Afghanistan - Law on Food Safety

Pursuant to Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, this Law provides the conditions to protect human health and life; improve the livelihood of citizens and food safety; ensure the safety of imported, exported, and domestic produced foods; and to ensure the provision of safe and quality food; in accordance with international obligations including relevant WTO agreements.

The Law contains a total of six chapters, comprising 30 articles, dealing with:

I.             General Provisions;

II.            Food Safety Control Responsibility;

III.           Food and its Trade Requirements;

IV.          Inspections;

V.            Penalties; and

VI.          Miscellaneous

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 28 July 2016

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 15 August 2016

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

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