Decree-Law No. 53/89 regulating characteristics, standards and packaging requirements of coffee and its surrogate. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 44/89 (Series I), 22 February 1989, pp. 749-753. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Coffee/cocoa/tea Food additives Standards International trade Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Beverages 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 six months after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law regulates characteristics, standards and packaging requirements of coffee and its surrogate (including coffee mixture standards). It consists of 12 articles establishing the standards to be met by different coffee varieties (and its surrogates) in order to be produced and traded (in particular related to packaging and labelling conditions). Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repeals Order No. 268/80 amending the Regulation on Coffee and its surrogate. Legislation | Portugal | 1980 Keyword: Coffee/cocoa/tea, Food additives, Standards, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Beverages Source: FAO, FAOLEX