Ministerial Joint Decree No. Y3/3211 implementing Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 1185, Part II, 27 September 2000, pp. 16599-16606. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Packaging/labelling Standards Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes as from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Decree, in order to comply with the relative European legislation, lays down compositional and labelling requirements for dietary foods for special medical purposes. As from the publication in the Official Gazette of the present Decree, introducing, for the first time into the market, products not complying with this Directive shall be prohibited. In addition, trading of products, which do not comply with this Directive, shall be prohibited with effect from 1 November 2001. Full text Greek References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Special dietary uses Source: FAO, FAOLEX