Regional Legislative Decree No. 24/2007/A on apiculture and honey production, processing and marketing in Azores Region. País/Territorio Portugal Subdivisión territorial Azores Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2007 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Diário da República, I Série, No. 214, 7 November 2007, pp. 8162–8168. Materia Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Apicultura/sericultura Clasificación/declasificación Procesamiento/manipulación Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Meridional Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Decree is composed of six Chapters, divided in 26 articles and four Annexes. It regulates apiculture and honey production, processing and marketing in Azores Region. It introduces in the regional legal order EC Council Directive No. 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001. Particular attention is paid to bee-farmers registration procedures and zoning of apiculture activities. The Decree defines sanitary measures and controlled areas. Moreover, it regulates production, processing and marketing of honey. Annexes provide the list of notifiable diseases, main types of honey and their composition criteria. Texto completo Portugués