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KINGDOM
OF CAMBODIA
Nation - Religion - King
Ministry
of Commerce
No. 329 Moc / M99
Phnom
Penh, July 29, 1999
PRAKAS
ON MEASURES AGAINST FOOD PRODUCTS
DEVOID OF APPROPRIATE PACKAGING LABELS
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THE
MINISTER OF COMMERCE
- Seen
the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia;
- Seen
the Royal Decree N°, 1198/72 dated 30/11/1998 on the
appointment of the Royal government of Cambodia;
- Seen
the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Council
of Ministers N° 02-95 as promulgated by kram dated
20/07/94;
- Seen
the Sub-decree N° 54 dated 22/09/97 on the Organization
and the functioning of the Ministry of Commerce;
- Seen
the Prakas N° 012 dated 13/01/1998 on the Organization
and the Functioning of the Cambodia Import Export
Inspection and Fraud Repression Department (Camcontrol);
-
Pursuant to the need to protect the consumer's health and
safety and to maintain good order in the circulation of
goods in markets;
- And
responding to the present situation.
IT IS
HEREBY DECIDED
Article
1 : To ban the importation, circulation, sale,
display for sale of food products devoid of appropriate
labels or whose labels do not meet the legal requirement
regardless of the health and safety quality of the
substances.
The legal
requirement shall be as follows:
- name of
product
- name,
address of person (s) responsible for the products
(producer (s), packagers or wrappers or traders)
- source
-
quantity, weight, volume, etc.
- lot
numbers and date of manufacturing
- date of
expiry
-
ingredients
- usage
instruction (when applicable)
- license
from the concerned authorities before products circulation
( if required and for local products )
Article
2 : To ban the sale of the pre-printed labels for
certain specific food products.
Article
3 : Any food products already in circulation or
displayed for sale without labels or having labels or
trade marks which do not comply with the above mentioned
requirements in Article 1 shall be returned to the
proprietors for rectification in compliance with the rules
and regulations governing labels or trade marks on
condition that the food products do not meet the
appropriate quality requirement, they seized and destroyed
or flown or shipped back ( for imported goods ).
Article
4 : Proprietors of products found in violation of
Article 1 or Article 2 shall first be given a warning
letter. In the event of repeated offences, they shall be
penalized in accordance with the law.
Article
5 : The Technical Director General and the
Director of Camcontrol Department of the Ministry of
Commerce shall effectively implement this Prakas in
co-operation with the concerned authorities and
institutions.
Article
6 : This Prakas shall come into effect as of 1
October, 1999.
THE
MINISTER OF COMMERCE
CHAM
PRASIDH
CC
- Office of the Council of Ministers
- Cabinet of the Prime Minister
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Municipal and provincial Administration
- Chamber of Commerce
- All Provincial Commerce Offices
- Documentation
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