School Milk Implementation Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 21, 5 June 2015, pp. 827-829. Long titleOrdinance on implementing the school-milk programme of the European Union. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Inspection Subsidy/incentive Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance School feeding Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the European School Milk Scheme which is intended to encourage consumption among children of healthy dairy products containing important vitamins and minerals. The Scheme does not only have a nutritional character but also an educational character and contributes therefore greatly to the fight against obesity among children. The School Milk Scheme is there to provide quality products for children, to contribute to a healthy way of living and to nutritional education with a better knowledge on products. Member States have the possibility to choose the products they wish to distribute from the list of eligible products and they also have the possibility to apply stricter standards than those set out in the EU. Article 2 establishes that implementation of this Scheme is incumbent to the competent authorities designed by the Länder. The text consists of 11 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Competent authorities (2); Regional strategy; maximum prices (3); Facilities for the disabled (4); Products eligible for subsidies (5); Admission of applicants (6); Granting of subsidies (7); Notification and conservation duty (8); Toleration and participation duty (9); Notification duty (10); Transitional provisions (11). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Additives Admission Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2012) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Breastfeeding/infant food, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Skimmed Milk Subsidies Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1977 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Authorization/permit, Registration, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Casein Subsidies Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1989 (2011) Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Milk/dairy products, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Casein Use Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (2010) Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX