National legislation

The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a fee to cover costs coherent to the Food Authority controls for food security. Special payments are listed in article 13 of this Regulation, while fees to cover costs arising from additional official controls Fees to cover costs...

The Act creates a framework for further regulation by the King of matters covered by this Act including hunting and harvesting and lays down general principles applicable to the carrying out of activities covered by this Act. The main administrative, regulatory and control functions for purposes...

This Decree specifies criteria for the importation of products listed in the title of this Decree from thirds countries, i.e. countries that are not members of the European Union for reasons of protection of public health in Norway. Importation shall be conform rules laid down in...

This Decree lays down rules relative to composition and labelling of cacao and chocolate products that are offered for sale: general provisions (art. 2), use of vegetable fats and cacao butter (art. 3), labelling (art. 4); special labelling provisions (art. 5); quality indications (art. 6), control...

The purpose of this Regulation is to protect product names of food from origin, geography and traditional character, as well as ensuring fair trade of these products. The application for protection of designations of traditional product characteristics shall include description of any additives, particular properties and...

The scope of the Decree is to provide for control over international trade of food and other animal products, including fish and fish products, so as to secure good quality and to safeguard the health of persons and animals. Provisions are made for the registration of...

This Decree applies to meat of cattle as defined in Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products. It requires characteristics of...

This Decree places restrictions on the importation of fresh meat of hoofed animals from Argentina. The aim of the Decree is to prevent the spreading of foot and mouth disease among hoofed animals. The restrictions concern the place of origin and the time of breeding of...

The Decree indicates regulated goods in the meat sector in accordance with Decree No. 1477 of 1996 concerning marketing arrangements for meat produced in Norway. The indications concern the whole animals, type of animals, classes of animals and fat groups and type of goods. ...

This Decree makes provision in general for the control of animal health requirements in relation with the production, processing, placing on the market and the importation from third countries of foodstuffs of animal origin. The objective of the Decree is to prevent the spreading of transmittable...

This Decree shall apply to coffee and chicory extracts but not to “café torrefacto soluble”. The Decree: defines products; lays down compositional standards in relation with product denominations; prescribes rules for labelling of products; and appoints the National Food Authority as the competent authority for purposes...

This Decree amends the list of Community legislation which specifies maximum residue limits being part of the EEA Agreement (Annex II). It also makes amendments to the principal Decree with respect to control of residues in fish and fish products. Control of quality of fish shall...

This Decree contains a list of Community legislation in which substances are specified that are granted a general exemption from maximum levels of residue. Thse substances are to be approved by the EU within 1 January, 2000. ...

The scope of this Decree is to prohibit placing on the market or importation in Norway of food products specified in article 1 if they are made of animals that are reared in Belgium in the period after 14 January 1999. Exception is made for products...

The purpose of this Regulation is to prevent production, preparation, importation and placing on the market of products of animal origin, including fish products, that contain residues of prohibited substances, polluting substances and veterinary preparations that do not comply with limit values established in order to...

The purpose of this Decree is to collect charges and levies in order to cover the costs arising from control services pursuant to the Act relative to quality control of fish and fish products. Charges shall be paid at landing of fish or on production of...

This Decree applies to sorted and unsorted eggs to be placed on the market for sale. The purpose is to secure the hygienic quality of eggs. It implements rules laid down in Attachments to the EEA Agreement. Rules are prescribed for the transportation and storage of...

This Decree contains instructions for supervisory authorities relative to the control on food items made from animals originating in countries other than those being members of the European Economic Area, for purposes of protecting the health of man and animals and to safeguard the external and...

Article 2 defines the application sphere of the Decree. Importers shall be registered with supervising authorities pursuant to article 4. ...

According to the Decree the State Agriculture Control Agency shall be responsible for the control of labelling and may take specific measures. these powers are hereby delegated to Debio, a semi-public institution. ...