Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002
Laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
- Recitals
CHAPTER I — SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER II — GENERAL FOOD LAW
- Article 4 — Scope
SECTION 1 — GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD LAW
SECTION 1A — RISK COMMUNICATION
SECTION 2 — PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY
SECTION 3 — GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF FOOD TRADE
SECTION 4 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF FOOD LAW
- Article 14 — Food safety requirements
- Article 15 — Feed safety requirements
- Article 16 — Presentation
- Article 17 — Responsibilities
- Article 18 — Traceability
- Article 19 — Responsibilities for food: food business operators
- Article 20 — Responsibilities for feed: feed business operators
- Article 21 — Liability
CHAPTER III — EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY
SECTION 1 — MISSION AND TASKS
SECTION 2 — ORGANISATION
SECTION 3 — OPERATION
- Article 29 — Scientific opinions
- Article 30 — Diverging scientific opinions
- Article 31 — Scientific and technical assistance
- Article 32 — Scientific studies
- Article 32a — Pre-submission advice
- Article 32b — Notification of studies
- Article 32c — Consultation of third parties
- Article 32d — Verification studies
- Article 33 — Collection of data
- Article 34 — Identification of emerging risks
- Article 35 — Rapid alert system
- Article 36 — Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the Authority's mission
SECTION 4 — INDEPENDENCE, TRANSPARENCY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMMUNICATION
- Article 37 — Independence
- Article 38 — Transparency
- Article 39 — Confidentiality
- Article 39a — Confidentiality request
- Article 39b — Decision on confidentiality
- Article 39c — Review of confidentiality
- Article 39d — Obligations with regard to confidentiality
- Article 39e — Protection of personal data
- Article 39f — Standard data formats
- Article 39g — Information systems
- Article 40 — Communications from the Authority
- Article 41 — Access to documents
- Article 42 — Consumers, producers and other interested parties
SECTION 5 — FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 6 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER IV — RAPID ALERT SYSTEM, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES
CHAPTER V — PROCEDURES AND FINAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 — EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION, COMMITTEE AND MEDIATION PROCEDURES
SECTION 2 — FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 61 — Review clause
- Article 61a — Fact-finding missions
- Article 62 — References to the European Food Safety Authority and to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
- Article 63 — Competence of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
- Article 64 — Commencement of the Authority's operation
- Article 65 — Entry into force
- Final