Resolution No. 499/1 establishing the conditions for the import of frozen poultry meat. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 45, 30 September 2010, pp. 5802-5806. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Poultry products International trade Packaging/labelling HACCP Meat Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette except for articles 2, 6, 8 and 12 which enter into force three months later. Abstract This Resolution aims to maintain the quality and the safety of imported frozen poultry and to protect the consumer. It regulates the import of frozen poultry meat and poultry products directly from the country of origin. Foreign producers wanting to export their products to Lebanon shall register in the Directorate of Livestock. A recent HACCP or an ISO22000 are necessary to this aim. The packaging, labelling and the transport procedures are specified in the text. The import of chilled poultry meat is forbidden. Further requirements are needed for the import of meat slaughtered in the Islamic way (halal). The Resolution concludes with a sample of commitment to the Ministry of Agriculture. Full text Arabic References - Legislation Repealed by Resolution No. 830/1 of 2010 establishing the conditions for the import of frozen poultry meat. Legislation | Lebanon | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, International trade, Packaging/labelling, HACCP, Meat Source: FAO, FAOLEX