Beef Labeling Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law implementing the legal acts of the European Community on the special labeling of beef and beef products and on the sales description and identification of meat from cattle up to twelve months old |
| Short title: | Beef Labeling Act |
| Abbreviation: | RiFlEtikettG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Commercial administrative law , market regulation law |
| References : | 7847-19 |
| Issued on: | February 26, 1998 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 380 ) |
| Entry into force on: | March 4, 1998 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 282 Regulation of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1361 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Beef Labeling Act (RiFlEtikettG) specifies the special labeling of beef . It was enacted on the basis of EC Regulation 820/97, among other things to counteract the spread of the BSE epidemic. The Beef Labeling Act is a federal act to implement some European Union regulations regarding the tracking of the origin of beef and beef products.
In the first version from 1998, market participants were allowed to collect the labeling data as necessary, to read them and, for example, to use them to assess the meat. In this case, the market participant is everyone involved except the end consumer .
The 2nd version of November 17, 2000 stipulates mandatory labeling of beef and beef products. The labels must contain information about the birth, fattening , slaughter and cutting of the animal from which the meat originates.
The Beef Labeling Act also defines which authorities are responsible for monitoring, approving and providing information and which penalties and fines can be imposed in the event of violations.
The catalog of sentences of the law of 2000 provides for prison sentences of up to one year.
Beef labeling legislation
In chronological order:
- EC Regulation No. 1760/2000 and No. 1825/2000
- Beef labeling monitoring task transfer law of the German state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of 1999
- Beef Labeling Ordinance of 1998
- Repealed: Beef Labeling Criminal Ordinance (Ordinance on the Enforcement of Beef Labeling Law) of 2001
- General administrative regulation for the supervision of beef labeling AVV
Web links
- Beef Labeling Act
- Beef Labeling Penal Ordinance
- Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 in the consolidated version of December 13, 2014
- Regulation (EC) No. 1825/2000 in the consolidated version of March 23, 2007
- Information on beef labeling from the German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article 5 of the law of January 18, 2019 ( Federal Law Gazette I pp. 33, 36 )
