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Law No. 4235/2014 on Administrative measures, procedures and penalties for the implementation of EU and national legislation related to food, feed and animal health and welfare sectors.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food additives Food quality control/food safety Consumer protection Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Animal health Animal welfare Animal feed/feedstuffs Plant protection
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Government Gazette.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 72 articles divided into four Chapters, establishes Administrative measures, procedures and penalties for the implementation of EU and national legislation related to food, feed and animal health and welfare sectors, and provides for amending the Law no. 4036 of 2012. This Act and the regulatory acts adopted in accordance with the enabling provisions contained therein lay down administrative measures, procedures and penalties applicable to non-compliance with the provisions of EU and national legislation referred in Article 65 of Part C, and in the event of non-compliance with any other provision of EU and national law on food, animal feed, animal welfare sectors. The competent authorities for the implementation of Articles 1 to 36 shall be: a) Ministry of Rural Development and Food, through its competent departments and the Food Safety Authority (EFET); competent central authority for the organization of official controls as defined in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 (OJ L 191); and b) services to which the competent central authority entrust official controls and which are designated as competent authorities for carrying out official controls.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.minagric.gr

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 4036 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, the sustainable use of pesticides and other provisions.

Legislation | Greece | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Pesticides, Precautionary principle, Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Inspection, Plant protection, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Ministerial Decision No. 2481/289147. Approval of veterinary health conditions of companies producing aquaculture products and food processing facilities, procedure and conditions for granting and registering the above companies and facilities, in compliance with articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Council Directive 2006/88/EC.

Legislation | Greece | 2020

Keyword: Aquaculture, Animal health, Aquatic animals, Business/industry/corporations, Fish disease, Fish products, Molluscs, Registration, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety, Vending

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decision No. 1848/278812. Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters from Nitrate Pollution of Agricultural Origin.

Legislation | Greece | 2021

Keyword: Rural employment, Business/industry/corporations, Irrigation, Crops/grasses, Agricultural land, Protection of environment, Waste management, Environmental standards, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Standards, Land clearing, Soil pollution/quality, Grazing, Organic waste, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Protected area, Hazardous substances, Saltwater intrusion/siltation, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decision No. 434/82574 of 2014. Determination of the coefficients of the measurement criteria applied for the imposition of the administrative sanctions of article 23 of Law 4235/2014 in the fields of food, animal health and protection and the management of animal by-products and derived products thereof.

Legislation | Greece | 2014

Keyword: Marine fishes, Molluscs, Food quality control/food safety, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Animal by-products, Animal health, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Business/industry/corporations, Risk assessment/management, Offences/penalties, Standards, Equine-animals, Poultry, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law no. 4801 of 2021. Production, export and distribution of finished medicinal cannabis products of the Cannabis Sativa L species with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of more than 0.2% and other provisions.

Legislation | Greece | 2021

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Public health, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Animal by-products, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Monitoring, Risk assessment/management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties, International trade, Plant production, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX