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Decree-Law No. 98/97 approving the Statute of the General Direction of Food Quality Control.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 97/97 (I-A), 26 April 1997, pp. 1876-1889.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Institution Hygiene/sanitary procedures
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law approves the Statute of the General Direction of Food Quality Control which shall be under the Ministry Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. It consists of 5 chapters and 3 tables establishing composition, duties and competencies of this food institution entitled to carry out control on sanitary procedures, research and managent of the food quality sector. The Statute is divided as follows: Institution definition and competencies (Chap. 1); Composition and services (2); Financial management (3); Personnel (4); Final provisions (5).

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