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Cabinet Regulation No. 358 of 2015 on Requirements for Retail Establishments that Deliver Home-produced and Home-prepared Food of Animal Origin

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Latvijas Vēstnesis, 128, 03.07.2015.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Meat Poultry products Smallholders/peasants Vending Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Apiculture/sericulture Fish products
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulation prescribes requirements for retail establishments that perform marginal, localised, and restricted activities in the supply of home-produced or home-prepared food of animal origin: directly to a final consumer; and to other retail establishments in small quantities in accordance with Article 1(5)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. Within the meaning of this Regulation, the food of animal origin is: dairy products, egg products, honey products, processed fishery products, meat products and meat preparations, except for fresh meat; and food containing the products referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.1 of this Regulation. Small quantities of food of animal origin which is produced by an artisan producer in order to deliver such food to another retail establishment shall be up to 30 per cent of the total amount of home-produced food of animal origin per year but not exceeding 4000 kilos of food of animal origin per month.

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Website
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References - Legislation

Implements

Veterinary Medicine Law (2001)

Legislation | Latvia | 2001 (2001)

Keyword: Meat, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Disinfection/disinfestation, Drugs, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal welfare, Basic legislation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Governance, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX