Saxony Foodstuff, Feedstuff, Provisional Tobacco and Consumer Information Act Implementation Law.

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food additives Codex Alimentarius Fraud International trade Internal trade Standards Offences/penalties Consumer protection Animal feed/feedstuffs Inspection Tobacco

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

The present Law implements the Foodstuff and Feedstuff Codex of 26. April 2006 (BGBl. I p. 945), Provisional Tobacco Act in the version of 9 September 1997 (BGBl. I p. 2296, and Consumer Information Act of 5 November 2007 (BGBl. I p. 2558). The Law specifies in detail all competent authorities and local offices responsible, inter alia, for the enactment of the aforementioned Acts. The text consists of 15 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Food control authorities, competences (1); Monitoring staff, private experts (2); Tobacco and tobacco products (3); Information on the Consumer Information Act (3a); Final provisions (4).

Full text

German

Website

www.sachsen.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Consumer Information Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2007 (2010)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Consumer protection, Fraud, Offences/penalties, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Foodstuff and Feedstuff Code.

Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Fraud, International trade, Internal trade, Standards, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX