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Decision No. 14202-B/2016 creating the National Commission for Combating Food Waste (CNCDA).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 227, 25 November 2016.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Institution Food waste Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food security Food quality control/food safety Waste management Organic waste Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Waste domestic sources
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decision enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decision creates the National Commission for Combating Food Waste (CNCDA), which works with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Commission entitled to promote the reduction of food waste through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. CNCDA pursues the following objectives: a) carry out the diagnosis, assessment and monitoring of food waste at national level; b) identify the good practices existing at national and international level in the context of combating food waste; c) put in place indicators for measuring food waste, in the different stages of the food chain, according to the methodologies applied at the level of the European Union and OECD; d) promote the involvement of civil society entities with initiatives developed in this area; e) promote the creation and development of an electronic platform that ensures the interactive management of food goods at risk of waste; f) propose measures to reduce food waste that integrate objectives of food security, school education, public health, combating poverty and good practices in production, the agri-food industry, distribution and consumption. CNCDA in addition is responsible for preparing the National Strategy to Combat Food Waste (ENCDA) and an Action Plan to Combat Food Waste (PACDA).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Assembly of the Republic Resolution No. 13/2017 recommending to the Government measures to combat food waste.

Legislation | Portugal | 2016

Keyword: Food waste, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food security, Food quality control/food safety, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Waste management, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX