Council Directive 74/409/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to honey. Pays/Territoire Union européenne Type du document Législation Date 1974 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Journal L 221, 12 August 1974, pp. 10-14. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Apiculture/sériciculture Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Emballage/étiquetage Commerce intérieur Aire géographique Países de la Unión Europea Entry into force notes This Directive entered into force on 1 September 1974. Résumé This Directive has been adopted with a view to harmonizing national provisions relating to honey. Since an uniform definition of the term "honey" is necessary to make provision for the different varieties which may be marketed under appropriate names, to fix the general specific criteria for its composition, and to lay down the main information which is to appear on labels, article 1(1) establishes that, for the purposes of this Directive, "honey" shall mean the foodstuff which is produced by the honey-bee from the nectar of blossoms or secretions of or on living parts of plants, and which the bees collect, transform, combine with specific substances of their own and store and leave to mature in honey combs. This foodstuff may be fluid, viscous or crystallized. Further, article 1(2) specifies the main types of honeys according to origin blossom honey or mode of presentation. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that honey may be offered for sale only if it conforms to the definitions and rules laid down in this Directive and in the Annex thereto. In particular, no products other than honey may be added to honey offered for sale as such. When placed on the market, honey must comply with the compositional criteria established in the Annex attached. In addition, honey shall be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition, such as mould, insects, insect debris, brood or grains of sand, when the honey is marketed as such or is used in any product for human consumption (art. 6, par. 2). Article 7 determines the only indication which shall compulsorily appear on the packages, containers or labels of honey. Such information shall be clear, legible and indelible. This Directive shall not apply to products intended for export from the Community. Texte intégral Anglais Site web europa.eu Références - Législation Implementé par Ordinance on honey. Législation | Autriche | 1994 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Apiculture/sériciculture, Normes, Emballage/étiquetage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Regulation (EC) No. 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey. Législation | Union européenne | 1997 Mot clé: Développement agricole, Apiculture/sériciculture, Collecte de données/déclarations, Politique/planification, Subvention/incitation, Production animale Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté royal relatif au miel. Législation | Belgique | 1975 Mot clé: Apiculture/sériciculture, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. 753 implementing Council Directive 74/409/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to honey Législation | Italie | 1982 Mot clé: Apiculture/sériciculture, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Emballage/étiquetage, Normes, Commerce intérieur, Transport/dépôt Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey. Législation | Union européenne | 2001 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Apiculture/sériciculture, Normes, Commerce intérieur, Emballage/étiquetage Source: FAO, FAOLEX