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Decree No. 499 of 1999 to amend the Decree containing rules relative to new foodstuffs and new food ingredients made under the Commodities Act.

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This amendment concerns the labeling of food in relation with indications of the use of genetic engineering in the production of such food. Basically this Decree specifies conditions for providing food with a label indicating that no genetic engineering technology has been used in its production.
Title
Decree No. 499 of 1999 to amend the Decree containing rules relative to new foodstuffs and new food ingredients made under the Commodities Act.
Country
Netherlands
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1999
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
food safety
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Western Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/net18345.PDF
Link to full text
http://www.overheid.nl
Implements
Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Amends
Decree No. 205 of 1997 containing rules relative to new foodstuffs and new food ingredients made under the Commodities Act.