National legislation

This Decree-Law approves the Statute of the General Direction of Food Quality Control which shall be under the Ministry Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. It consists of 5 chapters and 3 tables establishing composition, duties and competencies of this food institution entitled to carry out control...

This Order establishes the criteria for selection of additives to be used in animal feed. This Regulation consists of 5 chapters describing feedstuff composition and methods of analysis, sanitary procedures and other requirements to be met by feed additives. ...

Annex II: Food stuffs which do not contain colourings. Annex III: Food stuffs which may contain only certain colourings. Annex IV: Authorized colourings for certain uses. Annex V: Other authorized colourings. Annex VI: General definition of aluminium shellac originating from colourings. ...

This Decree-Law revokes Decree-Law No. 290/90, establishing the legal regime for the transport and placing on the market of livestock and fresh-meat products. It is composed of 3 chapters and 5 annexes. Chapter I deals with the internal trade of meat. It defines "livestock", "meat", "fresh...

This Order establishes labelling and packaging requirements for miniature bottles of Porto wine (from 5 to 20 cl.) according to Order No. 413/85 of 29 June 1985. ...

This Order defines technical requirements for beverages. It regulates additives and contents (with or without gas) and prescribes labelling and packaging standards. ...

This Order regulates the transport of viticulture products according to EC Regulation No. 2238/93 of 26 December. This Regulation applies for the following viticulture products and establishes sanitary requirements: a) Wine products subject to a special tax (IEC): still wine, sparkling wine, vine spirit, e vine...

This Order establishes sanitary procedures for fresh meat production and its placing into the market. It lays down sanitary requirements for slaughterhouses (specifying: slaughtering methods, meat conservation, animal parts, sanitary authorizations, fresh meat for human or non-human consumption, animal inspection ante and post mortem, transport, import-export...

This Order amends Order No. 1/96 (para. 4, Annex I) establishing labelling standards for beer production. Paragraph 4 and Annex I specify additives contained in beer, such as flavouring, fruit juices (condensed or extracted), etc.; such additives cannot exceed 10 percent of the maximum volume of...

This Order concerns the use and placing into the market of animal feed, defining various types of animal feed for specific dietary purposes. It also specifies labelling requirements and marketing procedures for such products. A list of animal feeds for each animal species (with nutritional characteristics)...

This Order establishes general characteristics and standards for beer production. It consists of 14 articles and 1 annex specifying quality standards to be satisfied, labelling requirements and trade conditions in order to produce and place on the market this product (including: alcohol, flavouring, additives, etc.). ...

This Decree-Law approves the EC Council Directive No. 92/59 of 29 June on general safety product requirements. It consists of 19 articles specifying food quality standards in order to guarantee food safety. A Commission entitled to carry out controls and manage this sector is established (composition,...

This Order approves the new table on maximum limits of pesticides in vegetable and fruits. It is divided into 2 articles dealing with the amendments to maximum residues of certain pesticides prescribed by Order No. 491/90 and 1 annex listing new authorized residues for any other...

This Order amends Order No. 671/93 defining cocoa and chocolate standards for human consumption. The amendments concern the requirements to be met by packaging and labelling (additives, ingredients, different type of chocolates, etc.). ...

This Order establishes sanitary procedures concerning the production and placing on the market of fresh and treated milk. It consists of the amendments to the Annexes of Order No. 533/93 regulating the collecting and exploitation procedures of fresh milk to be treated, the requirements to be...

This Regional Decree establishes composition, duties and competencies of the Institution of Madeira Wine. It consists of 5 chapters and 1 annex specifying the competencies of such local administration, the aim of which is to manage Madeira wine production and trade, carry out controls on wine...

This Order establishes production, composition, labelling and marketing of flour, bread, meal destined to human consumption and other similar products (it consists of 25 articles and 2 annexes). ...

This Decree-Law regulates the requirements to be met by beverages in order to be placed on the market. It consists of 3 articles specifying the characteristics, definitions and conditions to be satisfied in order to produce and place on the market this product (except for those...

This Decree-Law establishes production, composition, labelling and marketing of flour and other similar products. It consists of 2 articles defining flour products (bran flour, bread, including flour additives, etc.) and relevant information required in the labels. ...

This Order approves the list of maximum residue limit of pesticides in cereals. It lists authorized pesticides to be used in cereals. ...