Law implementing the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Poultry products Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Royalties/fees Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act of 17 July 1996 (BGBl. I pp. 991). The Law lays down provisions concerning the authorities in charge of the enforcement of the above-mentioned Act. Article 1 establishes that the Ministry for Food and Rural Space shall issue provisions concerning the hygiene of poultry meat. The text consists of 4 articles as follows: Competent authority (1); Transfer of tasks to poultry meat enterprises (2); Data-storage (2a); Data transmission (2b); Fees (3); Costs of planned examinations of residues (4). Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de References - Legislation Implements Poultry Meat Hygiene Act. Legislation | Germany | 1996 Keyword: Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, International trade, Transport/storage, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX