Ministerial Decree concerning the labelling of fishery and aquaculture products as well as control systems. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Fish products Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Ministerial Decree enters into force on 11 April 2002 (the day after its publication on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana). Abstract This Ministerial Decree regulates the monitoring system intended to ensure that the labelling and packaging requirements laid down in Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No. 2001/2031 are met by fishery and aquaculture products. Articles 1 and 2 lay down the information to be provided in the label (among others, the name of the commercial designation, the processing methods, the catch area). Article 4 sets out the penalties to be applied in case of violation of the present Decree, as per Legislative Decree No. 109 of 27 January 1992. Full text Italian Website www.gazzettaufficiale.it References - Legislation Implements Legislative Decree No. 109 implementing EEC Directives 89/395/CEE and 89/396/CEE concerning the labelling, packaging and advertising of foodstuffs. Legislation | Italy | 1992 (2009) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Ministerial Circular No. 21329 laying down clarifications for the interpretation of Commission Regulation 2065/2001/EC and of Ministerial Decree of 27 March 2002. Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Fish products, Aquaculture, Internal trade, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX