Honey
National legislation
Ordinance on honey
Official Gazette, No. 53/2015 and 47/2017
EU legislation
Directive (EU) 2024/1438 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumptionCouncil Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 on honey
Competent authority
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Email: uprava.stocarstvo@mps.hr
Phone: +385 1 3903 111
Web: https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/
Scope of national rule
Quality requirements to be met by honey in production and placing on the market
Main requirements that the business user needs to know about
Art. 3. - Art. 5. Marking and determination of conformity
Annexes 1. and 2. Product names, definitions and descriptions and content of products
National measure - If honey originates from more than one Member State of the European Union or a third country, it is mandatory to indicate the country or countries of origin in which the honey was collected
Market Surveillance Authority
State Inspectorate
Link to the TRIS database
In the TRIS database you can look up the notification of the technical rule