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Decree-Law No. 164/2004 on genetically modified food and feed.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário Da República, No. 155 Série I-A, 3 July 2004, pp. 4060 and 4061.
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) Inspection Food quality control/food safety Authorization/permit Packaging/labelling Registration Access-to-information Traceability/product tracing Animal feed/feedstuffs
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law, composed of one article, modifies Decree-Law No. 72/2003 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms. In particular, it refers to GMO application to food and feed.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Authorization/permit, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Traceability/product tracing, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Decree-Law No. 72/2003 regulating the GMOs deliberate release into the environment.

Legislation | Portugal | 2003

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Biotechnology, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX