Maximum Residue Limits Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 49, 5 November 1999, pp. 2082-2141. Long titleOrdinance on maximum residue limits of pesticides and fertilizer, and other substances in and on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword MRL-maximum residue limit Residues Standards Pesticides Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance has entered into force on 27 February 1999. Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the maximum amount of residues of pesticides, fertilizers, and other substances in and on foodstuffs and tobacco products. Article 1 lists the maximum amount of residues allowed in foodstuffs. Established values are also to be applied to food to be processed. Food and tobacco products showing above established values can not be marketed. The Ordinance consists of 7 articles and 7 annexes. Full text German