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Food and Feed Code · Part 3 · Trade in feed
Section 22

Powers to issue ordinances for the protection of health

§ 22 LFGB · Ermächtigungen zum Schutz der Gesundheit

Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB) · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

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The Federal Ministry is empowered, by statutory ordinance with the consent of the Bundesrat, where necessary to achieve the purposes referred to in section 1(1) item 1, also in conjunction with subsection (3) thereof, to prescribe, prohibit or restrict the use of certain substances or processes in the manufacture or treatment of feed.

Das Bundesministerium wird ermächtigt, durch Rechtsverordnung mit Zustimmung des Bundesrates, soweit es zur Erfüllung der in § 1 Absatz 1 Nummer 1, auch in Verbindung mit Absatz 3, genannten Zwecke erforderlich ist, bei dem Herstellen oder dem Behandeln von Futtermitteln die Verwendung bestimmter Stoffe oder Verfahren vorzuschreiben, zu verbieten oder zu beschränken.

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Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.