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Resolution No. 97/1 regulating the import, sale and packaging of some types of white cheese.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 16, 27 March 2003, 2 pp.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Milk/dairy products Packaging/labelling Processing/handling Internal trade
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on 27 March 2003.
Abstract

This Resolution is composed of 5 articles. The definition of white cheese is given in article 1. The import of local processed cheeses may be authorized on condition that they are packed in big packages, to be used for sweets, or in the original size to be sold to the public (art. 1). Repackaging, reprocessing or renaming these imported cheeses is absolutely prohibited (art. 3). Imported cheeses must have a sanitary certificate, and shall comply with the Codex Alimentarius as well as with the Lebanese Standardization and Metrology standards No. 506/1 of 14/1/1996 (art. 4).

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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Resolution No. 497/1 regulating the import, the packaging and the sale of white cheese.

Legislation | Lebanon | 2010

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, International trade, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX