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Ministerial Joint Decree No. 54477/2598 accepting the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP), as signed at Geneva on 1 September 1970 as amended and came into force on 15 May 2003

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 1399, Part ΙI, 30 September 2003, pp. 19437-19558.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Transport/storage
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The present Decree ratifies the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP) of 1970 as amended in 2003. The Decree, through the provisions of the Agreement, lays down standards for special equipment for carriage of perishable foodstuffs, provisions relating to the checking of insulated, refrigerated, mechanically refrigerated or heated equipment for compliance with the standards, methods and procedures for measuring and checking the insulating capacity and the efficiency of the cooling or heating appliances, distinguishing marks to be affixed to special equipment and temperature conditions for the carriage of certain foodstuffs which are neither deep frozen nor frozen. The text of the Decree comprises the Agreement itself and the Annexes in the form in which they entered into force on 1 September 1970 as well as the amendments thereto up to 15 May 2003.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 2006 ratifying the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP), done at Geneva on 1 September 1970.

Legislation | Greece | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree No. F.201/48692/5161 regulating matters for the issuance of the ATP Certificate after periodic special and technical control of vehicles carrying out international perishable foodstuffs transport (ATP) - Process of periodic technical inspection.

Legislation | Greece | 2004

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX