Decree-Law No. 173/2009 approving the Statute governing the Designation of Origin (DO) and Geographical Indication (GI) of the Douro Region (RDD). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 148 Series I, 3 August 2009, pp. 4996-5006. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Viticulture/oenological practices Certification Standards Fraud Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract The Decree-Law approves the Statute governing the designation of origin (DO) and Geographical Indication (GI) of the Douro Region (RDD). The above mentioned Statute (in the Annex) consists of 5 Chapters defining and specifying the requirements to be met in order to benefit from this certification and is divided as follows: General provisions related to the designation of origin of the Douro Region (Chap. I); Geographical Indication (Chap. II); Designation of origin Douro (Chap. III); Designation of origin Porto (Chap. IV); Final provisions (Chap. V). Geographical maps are appended to the text. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Repeals Order No. 1197/91 amending Order No. 1103/89 (approving list and conditions of authorized additives to be used in animal feed). Legislation | Portugal | 1991 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 166/86 approving the Regulations governing the appellation of origin of Port Wine. Legislation | Portugal | 1986 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices, Certification, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 254/98 regulating wines production with appellation of origin «Porto» and «Douro». Legislation | Portugal | 1998 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Standards, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 30/2011 classifying entities which are producing and selling Douro and Porto wine products. Legislation | Portugal | 2011 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices, Certification, Standards, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 40/2019 establishing the minimum stock of Port wine that must be kept by traders. Legislation | Portugal | 2019 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree-Law No. 77/2013 allowing the use of spirit originated from wine in interrupting the fermentation of must destined to wine making of «Porto» and liqueur wine «Moscatel do Douro». Legislation | Portugal | 2013 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Standards, Food additives, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 7/2019 amending Decree-Law n. 173/2009 on the Statute governing the Designation of Origin (DO) and Geographical Indication (GI) of the Douro Region (RDD). Legislation | Portugal | 2019 Keyword: Certification, Standards, Access-to-information, Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices Source: FAO, FAOLEX