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Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation.

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Treatment of the products with ionising radiation may be carried out only in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/2/EC. In particular, test methods shall be used in accordance with Article 7(3) of the Directive. The foodstuffs that may be treated with ionising radiation and the maximum overall average dose that may be imparted are listed in the Annex. (6 articles and 1 Annex)
Title
Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation.
Country
European Union
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
1999
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
environmental standard
import
export
ECOLEX region
Eastern Europe
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/eur19335.pdf
Link to full text
http://europa.eu
Implements
Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionizing radiation.