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Law No. XIII-1215 amending Law No. X-1207 “On national heritage foodstuffs of protected origin”.

Country/Territory
Lithuania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Institution Traceability/product tracing Certification Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Animal production
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 October 2018.
Abstract

Article 7 assigns to the Ministry of Agriculture the following functions related to protection of national heritage products: (a) forms state policy for the protection of national heritage products; (b) establish state support for the preservation, creation, implementation and promotion of national heritage products; (c) establishes, modifies and approves the National Heritage Product Classification and the Traditional Handicraft Code; (d) draws up, amends and approves the specification of the conformity of the national heritage products to a specific local or ethnographic region; (e) establishes the criteria for the compliance of the national heritage products, traditional crafts masters and traditional crafts non-formal education programs with the tradition and the indicators of the evaluation of the conformity of national heritage products with the Lithuanian ethnic culture; (f) approves the rules of procedure of the expert commission that is set up to submit proposals to the Minister of Agriculture regarding the certification of non-formal education programs of traditional crafts and the certification of masters of traditional crafts in the field of national heritage products; (g) by 2025 decides on recognition of certified national heritage products, traditional non-formal education programs for crafts and certified craftsmen by December 31, on the basis of a commission of experts; (h) establishes the figurative signs and procedures for labelling of national heritage products; (i) submits recommendations to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the training in the sphere of traditional crafts; (j) collaborate with institutions related to national heritage products, traditional research and/or promotion; (k) according to the competence, in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts, facilitate public access to traditional crafts, activities of traditional crafts centers, traditional fairs, exhibitions and other events; (l) grants state scholarships to traditional craftsmen, traditional craftsmen and traditional craftspeople; and (m) performs other functions assigned to it by law.

Full text
Lithuanian
Website
e-seimas.lrs.lt

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. X-1207 “On national heritage foodstuffs of protected origin”.

Legislation | Lithuania | 2007 (2021)

Keyword: Traceability/product tracing, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Classification/declassification, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX