Food Authority„COUNTRY PROFILE“

General Review

30. 3. 2006

Czech Republic (CR) Statistical Data

Area 78.866 km2 Inhabitants 10,2 millionsPrague 1,2 millionShare 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 MoAM I N I S T E R

Jan Mládek

1st Deputy Minister, State SecretaryMiroslav Toman

ECONOMIC and ADMINISTRATION

SECTIONKarel Venera

Structural Section

External relatios Section

COMMODITIES SECTIONSStanislav Kozák

Agricultural Agencies and

Land Managenment Offices Section

Food Production Section –

Food AuthorityMr. František Sládek

Agricultural Commodities Section

STRUCTURAL POLICIES AND EXTERNAL RELATION

SECTIONSHana Heidlerová

FORESTRY AND WATER MANAGEMENT SECTIONS

Pavel Punčochář

Forest management Section

Water management Section

Organization chartFood Production Section

= Food Authority

Division for the Control

over the food market

Food safety, Environment Development and

Pollution Prevention Dpt.

Food Production and Legislation

Department

Executive committee of national

control bodies

Food Authority Organisation Chart

Division for the Control over the food

market

Food safety, Environment Development and Pollution Prevention

Department

Mrs. Milena Vicenová

Food Production and Legislation

Department

Jindřich Fialka

Environment Development and

Pollution Prevention Division

Food Safety Division

Food Production

Division

Food Legislation and Standardization

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 Ethyl-alcohol (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 safetyFood 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 Accessionto 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

Government

Minister of Agriculture

Co-ordination Unit (CU)

Secretariat of theCU(Ministry of Agriculture)

Section of Chief Hygienic Officer

Ministry of the Environment

Ministry of Transport

State Office for Nuclear Safety

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Bodies of Public Health Protection

State Veterinary Administration

Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority

State Phytosanitary Administration

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture

Scientific Committees1. on Food2. Veterinary SC3. on animal nutrition4. on phytosanitary and

Environment5. on GM food and feed

Food Safety Information

Centre

Ministry of Interior

Minister of Health

FoodFood Safety CoSafety Co--ordination in theordination in the Czech Republic Czech Republic

Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Justice

Positioning ofthe Executive committee

Food Production Section= Food Authority

Control Division over the market

with food

Food safety, Environment Development

and Poll. Prev. Dep.

Food Production and Legislation

Department

Executive committee of national

control bodies

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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