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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.

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