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Order No. 724 on the certification of traditional products.

Country/Territory
Romania
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Internal trade International trade Consumer protection Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food additives Certification Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Transport/storage Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Abstract

This Order, consisting of 14 articles and five Annexes, establishes the conditions and criteria for certifying traditional products. This Order shall apply without prejudice to other specific provisions. For the purposes of this Order, the terms are defined as follows: a) traditional food manufactured on national territory and for using local raw materials, which has the composition of food additives, showing a traditional recipe, a production and/or processing and traditional technology that distinguishes it from similar products of the same category; b) traditional item by which a product is distinguished from other similar products of the same category; c) certification of traditional product is the recognition through its registration; d) local raw material used to obtain traditional product which is produced within the national territory.

Full text
Romanian
Website
www.legislatie.just.ro