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Food and Feed Code · Part 8 · Monitoring
Section 52

Issuing of administrative provisions

§ 52 LFGB · Erlass von Verwaltungsvorschriften

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

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The provisions necessary for the conduct of monitoring, in particular the monitoring plans, shall be laid down in administrative provisions which are prepared in consultation with a committee composed of representatives of the Länder.

Die zur Durchführung des Monitorings erforderlichen Vorschriften, insbesondere die Monitoringpläne, werden in Verwaltungsvorschriften geregelt, die im Benehmen mit einem Ausschuss aus Vertretern der Länder vorbereitet werden.

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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) shall appoint the members of the committee on the proposal of the Länder.

Das Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit beruft die Mitglieder des Ausschusses auf Vorschlag der Länder.

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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.