Decree on conditions of the use of optional labeling of agricultural products and foodstuffs to inform the consumer. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 163 of 2014 Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Internal trade Packaging/labelling Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 July 2014. Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which is composed of seven articles and one Annex, lays down conditions of the use of the optional labeling and information about the origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs in the Slovak Republic. These provisions apply to agricultural products and food placed on the market in the Slovak Republic. The origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs in the Slovak Republic and their regional can be expressed in words, through maps or other symbol only for those agricultural products and foodstuffs which satisfy the conditions laid down by this Decree. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements Act no. 152/1995 on foodstuffs. Legislation | Slovakia | 1995 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Internal trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX