Federal Office for Agriculture and Food

Products and national regulations in the agricultural and fisheries sector as well as for consumer products

The BLE Product Contact Point provides information on the current technical regulations. These include national laws, regulations or administrative instructions that contain provisions (e.g. on composition, identification, packaging, labelling) which apply to the following products:

1. Consumer products within the meaning of Section 2 (6) sentence 1 (2 to 9) of the Food and Feedingstuffs Code (LFGB)

2. Fertilizers which are not designated as EG-fertilizers:
-soil additives, auxiliary materials
-soil adjuvants, plant aids
-cultivation substrates
(Technical Regulations - in German)

3. Vinegar
(Technical Regulations - in German)

4. Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin for other purposes than spirits

5. Fruit wines
(Technical Regulations - in German)

6. Potatoes
(Technical Regulations - in German)

7. Labelling system for certain post-harvent treatment agents for citrus fruits and potatoes
(Technical Regulations - in German)

8. Labelling system for mineral water as "suitable for the preparation of infant food"
(Technical Regulations - in German)

9. Milk and milk products
(Technical Regulations - in German)

10. Tattooing agents
(Technical Regulations - in German)

11. National maximum levels of mycotoxines in foodstuffs
(Technical Regulations - in German)

12. National maximum levels of nitrate in dietetic foodstuffs
(Technical Regulations - in German)

13. Products used in agriculture e.g. plant-protection equipment, which is subject to requirements laid down in the Law on Plant Protection
(Technical Regulations - in German)