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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