SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HACCP-SYSTEM FOR CHEC KS CARRIED OUT BY COMPANIESON THE BASIS OF THE RELEVANT EUROPEAN REGULATIONS (1069)

Coexistence of different systems and concepts in ''horizontal'' and '' vertical'' European food regulations in conjunction with partly faulty translations and contradictory interpretations has meanwhile led to a situation of great confusion. It should be the top priority of the mo ment to find a way out of this impasse. Moreover, in the Green Book of the Commission of the EU it is clearly stated that due to the globali zation of world markets the requirements of the GATT agreements must a lso be considered in the area of food hygiene (Codex Alimentarius). Th e new German national Food Hygiene Directive however provides a soluti on with a passage in 1 section 3. It states that this directive is pla ced on top of the ''vertical'' regulations like a ''cheese cover''. On the other hand 4 section 1 offers the legal basis for the application of the HACCP system according to Codex Alimentarius.