Decree-Law No. 147/2000 establishing maximum residue limit of pesticides to be contained in food and feedstuff. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 164 (I-A), 18 July 2000, pp. 3323-3326. Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword MRL-maximum residue limit Food additives Food quality control/food safety Inspection Pesticides Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law establishes the maximum residue limit (MRL) of pesticides to be contained in food of vegetal origin destined to human consumption and in dried or treated animal feedstuff. It consists of 13 articles regulating also export requirements to third countries in order to avoid the spreading of harmful organisms, methods to analyse samples, institution entitled to carry out sanitary controls, etc. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 1077/2000 approving the list of pesticide maximum residues limits to be contained in agricultural products. Legislation | Portugal | 2000 Keyword: MRL-maximum residue limit, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Classification/declassification, Pesticides, Food quality control/food safety, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 1077/2000 approves the list of the maximum residue limit of pesticides to be contained in agricultural products. Legislation | Portugal | 2000 Keyword: MRL-maximum residue limit, Classification/declassification, Pesticides, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX