EU Quality Regulations Implementation Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2015 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleFederal Act on the Implementation of Union Law in the Field of Organic Production, Protected Indications of Origin and Traditional Specialties (EU Quality Regulations Implementation Act). Subject Agricultural & rural development, General Keyword Monitoring Institution Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Vending Registration Animal production Processing/handling Plant production Ecological production/organic production Consumer protection Certification Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection Internal trade International trade Agricultural commodities Food security Risk assessment/management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The Act provides for implementation of the EU Regulations in the fields of organic production, protected indications of origin and traditional specialties. Feed, fertilisers, plant protection products, seeds and planting stock and other propagating material as well as wine that are designated as "organic" or contain an indication of their suitability for organic production or advertised in this way in commercial transactions or made available to third parties must comply with the general legal requirements. The Act provides for authority of government as the responsible body for official controls, approval, prohibition or registration procedures for implementation of regulations and compliance of product specifications. The inspections are conducted by the government control bodies who can be accompanied by the other authorities supervisory body while a report must be drawn up for each test process. The Federal Office for Consumer Health carries out the official control of biological shipments entering the European Union via Austrian territory. The government must conduct a compliance check of the EU regulations with regard to selling unpackaged organic food directly to end consumers. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Mountain area, Certification, Internal trade, Consumer protection, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007. Legislation | European Union | 2018 (2022) Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Ecological production/organic production, Traceability/product tracing, Enforcement/compliance, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Drugs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008. Legislation | European Union | 2019 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX