Order No. 40/2019 establishing the minimum stock of Port wine that must be kept by traders. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Series I, No. 20 of 29 January 2019. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Viticulture/oenological practices Hygiene/sanitary procedures Transport/storage Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Order establishes the minimum stock of Port wine that must be kept by traders, in accordance with article 34 of the Annex to Decree-Law No. 173/2009. It establishes that all natural or legal persons that dedicate themselves to the sale of Port wine, must maintain a permanent existence of not less than 75,000 litres of Port wine in adequately isolated areas, allowing an easy and efficient control and satisfying the requisite of storage conditions, including capacity, equipment, safety, environment and hygiene. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Implements Decree-Law No. 173/2009 approving the Statute governing the Designation of Origin (DO) and Geographical Indication (GI) of the Douro Region (RDD). Legislation | Portugal | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices, Certification, Standards, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX