Beer Ordinance

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Date of completion: 02.07.1990

Full quote:

" Bierverordnung vom 2. Juli 1990 (BGBl. 1332), as last amended by Article 5 of the Regulation of 8 May 2008 (BGBl I). 797).

Status:

Last amended by Art. 5 V v. 8.5.2008 I 797

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Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 7.7.1990 + + +) 
(+ + + Do not apply measures due to EinigVtr in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation).  Art. 109 No. 4   
 Buchst. d G v. 8.12.2010 I 1864 mWv 15.12.2010 + + +) 

  

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The Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health
pursuant to section 12 (1) (1) and (3), § 16 (1) sentence 2 and § 19 (1) and (4) (a) and (b) of the Code of Food and Consumer Affairs of 15 August 1974 (BGBl). I p. 1945, 1946) in agreement with the Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Forestry and for the Economy as well as
on the basis of Article 4 (1) (8) and (9) and (2) of the Law on the overall reform of the food law of 15 August 1974 (BGBl). I p. 1945), also in agreement with the Federal Minister of Finance: Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 Protection of the designation of beer

(1) Under the name of beer, alone or in composition, or under names or pictorial representations, which appear to be beer, only beverages may be placed on the market for commercial purposes, which shall: § 9 (1), (2) and (4) to (6) of the Provisional Beer Act and § § 16 to 19, § 20 (1) sentence 2 and § § 21 and 22 (1) of the Ordinary on the Implementation of the Preliminary Beer Law. (2) By way of derogation from Paragraph 1 shall be allowed to drink fermented beverages produced abroad which do not comply with the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be placed on the market under the name 'beer' if they are marketable in the country of production under the name 'beer' or a sales denomination corresponding to that name. If additives in need of authorisation have been added to these beverages, this shall apply only if a derogation has been made for these additives in accordance with the Food and Feed Code. (3) A drink in which the Fermentation is also disrupted, is also considered to be ferocified. Unofficial table of contents

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§ 3 Information on beer-making

(1) Beer with a root-wort content of less than 7 per hundred may only be called "low-stock beer", beer having a root-wort content of 7 or more than 7, but less than 11 of the hundred may only be labelled as: (2) Beer may be marketed under the name "Starkbier", "Bockbier" or any other name which gives the impression as to whether the beer has been used in a particularly strong manner, only in the Transport shall be carried out if the content of the wort is equal to or greater than 16 of the hundred or more. (3) Unofficial table of contents

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§ 5 Crime offences and administrative offences

(1) According to Article 59 (1) (21) (a) of the Food and Feed Code, it shall be punished who:

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contrary to § 1 (1) or § 3 (2), a drink under a name or name referred to therein; or

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Contrary to § 3 para. 1, beer with a root-wort content mentioned there not under the prescribed name

(2) Those who are negligent in committing an act referred to in paragraph 1 shall act in an orderly manner in accordance with Section 60 (1) of the Food and Feed Code. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after the date of delivery. Unofficial table of contents

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Final formula

The Federal Council has agreed.