National legislation

This Decree-Law amends Decree-Law No. 44/96, 10 May, which finds itself outdated by the implementation of Council Directive 97/78/CE. It concerns sanitary problems and sanitary inspections relative to game meat slaughtering and market placing. ...

This Decree-Law repeals Decree-Law No. 375/98, 24 November, and transposes to national legislation Council Directive No. 97/79/CE which adapts sanitary principles regarding fish production and market placing for human consumption. ...

This Ministerial Order establishes the controls to be carried out by the General Inspection on Fisheries ('Inspecção-Geral das Pescas - IGP') regarding sanitary measures to be applied for producing and placing on the market living bivalve molluscs. 'IGP' shall be the competent authority entitled to control...

This Decree-Law regulates use and trade of raw materials for animal feedstuffs according to EC Council Directives No. 96/25 of 29 April and No. 98/67 of 7 September. It consists of 14 articles and 1 annex regulating animal feed marketing and specifying the requirements to be...

This Decree-Law No. 148/99 approves the Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products. It consists of 8 chapters and 6 annexes establishing the sanitary requirements to be satisfied and controls to be carried out on...

This Decree-Law regulates the use for human and animal consumption of products originated from bovine, sheep and goats according to EC Decision No. 97/534 of 30 June 1997. It consists of 12 articles and 4 Annexes prohibiting the use for any purpose of products originated from...

This Decree-Law establishes purity criteria of food additives (others than colourings and sweeteners). It consists of 7 articles and 3 Annexes approving EC Commission Directive No. 96/77 of 2 December 1996 establishing the requirements and purity standards to be satisfied by food additives to be used...

This Decree-Law implements into national legislation Commission Directive No. 96/77CE, 2 December 1996 which establishes purity criteria in specific food additives excepting colours and sweeteners. It has 7 articles and II Annexes totalling 87 pages. ...

This Decree-Law approves EC Council Directive No. 97/60 on solvent extraction used for food production (excluding for vitamins and other nutrients). It consists of 11 articles and 1 Annex regulating the procedures to be applied in order to perform the aforementioned activity and establishing purity criteria,...

This Decree-Law defines traditional production of 'Porto' wine. It establishes the requirements to be satisfied by the aforementioned wine, defining its quality standards (colour, perfume, ect.), according to the different variety (normal, old, reserve, superior, etc.). ...

This Decree-Law approves the Statute of the appellation of origin of the Regional Wine of «Alentejo». This Regulation (divided in 12 articles) establishes quality standards for producing wine originating from the aforementioned area (specifying its geographical limits). It establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order...

This Order establishes quality standards to be satisfied by bread. It consists of 18 articles specifying the characteristics to be met by bread products and regulating their placing on the market. It defines bread classification according to the different ingredients. ...

This Order amends Order No. 492/95 on sanitary measures to be applied for animal products traded between EC countries. Article 8, chapters 1, 7 and 14 of Annex I and Annex II are amended by this Order and establish sanitary requirements in order to trade milk,...

This Order establishes quality standards to be satisfied by mineral water in order to be placed on the market. It consists of 16 articles and 3 Annexes specifying natural mineral water quality standards, water springs requirements and regulating its exploitation, packaging, labelling and trade. Annexes list...

This Decree-Law approves EC Council Directive No. 93/120 of 22 December establishing sanitary procedures to be applied on poultry production and trade (including eggs) within EC countries and on imports originating from third countries. It consists of 9 articles and 5 Annexes establishing veterinary controls to...

This Decree-Law approves EC Council Directives No. 95/2 and No. 96/85 on the use of food additives (except colourings and sweeteners). It consists of 9 articles and 1 Table regulating food additives to be used for human consumption and establishing requirements to be met by substances...

This Decree-Law amends Annexes IV and V of Decree-Law No. 121/98 on the use of food additives (except colourings and sweeteners). It consists of 9 articles and 2 Annexes specifying these amendments concerning food additives to be used for human consumption and establishing requirements to be...

This Decree-Law regulates swine meat production and trade. It consists of 7 articles establishing packaging and labelling requirements to be satisfied in order to perform the aforesaid activity. It specifies that these labels must display the origin of the animals (such as: producer, slaughterhouse, etc.) as...

This Decree-Law regulates wine and beverages labelling requirements. It consists of 9 articles specifying the conditions to be satisfied by labels in order to place on the market oenological products. The Wine Institution (I.V.V.) is the entitled authority to enforce the legislation and to carry out...

This Decree-Law approves fees to be paid for wine production. It consists of 4 chapters establishing the requirements to be satisfied for placing on the market national and imported wine products according to provisions established by Portuguese Wine Institution (IVV). ...