Decree no. BWBR0015923 of 20 November 2003 containing rules for honey (Decree on honey under Commodities Act). Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad no. 492 of 2003. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Food additives Food quality control/food safety International trade Sugar Packaging/labelling Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This Decree, based on the provisions of the Commodities Act, and consisting of 22 articles, and implementing the European Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey, provides for defining requirements for honey and honey products trade. The Decree concerns: characteristic and composition of honey and honey products; prohibition against the adding of additives and other substances to honey; specific definitions and types of honey; labelling of products and admitted content of sugars and water in certain types of honey products; geographical origins and quality of honey. Full text Dutch Website wetten.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Act containing provisions relative to the labelling and nature of goods (Commodities Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1935 (2022) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Inspection, Beverages, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Public health, Transport/storage, Treated food, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Apiculture/sericulture, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX