Beer Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1990 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 33, 6 July 1990, pp. 1332 and 1333. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Viticulture/oenological practices Packaging/labelling Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the purity of beer. Only beer which has been fermented and which complies with article 9 of the Beer Act may be brought into circulation. Article 2 of the Ordinance deals with labelling. The text consists of 7 articles. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de