Decree on requirements for meat, meat products, fishery and aquaculture products and products thereof, eggs and products thereof. Country/Territory Czechia Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 69/2016 Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Processing/handling Fish products Meat Poultry products Transport/storage Classification/declassification Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 August 2016. Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, lays down, in accordance with European Union legislation, (a) the method of labelling foodstuff and composition of the food; (b) types of food classified into groups and subgroups; (c) quality and technological requirements for individual types of food; (d) temperature regimes when storing frozen food, ways of storing and handling food during its marketing, special requirements for transport, minimum technological requirements for individual types of food. The present Decree is composed of Sections specifying requirements for individual types of food: meat (Sec. 1); meat products (Sec. 2); fishery and aquaculture products (Sec. 3); eggs and mayonnaise (Sec. 4). Full text Czech Website www.zakonyprolidi.cz References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2004 (2022) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Standards, Meat, Fish products, Game, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, International trade, Public health, Registration, Traceability/product tracing, Animal health, Animal welfare, Marking/identification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 1997 (2021) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, International trade, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 1234/2007. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, Agricultural development, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Fruits/edible nuts, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Beverages, Fraud, Food waste, Standards, Food security, Animal production, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Apiculture/sericulture, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Viticulture/oenological practices, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree implementing the Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Aquatic animals, Fish products, Meat, Poultry products Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending the Decree implementing the Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Meat, Poultry products Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending the Decree implementing the Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 2003 Keyword: Coffee/cocoa/tea, Vegetables/legumes, Treated food, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Beverages Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending the Decree implementing Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 2009 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Meat, Poultry products, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending Decree implementing the Act on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Legislation | Czechia | 2014 Keyword: Marking/identification, Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Cartilaginous fishes Source: FAO, FAOLEX