National legislation

The purpose of the present Ordinance is to protect human health against the adverse effects restulting from polluted drinking water destined for human consumption.This ordinance regulates the quality of water for human consumption and applies to natural mineral water, medicinal water, swimming and bathing pool water...

An Ordinance to implement the Meat Labelling Act of 26 February 1998 (BGBl. I p. 380). In particular it implements article 10 dealing with penalties. The text consists of 3 articles. ...

An Ordinance to implement the EU-Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation, as well as the Directive 1999/3/EC of the...

An Ordinance to introduce some substantial amendments to the Ordinance on spirits of 29 January 1998 (BGBl. I p. 310) and to the Foodstuff Labelling Ordinance in its consolidated version of 15 December 1999 (BGBl. I p. 2464). The said text consists of 4 articles. ...

The present Ordinance implements the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999 on the common organization of the market in wine. In particular, it lays down provisions relating to the granting of subsidies to wine growers and the procedures to be followed. The text consists of 10...

The purpose of the present Ordinance is the enforcement of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organization of the market in wine. Article 2 establishes that the competent authorities in the individual states shall authorize the cultivation of new...

The present Law implements the Meat Hygiene Act in its version of 8. Juli 1993 (BGBl. I p. 1189) and the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act of 17 July 1996 (BGBl. I p. 991). Article 1 establishes that operators of slaughterhouses and meat processing industries are due...

Part 1 of the present Act contains an Act implementing the Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and criteria for the labelling of beef and beef products, particularly in regard of electronic available data. Article 2...

The present Law implements the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act of 17 July 1996 (BGBl. I pp. 991). The Law lays down provisions concerning the authorities in charge of the enforcement of the above-mentioned Act. Article 1 establishes that the Ministry for Food and Rural Space shall...

The present Ordinance establishes the specific competence of the various authorities and offices dealing with control of trade in food, tobacco products, cosmetics and other objects of daily use. Part III outlines the offices responsible for monitoring the circulation of products under the Federal Wine Act...

An Ordinance to regulate the maximum content of mycotoxine in foodstuffs, especially in dairy products, certain fruits and cereals. The Ordinance consists of 7 articles and 2 Annexes. ...

The present Law lays down provisions relating to the Public Veterinary Service and the official control of foodstuffs. The Public Veterinary Service promotes and protects the health and well-being of animals, contributes to enhance livestock, protects human beings against risks caused by animal disease and contributes...

An Ordinance amending the Ordinance on meat hygiene of 21 May 1997 (BGBl. I p. 1138). The amendments concern, inter alia, insertion of article 10c on Transportation of meat; also the Annexes 1, 2, 4 and 5 are amended. Moreover, the Ordinance on poultry hygiene of...

The present Ordinance implements the Council Directive 2815/98 of the EC Commission on rules of trade in olive oil. It deals with competent authorities, penalties, packing and labelling. The text consists of 6 articles. ...

An Act to amend the Meat Labelling Act of 26 February 1998 (BGBl. I p. 380). The amendments concern, inter alia, the insertion of article 3a dealing with use of database in meat labelling. The text consists of 5 articles. ...

Furthermore, article 3 of the above-mentioned Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Fish Hygiene Ordinance of 31 March 1994 (BGBl. I p. 737). In particular, articles 10(1), 17 and 15(6) are amended. ...

An Act to implement EC directives on special labelling of meat and meat products. Article 1 establishes that meat of animals born and fed in Germany and meat products made with it must be mentioned on the label. The Federal Institute of Agriculture and Food is...

The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as for example "untreated foodstuffs", "maximum quantity of additives", " additives without sugar", etc. Thereafter, the Ordinance deals with issues such as colouring agents, sweetening substances, other additives, additives for...

An Ordinance to regulate the marketing of additives. However, it does not apply to additives used in preparation of drinking water. Annexe 1 lists substances equivalent to additives; Annex 2 specifies purity of additives according to EU-guidelines. Article 6 deals with packing and labelling which has...

An Ordinance to implement EU regulations on the production of brandy. Article 1 establishes that, according to EU regulations, only certain substances are to be used for the production of brandy. Thereafter the Ordinance deals specifically with the production of German brandy. Unless the product has...