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Food Safety Act No.35 of 2015.
Date of text: 13 April 2018
Decree No. 17182 of 2006 establishing the Codex Alimentarius National Committee.
Date of text: 14 June 2006
Law No. 623 of 2004 regulating the dietician and nutrition profession and meals.
Date of text: 20 November 2004
Law No.216/2000 on the production, manufacture, sale and import of wine.
Date of text: 29 May 2000
Resolution No. 78 of 2023 specifying the maximum limits for the content of trans-fatty acids in food products and labeling conditions.
Date of text: 02 August 2023
Resolution No. 485/1 of 2022 on the formation of an Internal Committee to implement the National Nutrition Plan.
Date of text: 12 May 2022
Resolution No. 26 of 2021 subjecting table grapes, apples, citrus fruits and almonds to tests for pesticide residues after the picking process or in packaging centers.
Date of text: 02 August 2021
Resolution No. 586 of 2018 to subject imported tea, rice, and frozen and dried fruits to analysis for pesticide residues.
Date of original text: 31 July 2018 (13 March 2019)
Resolution No.168 of 2018 on the formation of a National Committee for Traditional Food Products
Date of text: 05 March 2018
Decree No. 1 of 2018 on the registration of the importer's name and address on the packaging of imported food commodities.
Date of text: 17 January 2018
Resolution No.1 of 2017 organizing the packing and presentation of dairy products, white cheeses, and products made of milk and vegetable oil and similar.
Date of text: 21 July 2017
Resolution No.846 of 2016 establishing Food Security Sector Steering Committee
Date of text: 19 October 2016
Resolution No.64/1 of 2016 about requirements for trading in honey products.
Date of text: 01 February 2016
Resolution No.1 of 2015 on conditions to be observed in food factories.
Date of text: 05 January 2015
Resolution No.18/1 of 2013 on Registration of wholesale markets for fruits and vegetables to the Ministry of Agriculture, and their management system.
Date of text: 07 January 2013
Resolution No.1104/1 specifying conditions to import ware potatoes.
Date of text: 15 December 2011
Decision No.1034 of 2011 on the regulation of packaging and presentation of milk and its derivatives as amended by Resolution No.539 of 2012.
Date of text: 21 November 2011
Resolution No.951/1 of 2011 on health conditions for vehicles transporting chilled and frozen meat and fresh carcasses.
Date of text: 26 October 2011
Resolution No.952/1 of 2011 on health conditions for vehicles transporting fresh, chilled and frozen fish.
Date of text: 26 October 2011
Resolution No. 828/1 of 2010 establishing the conditions for the import of meat.
Date of text: 08 December 2010
Resolution No. 830/1 of 2010 establishing the conditions for the import of frozen poultry meat.
Date of text: 08 December 2010
Resolution No. 822/1 on health conditions in the milk factories and the obtainment of the health licence.
Date of text: 03 December 2010
Resolution No. 821/1 on health requirements for vehicles transporting milk and milk products.
Date of text: 03 December 2010
Resolution No. 726/1 defining the validity period of canned animal products.
Date of text: 11 November 2010
Resolution No. 673/1 on the conditions for the import of live cattle, chilled meat and frozen meat from the Republic of Sudan.
Date of text: 29 October 2010
Resolution No. 497/1 regulating the import, the packaging and the sale of white cheese.
Date of text: 21 September 2010
Resolution No. 498/1 establishing the conditions for the import of powdered, condensed and UHT milk.
Date of text: 21 September 2010
Resolution No. 159/a.t. establishing a cooperative for the production of milk in the area of Hermel – Beqaa Governorate.
Date of text: 21 August 2010
Resolution No. 353/1 concerning the examination of pesticide residues in grapes for export.
Date of text: 19 July 2010
Resolution No. 105/1 concerning the environmental requirements for obtaining licences for the establishment and/or investment of firms roasting coffee beans, seeds and nuts.
Date of text: 08 July 2010
Resolution No. 94/1/A.T. concerning the presentation and sale of cheese, butter, margarine and processed meat.
Date of text: 02 June 2010
Resolution No. 573/1 of 2009 of the Ministry of Agriculture imposing to provide a data record of the cooling temperature during the shipping of food.
Date of text: 22 December 2009
Resolution No. 250/1 of 2009 establishing the National Committee for Olive and Oil Olive in Lebanon.
Date of text: 21 May 2009
Resolution No. 39/1 of 2009 subjecting the imported potatoes for edible use to laboratory analysis before its introduction in Lebanon.
Date of text: 28 January 2009
Resolution No. 22/A.T of 2008 regulating the exposition and sale of raw and uncooked slaughtered poultry.
Date of text: 29 August 2008
Resolution No. 273/1 of 2008 adopting the issuance of sanitary certificates for processed or modified foodstuff of plant origin.
Date of text: 19 June 2008
Resolution No. 307/1 of 2007 defining requirements and conditions for the importation of mango.
Date of text: 13 August 2007
Resolution No. 101/1 on the control of the importation of processed, genetically modified, canned and conserved plant-foodstuffs.
Date of text: 17 March 2007
Resolution No. 61/1 regulating the importation of livestock and meat from Chine.
Date of text: 21 February 2007
Resolution No. 113/1 of 2006 defining requirements for production and exportation of wine and grape juice.
Date of text: 29 March 2006
Resolution No. 57/1 of 2006 regulating the sampling methods of animal food products.
Date of text: 20 February 2006
Resolution No. 15796 of 2005 defining requirements and conditions for licence in diets and nutrition.
Date of text: 24 November 2005
Resolution No. 322/1 of 2004 defining the allowed percentage of Aflatoxins in some food and foodstuffs.
Date of text: 13 October 2004
Resolution No. 21/1 of 2004 imposing further conditions for the importation of potatoes for human consumption.
Date of text: 23 January 2004
Resolution No. 483/1 of 2003 establishing requirements and conditions for the importation of milk destined for infant nutrition.
Date of text: 19 August 2003
Resolution No. 183/1 of 2002 prohibiting the exportation of fruit in wooden boxes.
Date of text: 18 June 2002
Resolution No. 95/1 of 2002 on the registration of dairy factories.
Date of text: 19 March 2002
Decree No. 7171 adopting the Standardization No. 33 of 1999 concerning fermented yoghourt.
Date of text: 18 January 2002
Resolution No. 381/1 of 2001 on public health protection and animal health protection.
Date of text: 11 December 2001
Resolution No. 3/1 of 2001 defining the environmental requirements for licences for the treatment of meat and poultry lefts by cooking or dry fermenting.
Date of text: 12 January 2001
Resolution No. 4/1 of 2001 defining the environmental requirements for licences for slaughter houses.
Date of text: 12 January 2001
Resolution No. 5/1 of 2000 defining the environmental requirements for licences for fruit and vegetable conservation establishments (cooling, picking, cooking and canning).
Date of text: 30 November 2000
Resolution No. 88/1/AT of 2000 defining writing and weights on the package of Labna and Cream.
Date of text: 06 March 2000
Resolution No. 34/1 of 2000 allowing the use of Polystyrene in processing and preparartion of exported fruits and vegetables.
Date of text: 16 February 2000
Decree No. 1836 adopting Standardization No. 26 of 1999 concerning the sterilized milk as a Lebanese Standardization and Metrology.
Date of text: 03 December 1999
Decree No. 1836 adopting the Standardization No. 25 of 1999 concerning the pasteurized milk as a Lebanese Standardization and Metrology.
Date of text: 03 December 1999
Decree No. 1836 adopting the Standardization No. 29 of 1999 concerning the condensed milk as a Lebanese Standardization and Metrology.
Date of text: 03 December 1999
Decree No. 1836 adopting the Standardization No. 27 of 1999 concerning the Milk Treated with High Temperature as a Lebanese Standardization and Metrology.
Date of text: 03 December 1999
Decree No. 1836 adopting the Standardization No. 28 of 1999 concerning the dried milk as a Lebanese Standardization and Metrology.
Date of text: 03 December 1999
Resolution No. 21/H.SH of 1999 defining the requirements for the importation of flour-extra.
Date of text: 29 November 1999
Decree No. 1039 adopting the Standardizations No. 161/1999 the potable water and No. 162/1999 concerning the bottled potable water as the Lebanese Standardizations.
Date of text: 02 August 1999
Decree No. 1040 of 1999 adopting the Standardizations No. 23/1999 for Labna (yoghurt cream) and No. 35/1999 for cream in gelatine as Lebanese Standardizations.
Date of text: 02 August 1999
Resolution No. 103/1 of 1999 establishing the requirements for the importation of alive animals, animal products and animal foodstuffs from Belgium and European countries.
Date of text: 28 July 1999
Resolution No. 171/1 of 1998 defining the requirements for producing and naming the Lebanese Arack.
Date of text: 19 August 1998
Resolution No. 88/1 of 1998 prohibiting the importation of watermelon.
Date of text: 18 May 1998
Resolution No. 61/1 of establishing standards for yoghurt for consumption or for production of "labna" (dairy product).
Date of text: 26 March 1998
Decree No. 11710 of 1998 establishing a committee to regulate the importion of natural medicinal products and alimentary integrators.
Date of text: 22 January 1998
Resolution No. 358/1 of 1997 defining the technical requirements and conditions for the export of fruits and vegetables.
Date of text: 24 October 1997
Resolution No. 337/1 of 1997 establishing a committee for definition of standards, conditions and requirements for the exportation of agricultural commodities.
Date of text: 23 September 1997
Decree No. 10266 of 1997 regulating the import and export of sugar.
Date of text: 13 May 1997
Resolution No. 71/1/AT of 1996 establishing the requirements and weights for dairy products packages (milk, yoghurt and condensed yoghurt).
Date of text: 10 April 1996
Resolution No. 114/1 of 1995 establishing the National Authority for Food and Nutrition.
Date of text: 19 September 1995
Resolution No. 94/1 of 1995 defining the requirements for exportation and preparation of agricultural products.
Date of text: 24 August 1995
Resolution No. 58/1 of 1991 regulating the importation of liquid, dried and concentrated milk.
Date of text: 12 May 1991
Resolution No. 533/1 of 2023 amending Resolution No. 2/1 of 2000 (amending Resolution No. 358/1 of 1997).
Date of text: 13 November 2023
Resolution No. 520/1 of 2023 amending Resolution No. 693/1 of 2014 (specifying the conditions for importing potato seeds).
Date of text: 09 November 2023
Resolution No.1234/1 of 2015 amending Resolution No.952/1 of 2011 on health conditions for vehicles transporting fresh, chilled and frozen fish.
Date of text: 31 December 2015
Resolution No.1235/1 of 2015 amending Resolution No.951/1 of 2011 on health conditions for vehicles transporting chilled and frozen meat and fresh carcasses.
Date of text: 31 December 2015
Resolution No. 208/1 of 2009 amending Resolution No. 101/1 of 2007 on the examination and testing of the imported canned and conserved processed and modified foodstuffs of plant origin.
Date of text: 04 May 2009
Resolution No. 402/1 of 2007 amending resolution No. 307/1 of 2007 defining requirements and conditions for the importation of mango.
Date of text: 15 October 2007
Resolution No. 698/1 of 2003 amending Resolution No. 483/1 of 2003 concerning requirements and conditions for the importation of milk destined for child nutrition.
Date of text: 31 October 2003
Resolution No. 3/H.SH of 2000 amending Resolution No. 21/H.SH concerning the importation of flour extra.
Date of text: 17 January 2000
Resolution No. 2/1 of 2000 (amending Resolution No. 358/1 of 1997).
Date of text: 03 January 2000