Regional Legislative Decree No. 24/2007/A on apiculture and honey production, processing and marketing in Azores Region. Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 214, 7 November 2007, pp. 8162–8168. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Classification/declassification Processing/handling Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree is composed of six Chapters, divided in 26 articles and four Annexes. It regulates apiculture and honey production, processing and marketing in Azores Region. It introduces in the regional legal order EC Council Directive No. 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001. Particular attention is paid to bee-farmers registration procedures and zoning of apiculture activities. The Decree defines sanitary measures and controlled areas. Moreover, it regulates production, processing and marketing of honey. Annexes provide the list of notifiable diseases, main types of honey and their composition criteria. Full text Portuguese