National legislation

This Decree-Law regulates the use of food additives. It consists of 10 articles defining authorized food additives to be used for human consumption and establishing requirements to be met by such substances. It also specifies the composition and duties of the Committee responsible for carrying out...

This Decree-Law regulates characteristics, standards and packaging requirements of coffee and its surrogate (including coffee mixture standards). It consists of 12 articles establishing the standards to be met by different coffee varieties (and its surrogates) in order to be produced and traded (in particular related to...

This Decree-Law establishes edible oil requirements. It consists of 20 articles specifying requirements to be satisfied by edible oils, oil treating methods, etc. It lists different types of edible oils and prescribes labelling and packaging requirements as well as prohibited practises. ...

This Decree-Law creates the Institute of Portugal for Fish Conservation and Fish Products (IPCP). It consists of 5 chapters specifying composition, duties and competence of the aforementioned fishing administration. It establishes as well IPCP purposes, such as: controlling fish quality standard, promoting fishing activity, carrying ou...

This Decree prescribes the conditions for the labelling of foodstuffs (national or foreign, pre-packaged or not) at the point of supply to the ultimate consumer, together with rules governing their presentation and advertising. The provisions also apply to foodstuffs for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, canteens, etc. Offences...

This Decree approves the Regulation on egg exploitation and trade. It consists of 54 articles and 1 annex establishing all the requirements to be satisfied for producing eggs to be placed on the market (including sanitary measures, packaging and labelling, climatic conditions,egg classification, etc.). Sanctions for...

This Order establishes milk quality standards, (including classification of different milk standards for human and industrial use, sanitary procedures to be applied by establishments, etc.). It specifies incentives to be issued to milk producers by the Government. ...

This Order establishes quality standards for milk to be dried (including sanitary procedures to be applied by establishments). It specifies labelling and packaging requirements to be met by dried milk. ...

This Decree-Law establishes quality standards and controls to be carried out on whisky. It consists of 17 articles establishing: whisky quality standards, labelling and packaging requirements and all conditions to be satisfied by national and imported whisky (including sanitary requirements of national distillery). Sanctions for illegal...

This Decree-Law establishes sanitary inspection to be carried out for bird, poultry and rabbit meat. Sanitary markings must be done with an official marking on the breast (for bird and poultry products) and on one arm (for rabbit). This Decree-Law also provides for the labelling and...

This Decree approves the Regulation on trade of edible rabbits. This Regulation (consisting of 5 chapters and 2 annexes) establishes sanitary procedures for fresh rabbit meat production and its placing on the market, including sanitary requirements for slaughterhouses (slaughtering methods, meat conservation, animal parts, sanitary authorizations,...