National legislation

This Decree-Law is composed of 13 articles divided in two Chapters. It implements EC Regulations No. 852/2004 and No. 853/2004 ruling on foodstuff hygiene and on sanitary requirements for food of animal origin. In particular, the Decree-Law defines the competent national authorities and indicates the national...

This Decree-Law, composed of eight articles, introduces, in the national legal order the EC Directive No. 2004/41/CE of 21 April 2004 repealing previous legislation on foodstuff hygiene and defining rules applicable to the production and commercialization of food of animal origin. Accordingly, the Decree-Law repeals and...

This Order, composed of three articles and three Annexes, approves: technical requirements, model recepits and certificate templates applicable to animal foodstuff to be used by veterinarians for medical purposes. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of four articles and two Annexes, introduces in the national legal system European Community Directive No. 2005/10/EC. It defines collection, analysis and sampling necessary for the official control of benzo(a)pirene levels contained in feedstuff. The Annexes provide a detailed regulation of the...

This Decree-Law, composed of three articles, introduces in the natonal legal system European Community Directive No. 2005/4/EC. It defines collection, analysis and sampling necessary for the official control of lead, cadmium and 3-MCPD levels contained in feedstuff. Moreover, the Decree-Law amends Annexes I and II of...

This Decree-Law introduces in the national legal system EC Directive No. 2002/99/CE ruling on sanitary measures for production, transformation, distribution, and introduction of animal products used for human consumption. The Decree-Law devotes particular attention to import of animal products from third countries. Four Annexes provide, respectively:...

This Decree-Law, composed of 3 articles and one Annex, introduces in the national legal system EC Directive No. 2004/45/CE establishing purity criteria for food additives. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 3 articles, introduces in the national legal system, EC Directive No. 2004/77/CE ruling on labelling foodstuff containing ammonium salt. The Decree provides the list of the foodstuff whose labelling requires additional complementary information. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 5 articles, introduces in the national legal system the EC Directives No. 2004/5/CE and No. 2004/6/CE ruling on allowed substances to be used in foodstuff, with special attention to “minerals” category. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 6 articles, introduces in the National legal system, EC Directive No. 2003/89/CE ruling on foodstuff ingredients’ indication. In particular, it rules on the substances not to be considered as ingredients, and on the definition of composite ingredients. Finally, it rules on labelling...

This Decree-Law, composed of 22 articles and one Annex, rules on edible oils and fats to be used as row material for human consumption. In particular, the Decree-Law defines the conditions required for oil production and/or processing and rules on its commercialisation. The Decree-Law provides a...

This Decree-Law, composed of four articles and two annexes, introduces in the National legal system EC Commission Directive No. 2004/16/CE. It rules on criteria for collecting samples and methods for analyzing tinned foodstuff with regards to the official control of tin presence. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 5 articles and one Annex, introduces in the national legal system the EC Commission Directive No. 95/45/CE defining purity criteria for mixed carotenes and beta-carotene. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of three articles, introduces in the national legal system the Commission Directive 2004/13/EC amending Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 3 articles and one Annex, introduces in the national legal system the Commission Directive 2004/46/EC amending Directive 95/31/EC as regards E 955 sucralose and E 962 salt of aspartame-acesulfame. Moreover, it amends Decree-Law No. 98/2000 on food colourings. ...

This Decree-Law, composed of 5 articles, introduces in the National legal system the EC Directive 2003/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ruling food additives other than colours and sweeteners. The decree-Law specifies maximum residue limit as well as methods and requirements for carrying...

This Order, composed of 2 articles and two Annexes, approves the Regulation on Control and Certification of Agricultural Products and Foodstuff derived from agricultural products obtained through the practices of Integrated Production and Integrated Protection. In particular, the Regulation addresses to products not subject to control...

This Decree-Law, composed of 23 articles and 3 Annexes, regulates the commercialization of salted codfish, green cod, dry or semi dry cod and other similar salted species. In particular, it provides a classification of the fish species, the health and safety requirements for its storage, transport,...

This Order, composed of 2 articles and one Annex, approves the Statute of the Portuguese Agency for Food Safety. In particular, it regulates its mission, composition, structure and functions. ...

This Order, composed of 3 articles, rules on the labelling and packaging requirements for oil to be distributed to the final consumer. The Order provides that the provisions set under Decree-Law No. 16/2004 of 14 January 2004on marketing standards for olive oil shall be applicable as...