Decree-Law No. 98/97 approving the Statute of the General Direction of Food Quality Control. Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Législation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 97/97 (I-A), 26 April 1997, pp. 1876-1889. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Institution Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Résumé This Decree-Law approves the Statute of the General Direction of Food Quality Control which shall be under the Ministry Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. It consists of 5 chapters and 3 tables establishing composition, duties and competencies of this food institution entitled to carry out control on sanitary procedures, research and managent of the food quality sector. The Statute is divided as follows: Institution definition and competencies (Chap. 1); Composition and services (2); Financial management (3); Personnel (4); Final provisions (5). Texte intégral Portugais