Decree-Law No. 119/2012 creating the Sanitary and Food Security Fund Plus. País/Territorio Portugal Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2012 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Diário da República, I Série, No. 115, 15 June 2012. Materia Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición, Cultivos Palabra clave Fondo especial Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Seguridad alimentaria Normas Tasa/impuesto Desarrollo agrícola Protección del consumidor Sanidad animal Protección vegetal Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Meridional Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Resumen This Decree-Law, consisting of 19 articles, creates, within the Ministry of Agriculture, the Sea, the Environment and Land Planning, the Sanitary and Food Security Fund Plus, and the food security tax. The Fund is an autonomous entity, without legal personality and endowed with administrative and financial autonomy. The objectives of the Fund aiming to protect food safety and consumer health and to comply with European quality standards are: a) to finance the costs of carrying out official controls in the field of food safety, animal health and plant protection; b) to support the prevention and eradication of animal and plant diseases including parasite infestations, sanitary controls, testing and other measures for the screening, purchase and administration of vaccines, medicinal products and plant protection products, slaughter and destruction of crops; c) support the preservation of genetic heritage or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; d) encourage the development of the quality of agricultural products. The provisions of this Decree-Law do not apply to the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.dre.pt Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Order No. 107-A/2017 setting the value of the "food security tax" for the year 2017. Legislación | Portugal | 2017 Palabra clave: Fondo especial, Seguridad alimentaria, Tasa/impuesto Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX