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Law No. 2006 ratifying the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP), done at Geneva on 1 September 1970.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 11, Part I, 4 February 1992, pp. 117-146.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Transport/storage
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The present law ratifies the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP), done at Geneva on 1 September 1970 and provides for the implementation in Greece of its provisions and of matters relating to the international transport of perishable foodstuffs. The law, through the provisions of the Agreement, lays down standards for special equipment for carriage of perishable foodstuffs, provisions relating to the checking of insulated, refrigerated, mechanically refrigerated or heated equipment for compliance with the standards, methods and procedures for measuring and checking the insulating capacity and the efficiency of the cooling or heating appliances, distinguishing marks to be affixed to special equipment and temperature conditions for the carriage of certain foodstuffs which are neither deep frozen nor frozen. The text of the law comprises the Agreement itself and the Annexes in the form in which they entered into force on 1 September 1970.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Amended by

Ministerial Joint Decree No. 54477/2598 accepting the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP), as signed at Geneva on 1 September 1970 as amended and came into force on 15 May 2003

Legislation | Greece | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX