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Legislative Decree No. 155 implementing Directives No. 93/43/EEC and No. 96/3/EEC on food hygiene.

Country
Italy
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
The Decree establishes general rules on food hygiene and the modalities for the verification of the compliance with said rules. The surveillance shall be exercised "in primis" within the factory and will cover the manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, transport, distribution and sale of the products. The inspections to be carried out shall aim substantially at assessing potential hazards and at keeping the HACCP critical points under control. Additional checks shall be performed at national level according to the provisions of Legislative Decree of 3 March 1993, No. 123. Article 8 establishes the penalties to be inflicted in case of contravention. The Decree is followed by one Annex, on general hygiene requisites and one Appendix.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ita10021.pdf
Date of text
Notes
Text available in word format, annexe(s) available in pdf format.
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 136, 13 June 1997, Ordinary Supplement No. 118/L, pp. 3-23.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Decree implementing Commission Directive 2004/4/EC of 15 January 2004 granting a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea.
Decree implementing Commission Directive 98/28/EC of 29 April 1998 granting derogation from certain provisions of Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport by sea of bulk raw sugar.
Implements
Commission Directive 96/3/Euratom, ECSC, EC granting a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea.
Council Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs.
Implemented by
Ministerial Circular No. 11 implementing Legislative Decree No. 155 of 26 May 1997 in matter of foodstuffs hygiene.
Repealed by
Legislative Decree No. 193 implementing Directive 2004/41/EC concerning food safety and implementing European Community regulations in this sector.