Beer Ordinance
Basic data | |
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Title: | Beer Ordinance |
Abbreviation: | BierV |
Type: | Federal Ordinance |
Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Issued on the basis of: | Sections 12, 16, 19 LMBG aK |
Legal matter: | Commercial administrative law |
References : | 2125-40-40 |
Issued on: | July 2, 1990 ( BGBl. I p. 1332 ) |
Entry into force on: | July 7, 1990 |
Last change by: |
Art. 26 VO of July 5, 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272, 2288 ) |
Effective date of the last change: |
July 13, 2017 (Art. 29 of July 5, 2017) |
Please note the note on the applicable legal version. |
The Beer Ordinance (BierV) is a German legal regulation for the food beer .
The Beer Ordinance was issued on the basis of Section 12 Paragraph 1 No. 1 and Paragraph 3, Section 16 Paragraph 1 Clause 2 and Section 19 No. 1 and 4 Letters a and b of the Food and Consumer Goods Act.
The designation beer is protected according to § 1 and the identification of the types of beer is regulated in § 3 depending on their original wort content .