February 2000, pp. 123-126.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung zur Durchführung gemeinschaftsrechtlicher Vorschriften über neuartige Lebensmittel und Lebensmittelzutaten(Neuartige Lebensmittelund Lebensmittelzutaten-Verordnung - NLV).
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