Nordrhein-Westfalen Quality Ordinance - Milk. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Nordrhein-Westfalen Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance implementing and completing the Milk Quality Ordinance. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Classification/declassification Offences/penalties 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 enters into force on 1 January 1997. Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Milk Quality Ordinance of 9 July 1980 (BGBl. I p. 878). The text - consisting of 9 articles – deals with the following aspects: sampling, classification of sample, maintenance of sampling facilities, advisory service, calculation of prices, quality control, monitoring and penalties. Two Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.nrw.de References - Legislation Implements Milk Quality Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1980 (2010) Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX