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Ministerial Decree to implement Regulation 1760/2000/EC and particularly Title II on beef labelling.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 23, 28 January 2002.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Meat Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Access-to-information
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree lays down particular provisions intended to implement Title II of Regulation 1760/2000/EC relating to beef labelling and controls for verifying the effective compliance with such labelling requirements. Checks shall be carried out by independent authorized organisms. Article 1 of this Decree fixes the duration of the authorization to be issued by the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies to such independent control organisms. The latter must inform the Ministry, within two days, in case any type of violation or contravention of labelling provisions is verified. Furthermore, the control organisms must submit annually to the Ministry a report regarding the checks that have been performed and containing at least the four elements specified by article 2, paragraph 2.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.comune.jesi.an.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97.

Legislation | European Union | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 establishing a compulsory system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the facultative labelling of beef and beef products.

Legislation | Italy | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX