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Food law : European, domestic and international frameworks /
This book provides a broad conspectus on the application of EU and international regulation of the food sector on English law. It is aimed at practitioners and students of this vital and emerging branch of law, which has become an important part of current political and legal debate. It is written n...
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Oxford :
Hart Publishing Ltd.,
[2015]
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; 1 History and Development of Food Law; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Food Laws; 1.2.1 Aspects of Early Food Law; 1.2.2 Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875; 1.2.3 Food and Drugs Act 1955; 1.2.4 Food Act 1984; 1.3 European Integration; 1.3.1 Supremacy of European Union Food Law; Significance of 'Metric Martyrs'; 1.3.2 Free Movement and Food Law; 1.4 Conclusion; 2 Domestic, European Union and International Food Law; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 TFEU Obligations; 2.2.1 Role of the Commission.
- Directorate-General for Health and ConsumersCreating Ordinary Legislation; Comitology; Advisory Group on the Food Chain; Enforcement Actions; 2.2.2 European Union Courts and English Food Law; Preliminary References; Reviewing the Legality of EU Acts; 2.3 International Obligations; 2.3.1 World Trade Organization Agreements; Effect of World Trade Organization Rules on English Law; Agriculture; Technical Barriers to Trade; Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; Intellectual Property Protection; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; 2.3.2 Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- 2.3.3 Other International OrganisationsUnited Nations Agencies: World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization; World Intellectual Property Organization; National Non-Governmental Organisations; 3 Key Actors in Food Law; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Government Departments; 3.2.1 Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 3.2.2 Department of Health; 3.2.3 Department of Energy and Climate Change; 3.3 Enforcing Food Law; 3.3.1 National Competent Authorities; 3.3.2 Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations; 3.4 State Agencies; 3.4.1 Food Standards Agency.
- Functions of the Food Standards Agency3.4.2 Health Protection Agency and Public Health England; 3.4.3 Environment Agency; 3.4.4 Intellectual Property Office; 3.5 Conclusion; 4 EU Rules on the Free Movement of Food; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Measures Equivalent to Quantitative Restrictions on Trade in Food; 4.2.1 Restricting the Free Movement of Food; 4.2.2 Compositional Requirements and the Principle of Mutual Recognition; 4.2.3 Packaging as an Impediment to the Free Movement of Food; 4.2.4 Determining 'Substantial Difference' when Considering Consumer Protection; 4.2.5 Protecting Human Health.
- 4.2.6 National Rules on Additive Use4.3 Measures Equivalent to Customs Duties on Imported Food; 4.3.1 Unlawful Charges and Exceptions to the Rule; 4.4 Discriminatory Taxation on Food and Drink; 4.4.1 Distinguishing Between Customs Duties and Taxes; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 Food Safety; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Food Safety Act 1990; 5.2.1 Offences under the Food Safety Act; 5.2.2 Investigating Breaches of the Food Safety Act; 5.3 BSE Crisis; 5.3.1 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988; 5.3.2 EU Response to the BSE Crisis; 5.3.3 Domestic Response to the BSE Crisis.