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Decree No. 493 of 2000 to amend the regulation of product liability in the Civil Code in relation with inclusion of agricultural products.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad No. 434, 24 October 2000, 3 pp.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on a date to be established by Royal Decree.
Abstract

The Civil Code is amended in Book 6 so as to implement Council Directive 1999/34/EC to amend Council Directive 85/374/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products. This Act defines "product" as a movable item, even if this movable item subsequently forms part of another movable item or immovable item.

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl