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). Full text Portuguese