Ordinance by the Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture implementing the Ordinance on quality and payment of milk. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement, inter alia, the Milk Quality Ordinance of 9 July 1980 (BGBl. I p. 878, 1081). The text consists of 5 articles as follows: Competences (1); Authorization of sampling devices (2); Quality characteristics, number of samples and evaluation (3); Additional quality features (4); Entry into force (5). Full text German Website www.sachsen.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