Harmful Substances Residue Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2003 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on maximum residue limits of harmful substances in foodstuffs. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning Residues Standards Meat Freshwater fishes Marine fishes Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions concerning residue limits of harmful substances in foodstuffs. According to article 1, foodstuff listed in the Annex may not be brought into circulation if it exceeds the indicated maximum residue limits. The text consists of 5 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.bmj.de