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