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Decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of 20 March 2019 no. 630, laying down general conditions for companies and professions subject to a license.

Country/Territory
Suriname
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 74 of 2003.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Water, Waste & hazardous substances, General
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Fish products Inspection Food quality control/food safety Authorization/permit Timber Processing/handling Animal health Pesticides Offences/penalties Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste management Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Decisions lays down rules for the carrying out of activities by businesses and professions that are subject to authorization in accordance with the Act laying down rules for Businesses and professions subject to a license. Rules are specified for, among other things, food producers, sellers of agricultural chemicals, butchers, fish producers and processors, timber processing plants, pet shops (where veterinary products may be sold). The rules concern, among other things, hygienic conditions for manufacturing and sale, waste disposal and management (also of wastewater and chemicals), inspections, and enforcement. The Decisions mentioned norms that shall be observed, notably the conditions of the National Institute for Environment and Development in Suriname (NIMOS), the environmental hygiene conditions and safety regulations of respectively the Bureau for Public Health (B.O.G.) and the Labor Inspectorate, and the directives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

Full text
Dutch

References - Legislation

Implements

Act laying down rules for Businesses and professions subject to a license (Business and Professions Act) (No. 40 of 2017).

Legislation | Suriname | 2017

Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Authorization/permit, Early warning system

Source: FAO, FAOLEX