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Legislative Decree No. 57 on penalties applicable in the field of checks on fruit and vegetables quality

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 63, 16 March 2000
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Internal trade Offences/penalties Vegetables/legumes Fruits/edible nuts Inspection
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Act entered into force on 17 March 2000.
Abstract

This Act establishes the penalties to be applied in case of infrigement of binding provisions concerning the marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables. The offences envisaged are (i) the marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables without previous registration as per article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No. 2251/92 (which has been replaced by Regulation 1148/2001/EC), (ii) failure to provide the competent control authority with the information required as per article 4 of the same Regulation, and (iii) failure to comply with the quality provisions laid down in article 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 2200/96.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.parlamento.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1148/2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Institution, Access-to-information, Certification, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EC) No. 2200/96 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables.

Legislation | European Union | 1996

Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Fruits/edible nuts, Institution, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX