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Law on the quality of agricultural products.

Country
North Macedonia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Law regulates the markets of agricultural products in terms of standards and quality, classification, labelling and quality information system (regarding the cereals and rice, animal feed, fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and poultry, beef, pork, mutton and goat meat, milk and dairy products, bees), further including the issues for protection of agricultural and food products with a specific geographical name and designation (guaranteed traditional specialty or product), also defining the control, official inspections and supervision over the implementation of the provisions here provided.
The Law is divided into VI Chapters and 179 articles, including the offences and related penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mac151284.pdf
Web site
http://www.slvesnik.com.mk
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette (and fully applied from 1 January 2013).
Notes
Consolidated version
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette 140/2006-39/2016
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Закон за квалитетот на земјоделските производи.
Amended by
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Law amending the Law on the quality of agricultural products.
Implemented by
Regulation on the form and content of the penalty payment order.
Regulation on types of feed that is marketed, quality standards, on allowable amounts of feed additives for animals, on method of packaging, labelling, transport and storage.
Regulation on sampling methods for analysis and super analysis on animal feed.
Regulation on detailed conditions for the appropriate premises and necessary equipment that laboratories should have at their disposal for performing analysis and superanalysis of flour.
Regulation on the form and content of the request for authorization of laboratories to perform analysis and superanalysis of samples taken for flour quality control, as well as the form and content of the request due to failure to submit a decision on the authorization of laboratories to perform analysis and superanalysis of samples taken for quality control of flour, i.e. failure to adopt a decision to reject the request for adoption of a decision for authorization.
Regulation on detailed conditions and manner for storage and keeping of flour.
Regulation on the method and type of flour packaging and the conditions for putting flour into circulation in bulk.
Regulation on the form and content of forms for submission of monthly reports and annual report on stored flour.
Regulation on the minimum conditions for placing on the market, the quality and types of flour, the method for taking samples, as well as methods for analyzing the quality of flour.
Regulation on the form and content of the request for issuing of marketing flour control stamps, form and content of the control stamp, manner of its issuance, and issue on related record keeping.
Regulation on the manner for work of the expert commission for implementation of procedures for registering protected marks of agricultural and food products.
Regulation on the costs of procedures for registering and using the mark of origin, the geographical mark and the mark of guaranteed traditional specialty.
Regulation on the form and content of the request for authorization of laboratories to perform analysis and superanalysis of samples taken for grain and rice quality control.
Regulation on the form, content and manner of submitting the request for annulment of the registration decision.
Regulation on the manner of submitting the request and the form and content of the application form for amendment and addition of the report or specification.
Regulation on the form and content of the official report contained in the application for registration of designation of origin or geographical indication.
Regulation determining which agricultural and food products protected at the national and international level with the protection of their geographical name bearing the designation of origin or geographical indication and protection of the traditional name with the indication of guaranteed traditional specialty.
Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of designation of origin or geographical indication.
Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of designation of guaranteed traditional specialty.
Regulation on the form of opposition to the proposed title of the application for registration of a designation of origin, geographical indication or indication of a guaranteed traditional specialty and the form for the submission of information from the contractual procedure.
Regulation on the form, content, size and use of labels and signs "Protected Designation of Origin", "Protected Geographical Indication" and "Designation of guaranteed traditional specialty”.
Regulation on the processing and on the manner and method of determining the quality and categorization of cattle and classification of carcasses and half-carcasses (cattle).
Regulation on the methods for determining the effective meat content in carcasses of slaughtered pigs.
Regulation on labelling, form and content of the label and marking of the cattle carcasses.
Regulation determining the categories of sheep and goats and the classification of carcasses of sheep and goats or lambs on the slaughter line.
Regulation on the assessment of the slaughter line in categories and classes, the manner of marking, the form and content of the labels for carcasses of slaughtered pigs.
Regulation on labelling, form and content of the seal and label for the carcasses of sheep and goats.
Regulation on the manner for performing the training program, contents for conducting training and terms for the passing of the exam and the expenses of training for classifiers of carcasses and half-carcasses of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats or lambs.
Regulation on the contents of the form for reporting of the results of classification of carcasses and half-carcasses of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats or lambs and on the manner for its fulfilment.
Regulation on the form and content of accompanying document on the quality of animal feed.
Regulation on the storage of raw milk and sampling for analysis and super analysis, content, form and manner of filling in the minutes, the methods of analysis of raw milk, the method of classification and method of valuation of raw milk, and the way of doing training program for conducting training for controllers.
Regulation on the form, content and manner for the milk buyer notification to be send to the milk producer (results of the classification and valuation of raw milk).
Regulation on the form and content of the register of authorized verification bodies.
Regulation on the form and content of the invitation for education, the manner of conducting the education and the manner of keeping records of the conducted education.
Regulation on the form and content of the single document from the application for registration of a designation of origin or geographical indication.
Regulation on the form and content of the single document for the application for registration of designation of origin or geographical indication.
Regulation on the form and content of the product specification for obtaining the designation of guaranteed traditional specialty.
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping the register of users of designations of origin, geographical indication and indication of guaranteed traditional specialty.
Regulation on quality requirements for raw milk, dairy products and the use of their names, the quality and activity of starter cultures, and other specific substances.
Regulation on the minimum conditions for quality, properties and classification of grains and rice.
Regulation on the form and content of recording and archiving of the data (information system) and data processor which delivers them to the producer of raw milk, and on the manner for their fulfilment and submissions.
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping records on bee products.
Regulation on sampling methods and analysis and super analysis of bee products.
Regulation on the form, content and manner of keeping records on produced and sold milk.
Regulation on standards and manner for determining the quality and manner of packaging and labelling of bee products.
Regulation on additional identification of poultry meat destined for the market in terms of cooling and cultivation methods, on labels and their use.
Regulation on the criteria for determining the quality of poultry meat in terms of conformation of the body, appearance, damage, color and other visual characteristics and the method for their classification.
Regulation on methods for determining the total water content in the laboratory (chemical test).
Regulation on methods of absorbing water in slaughterhouse facilities and the method for determining the average water loss during thawing.
Regulation on marking of eggs intended for the market and eggs intended for incubation, labelling and use of labels.
Regulation on the markings used for identification of poultry and their definitions.