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
MINISTER
Jan Mládek
1st Deputy Minister, State Secretary
Miroslav Toman
ECONOMIC and
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION
STRUCTURAL POLICIES AND
EXTERNAL RELATION
SECTIONS
Karel Venera
Hana Heidlerová
Structural Section
External relatios
Section
FORESTRY AND WATER
MANAGEMENT SECTIONS
Pavel Punčochář
Forest management
Section
Water management
Section
COMMODITIES SECTIONS
Stanislav Kozák
Agricultural Agencies
and
Land Managenment
Offices Section
Agricultural
Commodities Section
Food Production
Section –
Food Authority
Mr. František Sládek
Organization chart
Food Production Section
= Food Authority
Executive committee
of national
control bodies
Division
for the Control
over the food market
Food safety, Environment
Development and
Pollution Prevention Dpt.
Food Production
and Legislation
Department
Food Authority Organisation Chart
Division
for the Control
over the food
market
Food safety,
Environment Development
and Pollution Prevention
Department
Food Production
and Legislation
Department
Jindřich Fialka
Mrs. Milena Vicenová
Food Safety
Division
Environment Development
and
Pollution Prevention
Division
Food
Legislation and
Standardization
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 Food
and 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 Ethylalcohol (full responsibility)
Food production and legislation
department
• Harmonization of 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
 Good Hygiene Practice + Good Manufacturing 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 Decree of 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 by Decree of 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
Food Safety Co-ordination in the Czech Republic
Government
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Health
Section of
Chief Hygienic Officer
Secretariat of theCU
(Ministry of Agriculture)
Bodies of Public Health
Protection
State Veterinary Administration
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Czech Agriculture and Food
Inspection Authority
State Phytosanitary Administration
Coordination
Unit (CU)
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Interior
Central Institute for Supervising
and Testing in Agriculture
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Scientific Committees
on Food
Veterinary SC
on animal nutrition
on phytosanitary and
Environment
on GM food and feed
Ministry of Transport
State Office for Nuclear Safety
Ministry of Justice
Food Safety
Information
Centre
Ministry of Defense
Positioning of
the Executive committee
Food Production Section
= Food Authority
Executive committee
of national
control bodies
Control Division
over the market
with food
Food safety, Environment
Development
and Poll. Prev. Dep.
Food Production
and Legislation
Department
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
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