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Food Authority. „COUNTRY PROFILE“ General Review 30. 3. 2006. Czech Republic (CR) Statistical Data. Area 78.866 km 2 Inhabitants 10,2 millions Prague 1,2 million Share of agricultural production on GDP 4 % Total import 57 milliards €
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Food Authority „COUNTRY PROFILE“ General Review 30. 3. 2006
Czech Republic (CR)Statistical Data Area 78.866 km2 Inhabitants 10,2 millions Prague 1,2 million Share of agricultural production on GDP 4 % Total import 57 milliards € Total export 56 milliards € Agriculture import 1 milliard € Agriculture export 0,4 milliard € Employment in agriculture 4 %
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE • Legal basis – Act. No. 2/1969 Coll. • Central competent authority for agriculture and food industry • Management of CAFIA, SVA, CISTA and CBI (for details see lide n.18) • Central competent authority for issues of veterinary care, phytosanitary care, foodstuffs, animal protection
FOOD AUTHORITY • March 2005 – establishment of the Food Authority was agreed • The Food Authority started to operate in April 2005 • Part of the Ministry of Agriculture • 2 departments and 1 division = 33 employees
Position of the Food Authority within MoA M I N I S T E R Jan Mládek 1stDeputy Minister, State Secretary Miroslav Toman ECONOMIC and ADMINISTRATION SECTION Karel Venera STRUCTURAL POLICIES AND EXTERNAL RELATION SECTIONS Hana Heidlerová FORESTRY AND WATER MANAGEMENT SECTIONS Pavel Punčochář COMMODITIES SECTIONS Stanislav Kozák Agricultural Agencies and Land Managenment Offices Section Structural Section Forest management Section Agricultural Commodities Section External relatios Section Water management Section Food Production Section – Food Authority Mr. František Sládek
Food Authority Organisation Chart Division for the Control over the food market Food safety, EnvironmentDevelopment and Pollution Prevention Department Mrs. Milena Vicenová Food Production and Legislation Department Jindřich Fialka Food Legislation and Standardization Division Food Safety Division EnvironmentDevelopment and Pollution Prevention Division Food Production Division
Food Safety, Environmental Development and Pollution Prevention Department • assures risk assessment and risk communication • is the contact point for EFSA in the CR • elaborates Food Safety Strategy of the CR
Food Safety, Environmental Development and Pollution Prevention Department • responsible for monitoring of contaminants in the food chain • national competent authority for receiving applications on GM products according Reg. 1829/2003 • Coordination of RASFF in the Czech Republic
Food Safety, Environmental Development and Pollution Prevention Department • co-ordinates activities in the IPPC area • monitors the Integrated Register of Pollution in Foodand Feed Industry and Agriculture • deals with exploitation of agricultural waste and by-products
Food production and legislation department • Risk management • Policy development and analysis of trends in food industry and tobacco industry including conceptions for these industries (focused on the production and promotion activities) • Legislation: Foodstuffs, Tobacco Products and Ethyl-alcohol (full responsibility)
Food production and legislation department • Harmonizationof Czech legislation with EU law (full responsibility) • Contact point for the European Commission in the field of food law (in general as well as in the field of food standardization) • Food quality (coordination) • Standardization (coordination) – national and international level (Codex Alimentarius,UNECE)
Food production and legislation department • GoodHygiene Practice+ GoodManufacturing Practice (coordination) • Consumer protection (coordination) • Labelling of foodstuffs (incl.novel foods and foodstuffs containing the GMO´s ) • National programme of subsidies for food business operators
Division for the control over the food market • Management and supervision of the state administration in the area of state official controls • Responsible for strategy, coordination and methodical management of the controls over the market with food • Unification of methodical procedures for good practice in official controls
Division for the control over the food market • Establishment and management of carcass evaluation system following the rules SEUROP • Participation in coordination activities of the FVO missions in food area
Division for the control over the food market • Coordination of the staff training system for the use of Czech competent authorities (CA) • Participates in elaboration of methods having for purpose to evaluate activities of the competent authorities • Periodical evaluation of the CA activities
Competent Authorities for Official Controls • Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (MoA) • State Veterinary Administration of the CR (MoA) • State Phytosanitary Administration (MoA) • Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (MoA) • Bodies of Public Health Protection (MoH)
Co-ordination of food safety Food Safety Strategy in the CR • Adopted by Decreeof the Government in December 2001 - No. 1320 • Laid down key requirements for the pre-accession period Food Safety Strategy in the CR after Accession to the EU • Adopted byDecreeof the Government in December 2004 - No. 1277, review in 2006 • Emphasis on improved communication within the CR, EU Member States,EU bodies and third countries
Co-ordination of food safety Co –ordination Unit (CU) • Established in 2002 • Consists of • representatives of central state administration bodies • relevant state control bodies • consumer and industry organisations
FoodSafety Co-ordination in the Czech Republic Government Minister of Health Minister of Agriculture Section of Chief Hygienic Officer Secretariat of theCU (Ministry of Agriculture) Bodies of Public Health Protection Co-ordination Unit (CU) State Veterinary Administration Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Agriculture and FoodInspection Authority Ministry of the Environment State Phytosanitary Administration Ministry of Interior Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture Ministry of Transport • Scientific Committees • on Food • Veterinary SC • on animal nutrition • on phytosanitary and Environment • on GM food and feed State Office for Nuclear Safety Ministry of Justice Food Safety Information Centre Ministry of Defense
Executive committee • Role of Advisory body for the head of Food Authority • Participants – heads of CAFIA, SVA, CISTA, SPA • Meets once or twice a month