# Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, Article 4: Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Chapter relates to all stages of the production, processing and distribution of food, and also of feed produced for, or fed to, food-producing animals.
2. The principles laid down in Articles 5 to 10 shall form a general framework of a horizontal nature to be followed when measures are taken.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2002/178/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2002-178/article-4
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