Freier Warenverkehr mit Lebensmitteln und das Prinzip der gegenseitigen Anerkennung

摘要

Das Prinzip der gegenseitigen Anerkennung gewährleistet den freien Verkehr von Waren zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. Verordnung (EG) Nr. 764/2008 stärkt dieses Prinzip und schafft einen durch die Verwaltungen der Mitgliedstaaten unmittelbar anwendbaren Verfahrensrahmen zur Durchsetzung dieses Prinzips. Der Aufsatz beschäftigt sich mit der Anwendbarkeit der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 764/2008 auf die Zusammensetzung von Lebensmitteln und den Auswirkungen auf das nationale Recht, insbesondere der Auslegung des § 54 LFGB.%The principle of mutual recognition is well established in the European Union. It commits the Member States to acknowledge legal standards from other Member States as long as they are essentially equivalent to the national standards. In regard to foodstuffs this means that a Member State has to accept their marketability if the relevant foodstuffs are lawfully marketed in at least one other Member State of the EU. Regulation (EC) No. 764/2008 strengthens this principle and establishes proceedings to enforce it. The national authorities have to follow these proceedings in case a foodstuff is marketed lawfully in another Member State. Against this background the authors analyse the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 764/2008 and ask whether they are applicable concerning problematic compositions of foodstuffs, which are lawfully marketed in at least one Member State. The authors also analyse the impact of Regulation (EC) No. 764/2008 on national law, especially on sec. 54 German Food and Feed Act (LFGB), which originally implements the principle of mutual recognition in German food law. Finally, the authors complete their analyse with a case-study on the highly disputed ingredient Stevia and the recent permission by French authorities to market Stevia in France.