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Order No. 813 on international transport of perishable foodstuff.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
The present Order, of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, lays down rules on the international transport of perishable foodstuff. Commercial transport of the foodstuffs mentioned in Annex 8 of this Order shall be done using insulated transport equipment that is approved and labeled according to the rules in Chapter 2. As a general rule, road transport equipment shall be accompanied by an approval certificate.
The Order consists of 34 Articles organized in the following chapters: 1. Scope of application; 2. Approval of insulated transport equipment; 3. Hygienic construction and design of transport equipment; 4. Transport temperatures; 5. ATP equipment inspection and ATP committee; 6. Budget and accounting; 7. Control of imports and exports; 8. Entry into force and penalties.
Appendix 1 - Definitions and standards for specialized equipment for the transport of perishable foodstuff.
Appendix 2 - Provisions regarding the inspection of insulated, refrigerated, mechanically refrigerated, heated, or mechanically refrigerated and heated equipment to ensure conformity with standards.
Appendix 3 - Methods and procedures for measuring and controlling the insulation performance and effectiveness of cooling or heating systems on specialized equipment for the transport of perishable foodstuffs.
Appendix 4 - ATP certificate and certificate plate.
Appendix 5 - Classification labels applied to specialized equipment.
Appendix 6 - Monitoring of air temperatures during the transport of deep-frozen perishable foodstuffs.
Appendix 7 - Procedure for sampling and measuring temperatures during the transport of refrigerated, frozen, and deep-frozen perishable foodstuffs.
Appendix 8 - Procedure for sampling and measuring temperatures during the transport of refrigerated, frozen, and deep-frozen perishable foodstuffs.
Appendix 9 - Food groups covered by the regulation.
Appendix 9 - Table of contents.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on 1 July 2022.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
BEK nr 813 af 03/06/2022: Bekendtgørelse om international transport af letfordærvelige fødevarer.
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