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Updated EU references in import rules for food and feed
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om indførsel af fødevarer, foder, animalske biprodukter, afledte produkter og fødevarekontaktmaterialer med særlige restriktioner og om straffebestemmelser for overtrædelse af relaterede EU-retsakter
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The rules now refer to newer versions of several EU legal acts, including for China, swine fever and third countries.
- The special rules for pork from Romania have been removed, and a number of other references have been updated or added.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 30 October 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 27 October 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 29 October 2026
- In force · 30 October 2026