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Regional Law No. 1590-KZ “On some arrangements for ensuring food quality and food safety”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Krasnodar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Subsidy/incentive Genetically modified organism (GMO)
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law envisaged some arrangements adopted by regional state bodies with a view of ensuring quality and safety of foodstuffs. Regional state bodies shall allocate state funds for determination of foodstuffs containing GMO, shall issue authorization for voluntary labelling of regional GMO free foodstuffs and elaborate arrangements for monitoring of quality and safety of foodstuffs. Use of regional state funds for purchase and manufacturing of foodstuffs containing GMO shall be prohibited.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su