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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 title
Ordinance 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