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Key Facts

Austria

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Reception Date

10.05.22

Category

AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FOODSTUFFS

Fishing

Ministries & Departments

Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz

Responsible Departments

Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort

Products & Services concerned

Further to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 for the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food, OJ L 131, 29.05.2018, p. 8, which provides for the mandatory indication of the origin of the primary ingredient in the case of voluntary presentation of the provenance of the food, lays down a general obligation to indicate the origin of beef, pig, sheep, goat and poultry meat, milk and egg as the primary ingredient in packaged foods.

Related EU Law

- Directive 94/55/EC, Article 5(4) on the alignment of the laws of the Member States relating to the transport of dangerous goods by road

Explanation

The origin of a food or its ingredients is the most important factor in buying food for the majority of consumers.

Summary

The main purpose of this Regulation is to inform consumers about the origin of beef, pig, sheep, goat and poultry meat, milk and egg as a primary ingredient in packaged foods. Further to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 for the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food, OJ L 131, 29.05.2018, p. 8, which provides for the mandatory indication of the origin of the primary ingredient in the case of voluntary presentation of the provenance of the food, a general obligation to indicate the origin of beef, pig, sheep, goat and poultry meat, milk and egg as a primary ingredient in packaged foods is now to be made.

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Law is drafted in Austria Austria notifies the draft law 10.05.22 Draft law returns to Austria Commenting Periode Ends 11.08.22 0 Member States & EC Responses 0 Detailed Opinions 0 Comments 6 External Stakeholders Responses

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Commenting Organisations

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Organisation Comments Date Total Contributions
Austrian Association of Craft Food Producers Download 2022-06-28 1
CLITRAVI Download 2022-07-17 1
Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Not published 2022-06-03 1
Food Industries Association of Austria (FIAA) Download 2022-06-10 2
Österreichischer Markenartikelverband Download 2022-06-15 1
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Download 2022-06-29 1
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