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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