State Standard No. AZS 855-2015 for Food Products. Rules for marking with the sign “Contains no GMO”. Basic concepts.

Materia

Alimentación y nutrición

Palabra clave

Normas Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Organismo genéticamente modificado (OGM) Inspección Protección del consumidor Envasado/etiquetado

Área geográphica

Asia, Mar Caspio, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia Occidental

Resumen

This State Standard has been set by Technical Committee (TK 02) on Standardization of food and agricultural products and has been registered by the Decision No. 150111500015 of the Collegium of the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patent. The initial inspection shall be in 2020 to determine the requirements of the standard to comply with the international standards, norms, rules and recommendations. This State Standard provides guidance on marking food products produced without using genetic engineering techniques or not containing GMO, with the sign “Contains no GMO”. This Standard shall be applied to food producers and importers. The purposes of labelling are protection of consumer rights by providing comprehensive and accurate information, assisting consumers on conscious consumption and increasing the competitiveness of food products.

Texto completo

Azerí

Página web

www.e-qanun.az

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Presidential Decree No. 155 on the approval of the statute and committee structure of the Azerbaijani State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents.

Legislación | Azerbaiyán | 2009

Palabra clave: Autorización/permiso, Normas sobre calidad ambiental, Institución, Salud pública, Normas, Protección del medio ambiente, Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes, Inspección, Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX