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Decision No. 16/99 regulating poultry meat production and trade.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 70/99 (I-B), 24 March 1999, pp. 1671-1673.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Packaging/labelling Poultry products International trade Certification
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decision establishes poultry meat production and trade according to EC Commission Regulation No. 1538/91 of 5 June. It consists of 7 articles and 1 annex establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to produce and trade poultry meat. Controls shall be carried out by the sanitary authority for Food Policy Planning (GPPAA), under the General Direction of Rural Development. The annex specifies the requirements to be met by meat certification marking.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decision No. 30/2000 establishing meat and animal products labelling and packaging requirements.

Legislation | Portugal | 2000

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Certification, Cattle, Swine, Poultry products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX