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In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:
The purpose of this Act is:
(1) ensure the safety of food and their handling, as well as good health and other food quality standards for foodstuffs;
(2) ensure that information on foodstuffs is truthful and sufficient and does not mislead;
(3) protect the consumer against the health risks and economic losses caused by food against food regulations;
(4) ensure traceability of foodstuffs;
(5) ensuring high quality food control; and
(6) contribute to improving the conditions for food business operators.
This law shall apply to food and processing conditions, food business operators and food control at all stages of the production, processing and distribution of food.
The provisions of this law on foodstuffs shall apply mutatis mutandis to articles intended to come into contact with food.
Paragraph 3 has been repealed by L 30.12.2013/1195 .
This law shall also apply to the implementation of the following acts of the European Union on food and food control and acts adopted pursuant thereto, in so far as their implementation is not provided for in any other law:
1) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (EC) No 178/2002 ( General food regulation ;
(2) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, hereinafter referred to as: Control regulation ;
(3) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs, hereinafter referred to as: General food hygiene regulation ;
(4) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin: Regulation on the hygiene of foodstuffs ;
(5) Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption, hereinafter referred to as: Regulation on animal food control ;
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (hereinafter referred to as: Gmo Regulation ;
(7) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001 /18/EC EC No 1830/2003;
(8) Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods and novel food ingredients, hereinafter referred to as: Novel food regulation ;
(9) Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 on Community procedures for contaminants in foodstuffs;
(10) Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80 /509/EEC and 89 /109/EEC;
(11) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (hereinafter referred to as: Tse Regulation ;
(12) Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents;
(13) Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 91 /414/EEC on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin;
(14) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (hereinafter referred to as: The opposition regulation ;
(15) Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods Supplementary regulation ;
(16) Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (hereinafter referred to as: Additives regulation ;
(17) on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and amending Directive 2000 /13/EC Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( Flavouring regulation ;
18) on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83 /417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000 /13/EC, Council Directive 2001 /112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008, The enzyme regulation ;
(19) Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings, hereinafter referred to as: The adoption procedure; ; (24/03/2013)
(20) a Community control system designed to ensure compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, Regulation (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008 and (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 1224/2009, below Fisheries policy control regulation ; (10/04/881)
(21) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as: Quality system regulation ; (10/04/881)
(22) Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89; (10/04/881)
(23) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules for the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails; (20,2015/295)
(24) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. (20,2015/295)
Where reference is made to this Act, the act of the European Union refers to that act with its subsequent amendments.
With regard to the health rules applicable to animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 ( Animal by-products regulation In respect of food apartments or activities within the meaning of this Act, the competent control authorities shall be the Food Safety Agency, the regional management agencies and the municipal supervisory authorities, as is the case with the division of powers in this area. The law provides.
Paragraph 4 has been repealed by L 24.5.2015 .
What this law provides for in the European Union or the Member States of the European Union also applies to the European Economic Area and to the countries that belong to it.
This law shall not apply to:
(1) primary production for the private economy;
(2) for the manufacture, processing or storage of foodstuffs for own use in private households;
(3) alcoholic beverages or alcoholic beverages insofar as they are laid down in other legislation.
Chapter 3 of this Act shall not apply to activities within the meaning of Article 13 (6) and Article 22 (4). (8.4.2010)
Health requirements for food processing personnel are also laid down in communicable diseases (183/1986) . The prevention of the quality of water and the prevention of the spread of the disease through water are laid down in the Health Protection Act (763/1994) . The fight against animal diseases and diseases that affect food safety is also regulated in animal diseases. (441/2013) . The import requirements and controls on imports of foodstuffs from animals imported from third countries are laid down in the Law on veterinary border controls (19/02/1996) . The criteria for assessing radiation safety in foodstuffs are laid down in the radiation law (1892/1991) . Organic production and labelling of organic products are laid down in the Law on the control of organic production (12/04/2015) .
For the purposes of this law:
(1) Food Food as defined in Article 2 of the General Food Regulation;
(2) Food obtained from animals: Products of animal origin as defined in point 8.1 of Annex I to the hygiene regulation of the animals, with the exception of the food referred to in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation, containing both vegetable origin That processed animal products;
(3) Wild game on wild game Wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to the hygiene regulation of the animal food products, as well as the seal;
(4) Food provisions The provisions adopted under this law or by virtue of it and the provisions of the European Community covered by this Act;
(5) Food control, General guidance and advice on food requirements, as well as control measures to be taken by the relevant authority stating that the food, the information to be provided, its handling methods and conditions and the operation of the food business operator Corresponding food requirements;
(6) Supervisory authority The State and municipal authorities responsible for supervisory tasks under this law;
(7) An external expert A natural or private or public legal entity or an undertaking which, under the authority of the Authority, carries out an expert, research and audit function as defined by the Authority;
(8) Health hazard Any biological, chemical or physical factor or condition that may endanger the safety of the food;
(9) At the place of the first place The food court in Finland, which is the first to receive food from animals from another Member State of the European Union from another Member State of the European Union, as well as the food estuary, which receives from the intermediate storage facility Food in the form of undistributed consignments of less than 48 hours after storage;
(10) Consumer Final consumer as defined in Article 3 (18) of the General Food Regulation;
(11) Food business operator Any natural or legal person as defined in Article 3 (3) of the General Food Regulation;
(12) En cissism operator Any natural or legal person importing or transmitting food from animals from another Member State of the European Union to Finland;
(13) The production, processing or distribution phase of the food; Any stage from primary production to the consumer as defined in Article 3 (16) of the General Food Regulation;
(14) Other donation The release of the food without compensation in the form of grants, gifts, samples, experiments or other similar purposes;
(15) Self-monitoring The food business operator's own system by which the operator is seeking to ensure that the food, primary and food premises and the operations carried out there comply with the requirements set out in the food specifications;
16) Traceability The possibility of tracing the food or its ingredient as defined in Article 3 (15) of the General Food Regulation;
(17) With food contact with the food Vessels, equipment, packaging materials and other articles which, when used for their purposes, come into contact with food;
(18) At the dining room Any building or apartment, or any part thereof, or any other foreign or internal state where foods intended for sale or otherwise disposed of are prepared, transported, marketed, served or otherwise; , except where the primary production site is concerned;
(18a) On a non-mobile food room Movable or temporary status, as referred to in Chapter III of Annex II to the General Food Hygiene Regulation, such as a mobile kiosk, a sales vehicle, a tent roof, a stall or any other mobile device; (30.12.2008/1137)
Paragraph 19 is repealed by the L 8.4.2011/00 .
20) Retail sale Retail trade as defined in Article 3 (7) of the General Food Regulation;
Paragraph 21 has been repealed by the L 8.4.2011/00 .
22) In the case of reindeer herding A slaughterhouse in which reindeer are slaughtered, but not a slaughterhouse within the meaning of point 23, where reindeer are slaughtered only occasionally; in addition to reindeer, small quantities of animals of other species may also be slaughtered; (8.4.2010)
23) At the slaughterhouse Other than the slaughterhouse referred to in paragraph 22 above; (8.4.2010)
24) Primary production Primary production as defined in Article 3 (17) of the General Food Regulation;
25) At the primary production site A holding, garden or other place where primary food production takes place;
26) The private economy The household or person's own household;
27) Zoonoses Any disease or infection that may, in a natural way, transfer directly or indirectly between the animal and man;
28) Zoonoses Agent Any virus, bacteria, fungus, parasite or other biological agent that can cause zoonosis; (24/03/2013)
29) Hygiene Food hygiene as defined in Article 2 of the general food hygiene regulation; (24/03/2013)
30) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) The quality system referred to in Article 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006; (27.6.2010)
31) With controlled housing conditions, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, hereinafter referred to as: Triki Regulation , controlled housing conditions as defined in Article 1 (2); (10/04/881)
32) The name of the product The protected designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed for agricultural products and foodstuffs under the Quality System Regulation. (10/04/881)
When implementing and monitoring the obligations laid down in this Act and the obligations laid down therein, account shall be taken of the nature and extent of the activities of the food business operator and of the other Issues affecting food safety and consumer protection, unless otherwise provided for by law or by law.
Food must be of a chemical, physical, microbiological and health quality, composition and other characteristics that are suitable for human consumption, do not present any risk to human health. And not mislead the consumer. The general food safety requirements are also laid down in Article 14 of the General Food Regulation and Article 4 of the General Food hygiene Regulation. Food safety requirements imported into and exported to the European Union are laid down in Articles 11 and 12 of the General Food Regulation. Animal food requirements are also laid down in Article 3 of the hygiene regulation for animals.
The decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry lays down more detailed provisions:
(1) food composition, microbiological quality and the presence of contaminants;
(2) the external quality of plants;
(3) food additives, flavourings, enzymes, nutrients and processing aids;
(4) materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and their use and purity criteria.
(9.11.2007)Paragraph 3 has been repealed by L 9.11.2007/989 .
Paragraph 4 has been repealed by L 9.11.2007/989 .
Addition of vitamins, minerals and other similar substances with a nutritional or physiological effect to foods shall be permitted only if the addition does not present any risk to human health. A food business operator who manufactures, manufactures or imports food falling within the scope of the Supplementary Regulation shall notify the Food Safety Agency accordingly. More detailed provisions concerning the notification and the other national arrangements required for the application of the Supplementary Regulation are adopted by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
A food business operator who manufactures, manufactures or importing food supplements shall notify the Food Safety Agency accordingly. The notification shall also be made when the composition of the product in relation to its specific substances changes. More detailed provisions concerning the notification are laid down by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's decree.
Within the meaning of Article 4 (3) of the Novel Food Regulation, within the meaning of Article 4 (3) of the Novel Food Regulation, a new food board shall be attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The new food committee shall be responsible for carrying out initial assessments of the placing on the market of novel foods as referred to in Article 6 of the novel foods regulation, as well as an evaluation of initial evaluations carried out in other Member States of the European Union. The members and alternates of the new food committee, together with the Chairperson and the Vice-Chair, shall be appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides for the eligibility and the term of office of the members of the New Food Board, the organisation of the Board's tasks, the national contact authority and the other novel food regulations. Of the national arrangements required.
More detailed provisions on the national arrangements required by the gmo Regulation are adopted by the Government Decree.
On the packaging, presentation, advertising or other marketing of the food:
(1) the food must be given truthfully and in the light of Article 1 (1), (3) and (4) of the law;
(2) the food shall not be given misleading information;
(3) the food shall not have the characteristics related to the prevention, treatment or improvement of human diseases, or refer to such data, unless otherwise provided for in other legislation.
The ban on misleading information is also laid down in Article 16 of the General Food Regulation.
Details of the information provided in the food packaging, brochure, advertisement or other means of marketing are laid down in a regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
More detailed provisions on the content and distribution of information material concerning the feeding of infants and young children required by European Community legislation are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. (30.12.2008/1137)
The food apartment and the place of primary production must be designed, located, constructed and equipped, maintained, managed and operated in such a way as not to be produced in a food estuary or at the primary production site, The safety of food produced, stored or processed, and that food, food apartments and primary production sites also comply with the requirements of this law. The food room and the primary production site shall not be used for housing or for any other purpose in such a way as to pose a risk to health. The food estuary and the primary production site shall have sufficient working space in relation to its activities. The structural and functional requirements of the food and primary production place and the quality of the water used there are also laid down in Article 4 of the general food hygiene regulation and animal feed Article 3 of the hygiene regulation.
More detailed provisions on the structural and operational requirements of primary production sites and food rooms, for the use of water for the production and processing of foodstuffs at the primary site and for the processing of foodstuffs The quality requirements and the hygiene requirements for staff dealing with food products are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
More detailed provisions on the sale or disposal of foodstuffs in outdoors and large public events are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Food must be handled, maintained and transported in such a way that the good hygienic quality of food is not compromised.
The Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides:
(1) food processing and transport;
(2) the temperature of the food processing, storage, transport, sale and service premises and the temperature of foodstuffs;
(3) the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and special equipment for such transport (ATP) (SopS 48/1981), hereinafter referred to as: ATP agreement , national implementation.
Animals used for food production must be in a state of health and must be treated, treated, transported and slaughtered in such a way that the good hygienic quality of their food products can be guaranteed. The state of health and treatment of animals used for food production is also laid down in Article 4 of the general food hygiene regulation and in Article 3 of the animal food hygiene regulation.
More detailed provisions on the state of health, care, handling, transport and slaughter of animals used for food production are laid down by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The food business operator shall submit a written declaration to the Authority, as provided for in Article 14, at the latest four weeks before the commencement or substantial modification of the operation ( Reported food apartment ).
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a food business operator carrying out activities which, according to Article 4 (2) of the Food hygiene Regulation, requires the approval of a food-dwelling For approval by the supervisory authority provided for in Article 15 prior to the commencement of the activity or an essential modification of the operation.
However, the food room referred to in paragraph 2, where the primary production operator carries out a minor food production from the primary production products he produces, does not need to apply for approval. The institution. Operations under Article 1 (3) (3) (d) and (e) of the Hygiene Regulation and the national adjustments in accordance with Article 10 shall also be considered to be low food safety risks. A declaration of this kind shall be made in accordance with paragraph 1.
The suspension of the operation of the food office referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, the cessation of activities and the operator's replacement shall be notified to the Authority without delay.
The adoption of the food storage facility or, if no such approval is required, shall be subject to the condition that the food unit complies with the requirements laid down in Article 10 and the requirements laid down therein. The operation of an institution shall not be initiated or substantially altered without the approval of the Authority.
The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required where the risks associated with the operation are minor in terms of food safety and:
(1) the food business activity is carried out in the same apartment as other business activities carried out by the operator;
(2) is a private person; or
3) the activity cannot be regarded as an economic activity.
More detailed provisions concerning the notification and application of the notification, as well as the low level of food safety risks, are laid down by the Government Decree.
The reports on food apartments are dealt with by the Authority in the area where the food is located. Notification of a mobile food room, and a food-room service where the purpose of the operation is merely the transport or retention of food in one or more transport vehicles or containers, Shall examine the authority of the municipality in whose territory the activity is initiated or in the territory of which the operation of the food office has previously been notified.
The notification of a food room used only for the sale, brokering or other handling of foodstuffs, without food being in that apartment, may be handled by the operator's home authority, if: The location is unclear or there is another specific reason.
The Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control deals with reports on alcohol law (1143/1994) The manufacturing and storage sites referred to in Articles 5 and 35. The Regional Administrative Agency shall deal with the notifications of the alcoholic beverage drinks referred to in Article 13 and Article 14 (2) of the Alcohol Act.
The Authority shall issue a certificate to the food business operator concerning the processing of the declaration. The Authority shall provide the Food Safety Agency with the information reported to it in accordance with this Regulation.
More detailed provisions on the handling of the notification are laid down by the Government Decree.
Article 14a has been repealed by L 8.4.2011/00 .
The bodies referred to in Article 13 (2) shall be approved by the supervisory authority of the institution. The establishment shall be approved by the supervisory authority of the municipality in whose territory the activity is initiated.
However, the Agency shall approve slaughterhouses and game handling establishments and associated facilities, including mobile installations. The Office shall approve reindeer herding and related installations, including mobile installations.
The Authority shall adopt a decision approving the food establishment. The Authority may impose conditions on the prevention of health hazards in its decision. The Authority shall decide within 60 days of the outcome of the case, unless the extent of the case, the inadequacy of the application or any other specific reason requires a longer treatment.
The Authority shall forward this information to the Food Safety Agency, which has been approved by the Authority, in a manner prescribed by the Authority.
More detailed provisions concerning the adoption of the approval decision shall be adopted by a Council Regulation.
The food business operator shall inform the supervisory authorities of the municipalities in whose territory the activity is carried out in the notified or approved mobile food facility in the notified or approved mobile food facility.
However, the food business operator shall inform the Food Safety Agency of the slaughter and the handling of the food in a mobile slaughterhouse and game handling establishment as well as in the establishment in connection with them. Similarly, the operation of the activity of the reindeer herding plant and its associated establishment must be communicated to the regional administrative authority.
The information shall be provided by the Authority no later than four working days before the commencement of the notified operation and no later than two weeks before the commencement of the approved activity.
In all its activities, the food business operator shall exercise due diligence to ensure that the food, food and food premises and the food storage, transport and handling conditions comply with this law. Requirements. On the responsibility of food business operators for food safety and the withdrawal of food products from the market and for the return of food delivered to consumers Article 17 (1) and Article 19 of the Food Regulation.
The food business operator shall have the information referred to in Article 18 (2) and (3) of the General Food Regulation on food and food production animals. The food business operator shall also have a system enabling sufficient accuracy in accordance with the purpose of this Act to link the data between the incoming and outgoing consignments. The labelling and identification required to ensure traceability are laid down in Article 18 (4) of the General Food Regulation.
In addition, the responsibility of the food business operator to organise the traceability of fishery and aquaculture products is laid down in Articles 56 and 58 of the Control Regulation of the fisheries policy and a Community control system designed to ensure: Implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009. The food business operator's obligation to inform consumers about fishery and aquaculture products is laid down in Article 68 of the implementing Regulation. The fishery and aquaculture products referred to in this paragraph are defined in Article 66 of the implementing Regulation.
More detailed provisions on the traceability of foodstuffs are laid down by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministerial Decree.
The food business operator shall keep records of the food available and the handling and transport thereof to ensure food safety, the certification of the origin of the animals and the prevention of the spread of animal diseases. The animal food products shall be accompanied by the documents required by the EC food law, in this Act or by acts adopted pursuant to it. Food and accompanying documents must correspond to each other.
Animal foodstuffs, their wrappings, packaging and accompanying documents shall bear the requirements of Articles 5 and 6 of the hygiene regulation for foodstuffs.
For more detailed provisions on the accounting, handling and transport of animal food, the documents accompanying them, and the labelling of foodstuffs, the country and By a decree of the Ministry of Forestry.
The food business operator shall have adequate and correct information on the food it produces, refining and distribution. The food business operator shall be familiar with the health hazards associated with food and its handling, as well as critical points for food safety and other requirements under Chapter 2 of this Act.
At the place of origin, a record of the implementation of the self-monitoring referred to in this Article shall be maintained. The accounting records of other food business operators are laid down in Article 20.
More detailed provisions on accounting for self-monitoring of primary production sites are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The food business operator must draw up a written plan for self-monitoring ( Self-control plan ), comply with and keep a record of its implementation. The self-control plan shall describe the critical points referred to in Article 19 and the management of the related risks. However, the self-control plan is not required at primary production sites.
Where appropriate, the control plan shall include a sampling and research plan as well as information on laboratories where samples to be taken under self-control are examined.
The food business operator shall keep the self-control plan up to date.
More detailed provisions on the control plan for food business operators and the related accounting are laid down by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
Paragraph 5 has been repealed by L 9.11.2007/989 .
The food business operator shall make public a document issued by the Authority on the inspection of the food premises, or, in the absence of an inspection of the food premises, the certificate of processing of the food-room declaration, In a manner determined by the Food Safety Agency.
More detailed provisions on the publication of surveillance data are laid down by the decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
An operator who places items in contact with food on the market shall inform the Food Authority of the location of the place of establishment and of the activities carried out there.
Details of the notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The food business operator shall inform the municipal supervisory authority of the primary production site and the primary production there. In addition to the activities under Annex I to the general food hygiene regulation, the primary production is considered to be limited from the supply of primary production products from the producer directly to the consumer. The municipality's supervisory authority shall inform the operator that it has received notification of the place of origin.
However, an indication of the place of origin shall not be necessary if the municipal supervisory authority is informed of the activities referred to in paragraph 1 from another authority. The municipality's supervisory authority shall inform the operator that it has received information from another authority on the primary production site.
The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be subject to hunting, the supply of wild game referred to in paragraph 1 directly to the consumer and the primary production of wild plants and mushrooms.
In addition, the notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for the primary production site of plants and fungi if:
(1) is a private person;
(2) the activity cannot be regarded as an economic activity; or
(3) the operation is part of the operation of the food unit indicated in accordance with Article 13 of the same operator.
More detailed provisions concerning the notification referred to in paragraph 1 and the negligible supply of food, as well as of Article 1 (2) (c) of the General Food Hygiene Regulation, and of food from animals, National arrangements for the activities referred to in Article 1 (3) (c) of the hygiene regulation shall be adopted by a Council Regulation.
Article 6 has been repealed by L 27 JUNE 2014/503 .
By way of derogation from Article 22 (1), a food business operator carrying out activities which, pursuant to Article 6 (3) of the General Food Hygiene Regulation, is required shall apply to the municipal supervisory authority for approval of the place of primary production. Prior to the commencement or modification of operations. However, instead of an application for authorisation, a notification pursuant to Article 22 (1) shall be lodged instead of an application for authorisation.
In addition, the application referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for the primary production site of plants and fungi if:
(1) is a private person;
(2) the activity cannot be regarded as an economic activity; or
(3) the operation is part of the operation of the food unit indicated in accordance with Article 13 of the same operator.
The Authority shall adopt a decision approving the primary production site. The Authority may impose conditions on the prevention of health hazards in its decision. The Authority shall decide within 60 days of the outcome of the case, unless the extent of the case, the defect in the application or any other specific reason require a longer treatment.
More detailed provisions concerning the application of the application and approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by a Council Regulation.
The former operator shall make a written notification to the Authority or to the Authority designated by the Authority for at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the initial operation, substantial changes to the operation and before the operation: Ending. The notification shall include information on the location of the ensisting operator.
The self-control plan of the former operator shall be accompanied by a sampling and research plan for the food to be received. The first-party operator shall inform the Authority designated by the Food Safety Authority of the food supplied to the ensis. (8.4.2010)
Meat and minced meat of bovine, porcine and poultry and eggs must be examined for salmonella before submission to Finland and must be followed by a salmonella certificate or other document, such as the hygiene regulation of animal products 8 And other relevant ec instruments. If a self-monitoring study is found in the presence of salmonella in such a foodstuff, the food additive must be returned or disposed of by the operator. The former operator shall inform the Authority of the salmonella and the return or disposal of the consignment established under the supervision of the Authority. The food from animals originating in a third country must come from a third country and an establishment from which, under the veterinary border control law, it is permitted to import from animals of Finland: Food.
More detailed provisions on the content and timing of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, the self-control plan for brokers and the salmonella testing are laid down by the decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The food business operator shall immediately inform the relevant supervisory authority of any significant health risks arising from the supervision or otherwise, as well as of the measures taken to correct those irregularities. More detailed provisions concerning the notification are laid down by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's decree. (9.11.2007)
The food business operator shall, upon receipt of the information he has produced, processed or suspected of food poisoning or suspected of causing food poisoning or suspected the food produced, processed or distributed by the food, Immediately inform the municipality's food control authority. The food or sample suspected to be the cause of food poisoning must be kept so that it can be examined in a laboratory to determine the cause of food poisoning.
The reporting obligations of the food business operator are also laid down in Article 19 of the General Food Regulation.
The food business operator shall prevent the transmission of zoonotic agents through food to humans in the most effective manner possible under all circumstances. The food business operator shall monitor and supervise the presence of zoonotic agents in production animals and food. The food business operator shall provide information on the monitoring and control studies and the results of the investigation to the operator supervising the operator. Article 40 provides for the submission of isolated microbial strains to the National Reference Laboratory.
More detailed provisions on the monitoring and control of zoonoses and the transmission of research data are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
Paragraph 3 has been repealed by L 9.11.2007/989 .
The food business operator shall, at its expense, provide the necessary assistance for monitoring, inspection and sampling under this law.
The general requirements for food hygiene are laid down in Annex I (A) (4) (e) and (5) (d) and (12) (12) of Annex II to the General Food hygiene Regulation.
The food business operator shall, at its expense, ensure that the person dealing with unpackaged foodstuffs, which is declared or approved by virtue of this law or approved in an approved food facility, shall: A certificate in accordance with the model approved by the Food Safety Agency for food hygiene ( Knowledge certificate ) if he has worked in one or more food rooms for a period of at least three months in one or more rooms requiring the handling of perishable foodstuffs. (8.4.2010)
However, there is no need for a certificate for a person who works in the food estuary alone:
1) cash-related tasks;
(2) as a waiting-dose server;
(3) the (767/2005) in Chapter 8, Under a binding force;
(4) the Act on compulsory military service (1438/2007) In the form of a military service or an unarmed service, the Act on the Voluntary Service (194/1995) Or of civil service law (1446/2007) In civilian service;
(5) the law on the status and rights of the customer (12/2000) As a client, a law on the special care of the mentally disabled (519/1977) Of the Law on Services and Support Measures in accordance with the provisions of (380/1987) Within the meaning of protection; or
(6) Law on community service (105/1996) By the means of judgment.
As part of self-control, the food business operator shall keep a record of the food hygiene of persons working in the food room and, if requested, provide information to the Authority.
L community service 1055/1996 Has been repealed by L concerning the implementation of community sanctions 400/2015 .
The certificate of a certificate issued by the Food Safety Agency, as referred to by Article 28, shall be issued by the certificate of competence. The certificate of proof shall be issued to a person who has carried out an acceptable test for the assessment of the hygiene of foodstuffs ( Expertise test ) Or obtained the corresponding training, or a degree in which the corresponding information is included. Where appropriate, the Agency may issue a certificate of competence on the same basis.
The Agency shall provide more detailed provisions on training and qualifications equivalent to the knowledge-based test.
A certificate of competence may be revoked by the EFSA if it has been granted materially on false grounds.
Expertise tests may be carried out by the AFood Safety Agency, approved by the Authority. The number of skills testers is to be accepted that allows the territorially equitable access of the competence-testing test species as well as adequate supervision of the competence-testing test species. An application for an asset test may be accepted by the person:
(1) having a university degree required by Article 35 (2) of this Law;
(2) which is eligible for the post of food hygiene lecturer or teacher in the field of food hygiene of the higher education institution or the National Board of Education; or
(3) which has carried out a test of knowledge and which, on the basis of its report, has sufficient experience in carrying out the duties of the responsible person in the food estuary as well as experience in the organisation of training or pilot events.
The Agency shall monitor the activities of the competence test species and may, for this purpose, require the knowledge-testing period of data and documents related to the issuing of competence certificates. All documents relating to the issuance of a certificate of competence shall be kept for at least three years. The Agency may withdraw recognition of the competence-testing test if the knowledge-tested competence is fundamentally in breach of the provisions on competence testing. The Agency may cancel the approval of a competence-testing test, even if the infringement of the provisions and regulations is not essential if the competence-testing authority has not remedied the Agency's request for the Agency to: The deadline. The approval may be withdrawn temporarily for the duration of the inquiry. (8.4.2010)
For the purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned to it under this Article, the categories of experts shall be subject to the tasks referred to in Article 36 (2).
The test of knowledge shall be established in such a way that it can reliably assess the knowledge of the food hygiene involved. The test questions will be drawn up by the Food Safety Agency. The Authority shall give more detailed provisions on the criteria, the preparation and the organisation of the test and the assessment of the satisfactory conduct of the test.
The test shall be carried out according to the choice of participating in Finnish or Swedish choice. However, the test may be carried out in another language if the participant in the test is not adequately controlled by Finnish or Swedish. The Agency shall lay down provisions on the other languages in which the competence test may be conducted.
The qualifying test shall be the right to charge a fee corresponding to the actual costs incurred in the organisation of the test.
Control of the general planning and control of food controls is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The Agency shall design, steer, develop and carry out national food controls as provided for in this Act and in addition to:
(1) directing regional government agencies in the assessment of their food control;
(2) ensure food control in slaughterhouses, game handling establishments and related establishments;
(3) is responsible for the planning and implementation of national control of food from animals;
(4) responsible for food control tasks requiring specific expertise at national level;
(5) assess the guides to good manufacturing practice referred to in Article 8 of the General Food Hygiene Regulation;
(6) acts as a national contact point for the Rapid Alert System under the General Food Regulation;
(7) adopt the health and hygiene training of hunters referred to in Section IV of Annex III to the Regulation on the hygiene of animal products;
(8) ensure national information, risk communication and consumer information;
(9) assess the meat inspection and related controls organised by the Agency; (24/03/2013)
(10) supervise the fulfilment of the conditions for the approval of the national quality systems it has approved; (27.6.2010)
(11) supervise compliance with the requirements of the supervised length conditions referred to in the Trichinella Regulation in the primary production sites and in groups of primary production sites which the Food Safety Agency has recognised as complying with those requirements. (27.6.2010)
The Agency shall design, direct and supervise food controls and monitor compliance with food requirements within its territory in accordance with this law and in addition:
(1) evaluate the organisation of food control in the municipality and publish the results of the evaluation;
2) evaluate and verify compliance with the municipalities' control plans;
(3) publish the results of the food controls it carries out in a manner determined by the Authority;
(4) ensure food control in the presence of reindeer herding and related establishments.
The municipality shall ensure food control within its territory as provided for in this Law ( Municipality's food control ). These tasks are carried out by a commission appointed by the municipality or by another multi-member institution ( Municipal supervisory authority ). As far as the law is concerned, this law also applies to the Municipality of Municipalities and the Law on the Common Area of Environmental Health (14/10/2009) Within the meaning of Article 2. (8.4.2010)
The municipality may agree with another municipality or group of municipalities that the function provided for in this law by the municipality or its authority in which the authority may be transferred to the holder of the office shall be assigned to the office-holder of another municipality or by a consortium of municipalities. The consortium may conclude the agreement referred to above, provided that the agreement of the members of the consortium is approved.
The municipal council may grant the Board or the institution the right to continue to delegate its powers to the office-holder or to the Chamber as regards the administrative measures referred to in Articles 55 to 60 of this Act.
In addition to the rest of this law, the municipality:
(1) submit reports and reports to the regional administrative agencies and to the Food Safety Agency;
(2) advise food business operators and consumers and inform them of the matters covered by this law;
(3) assist State authorities in compensation for the implementation of the national control programme for food of animal origin;
(4) publish the results of the food monitoring carried out by the Authority in a manner determined by the Authority.
The other supervisory authorities are:
1) Agency for Social and Health Authorisation and Control;
2) Defence forces;
3) Customs;
(4) veterinary surgeons; and
5) Business, transport and environmental centres.
(24/03/2013)In addition to the rest of this law, the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control:
(1) planning, directing and carrying out more than 2,8 % vol. In the control of beverages containing ethyl alcohol;
(2) directing regional government agencies under the supervision of alcoholic drinks.
(22.12.2009)In this Act, the Defence Forces shall carry out the tasks assigned to the authority of the municipality's food control authority in the case of food chambers controlled by the armed forces.
Customs controls: (24/03/2013)
1) conformity with the food requirements of non-animal food products imported from outside the European Union;
(2) the compliance with food requirements for food from non-animal foodstuffs to Finland from the Member States of the European Union in connection with the unloading and storage of food in Finland;
(3) the correctness of the documents of non-animal food products transported as a means of transit;
4) the correctness of the documents of non-animal food exported from Finland to the European Union; and
(5) the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and the special equipment used for such transport in connection with imports and exports, in accordance with the ATP agreement.
Details of the duties assigned to customs duties under the control of export requirements are laid down by a Council Regulation. (24/03/2013)
Border veterinarians shall carry out checks under this law in the context of the veterinary inspection of animal food products.
The Organ, Transport and Environmental Centres monitor compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 17 (2) in connection with landings of fishing vessels, and the Food Safety Agency, the Regional Administrative Agency and the municipalities in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Provides. (24/03/2013)
The Organ, Transport and Environmental Centres are responsible for the implementation of agricultural aid. (192/2013) Controls on the hygiene of foodstuffs under the control of cross-compliance. In carrying out the task, the business, transport and environmental centres may take samples of the authorities to investigate residues of plant protection products. In addition, transport and environmental centres may take other government samples under the mandate of the Food Safety Agency. (27.6.2010)
The supervisory authorities shall have at their disposal or on the basis of an agreement the necessary number of suitably qualified and qualified staff.
In the case of food control duties, the office-holder shall have a qualified university degree or, where appropriate, the competence required by European Community legislation.
In Article 6 of the Control Regulation, the continuing training of office-holders responsible for food controls is regulated.
More detailed provisions on the eligibility and continuing training of post-food service holders will be laid down by a Council regulation.
The Authority may be assisted by external experts under the supervision. At the request of the Authority, external experts may carry out inspections, investigations and studies necessary for regulatory oversight. On the basis of these, any administrative decisions may be taken by the supervisory authority. An external expert shall have the expertise and competence required to carry out inspections, investigations and studies. An external expert shall demonstrate the reliability of his/her qualifications and methods of inspection and examination of the methods used by the competent authority. The requirements imposed on external experts are also laid down in Article 5 of the Control Regulation.
An external expert shall be subject to the duties laid down in this Article, in the administrative law (2003) , language law (2003) And the Law on the Publicity of the Authority (18/09/1999) Provides. The provisions relating to criminal liability in the service of an external expert or in managerial positions shall be governed by the provisions relating to the exercise of the functions referred to in this Act.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry designates national reference laboratories and sets out their tasks. The requirements for national reference laboratories required by the Control Regulation and the tasks of these laboratories are laid down in Article 33 of the Control Regulation. (9.11.2007)
The approved laboratories are the authorities' samples to examine approved laboratories and approved self-control laboratories. An approved laboratory may also have a mobile operating unit. (24.6.2010/643)
The Agency shall approve the laboratories referred to in paragraph 2.
The approved laboratory shall have a written quality system and be technically competent and be able to produce reliable results. The staff of the laboratory shall have the necessary training and qualifications.
In addition, the approved laboratory must meet the requirements of Article 12 (2) of the Control Regulation.
The approval of a self-control laboratory shall be subject to the assessment by the institution of the international requirements for the determination of the competence of laboratories, in addition to the requirements laid down in Article 1 (1), The requirements of international standards for the competence of laboratories. The competence of the laboratory shall be evaluated at least every three years.
If the laboratory does not meet the requirements laid down in this section, but the deficiencies are such that the reliability of the investigations is not compromised, the Food Safety Agency may approve the laboratory for a limited period. The laboratory shall remedy the deficiencies and apply for final approval within the time limit specified.
More detailed provisions on the standards to be adopted for laboratories and the competence of the institutions assessing them, the requirements to be set for the quality system of laboratories, the laboratory required for the implementation of European Union legislation, And the training and qualification requirements of laboratory staff are laid down by the Government Decree.
Samples taken or taken by the Authority for regulatory control under this law ( Official sample ) Shall examine the authorities' samples in an approved laboratory or a national reference laboratory.
Samples of self-control required for the required self-control shall be examined in an approved self-control laboratory, samples of the authorities to be examined by an approved laboratory or a national reference laboratory. (8.4.2010)
The approved laboratory shall inform the Food Authority of the essential modification, suspension and cessation of activities. At the request of the Authority, the approved laboratory shall provide it with a summary of the studies and results of the investigations referred to in Article 39 of this Act. The summaries shall not contain personal data or identification of the subject.
The approved laboratory shall promptly inform its sponsor of the results of the study on health hazards. The approved laboratory shall also, without delay, inform the delegating authority of the outcome of the investigation as defined in Article 46, in the context of the national specific situations referred to in Article 46. In addition, the approved laboratory shall retain the sample and the microbial channel for the examination referred to in this paragraph and send them to the National Reference Laboratory.
More detailed provisions on the content and transmission of the notifications and summaries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the storage and transmission of samples and microbial stocks and the health hazard referred to in paragraph 2 shall be adopted by the Council Regulation.
The approved laboratory shall report on the studies and the results of the zoonoses monitoring and control referred to in Article 25 (1) to the Food Agency, together with samples and microbial strains isolated from the studies. To the national reference laboratory. More detailed provisions on the content and transmission of the notification and the preservation and sending of samples and microbes are laid down by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
The national reference laboratory shall provide the Food Safety Agency and the Public Health Agency with the information necessary for the epidemiological surveillance and, in addition, to the Food Safety Agency, in addition to the information necessary for monitoring the control Paragraph 40 of the microbicides and samples. The information to be provided to the public health service shall not contain the identity of the control sites.
Details of the content of the notification and its submission are laid down by a decree of the Government.
In addition to this law, food control is provided for in the legislation of the European Community on food control, safety and health, as well as on the hygiene of food and primary production sites.
The national control programme and the control plans referred to in this Chapter shall be drawn up in such a way as to ensure that the measures necessary for the control of foodstuffs under this law and of the European Community legislation on foodstuffs covered by it Included in them.
The municipality's Food Authority should establish and maintain an appropriate quality system for its activities. Requirements for the quality system are laid down in Article 8 of the Control Regulation.
Entry control shall be organised primarily by the Food Safety Agency, with the municipality of (365/1995) (2) the agreement referred to in paragraph 2, whereby the municipality undertakes to carry out checks on the territory of the municipality. The Agency and the municipality may agree that the municipality shall carry out the task on behalf of one or more municipalities. The administrator appointed by the Authority shall decide on the administrative means of administrative coercive measures in accordance with Articles 55 to 60 of this Act. Other administrative means of administrative coercion under this Act shall be determined by the Food Safety Agency.
If the municipality does not fall within the scope of the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the Food Safety Agency may agree with the other authority, obtain services from an external expert suitable for the performance of the tasks, or carry out supervision itself. Where supervision has been agreed with another authority, administrative coercive measures shall be taken by the authority designated by this authority. Where supervision has been agreed with an external expert, administrative coercive measures shall be taken by the Food Safety Agency.
The Food Safety Agency shall be responsible for the control of ennification in slaughterhouses, game handling establishments and related establishments. The Office of the Regional Administrative Board is responsible for supervising the monitoring of ensis in the presence of reindeer herding, and in the facilities associated with them.
The decision on the functioning of the office-holder designated by the municipal supervisory authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the parties in the form of an ordinary service within the meaning of Article 59 of the Administrative Code.
More detailed provisions on the organisation of encore controls are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
KuntaL 365/1995 Has been repealed by L 42/2015 , see KuntaL 410/2015 § 7 2.
Meat treated or preserved in the food room shall be inspected unless otherwise provided for in this Act or under this law. Meat inspection and related controls are laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of the Control Regulation on animal food. (24/03/2013)
The Food Safety Agency shall check the meat in the slaughterhouse and the game handling establishment. The regional administration inspects the meat in the slaughterhouse.
Meat inspection and related controls may be used to assist the meat inspectors of the state trained for this purpose. The management of the food business operator, as provided for in the Food Control Regulation, may also be used to provide assistance to the food business operator. (27.6.2010)
The decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides for more detailed provisions on meat inspection and related controls. The Authority's order may modify the frequency and completeness of the Trichinella studies when the Trichinella Regulation allows or requires it. (27.6.2010)
A written decision will be taken on the meat inspection. The Decision shall contain the following information:
(1) the issuing authority and the date of adoption of the decision;
(2) the parties directly affected by the decision;
(3) adequate animal or batch identification data;
(4) the quantity of meat covered by the decision;
(5) the reason for refusal or any other solution; and
(6) the name and contact details of the person from whom the party may request further information on the decision, where appropriate.
The decision shall be accompanied by an adjustment requirement. You don't have to sign a decision.
Meat inspection decision shall be notified to the parties in accordance with Article 59 of the Administrative Code. (13/2003) Paragraph 18 , in the form of an evidence of an electronic service. The decision may be communicated by e-mail with the consent of the party concerned. The decision shall be deemed to have been notified in the event of a party sending an acknowledgement of receipt to the Authority.
The Authority shall ensure that laboratories carrying out the investigations referred to in Article 39 comply with the food requirements. If the laboratory fails to comply with the provisions, the Authority may adopt the necessary provisions to correct the operation within the prescribed time limit.
Upon receipt of the notification referred to in Article 24 (2) of the Food Authority of the Municipality of the Food Authority or suspected of food poisoning or suspected of food poisoning for any other reason, a report on the case without delay The epidemiological and microbiological studies, in cooperation with the authorities provided for in the communicable diseases, and submit the necessary notifications to the Public Health Department and the Food Agency. Notifications shall not contain personal data.
More detailed provisions on the detection and reporting of food poisoning are laid down by the Government Decree. (9.11.2007)
The Authority shall establish a national control plan in accordance with Article 13 of the Control Regulation. The municipality's supervisory authority shall draw up a corresponding plan for the municipality.
More detailed provisions on the content and preparation of contingency plans are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
The Food Authority should draw up and coordinate the implementation of this law in order to coordinate the national food control programme ( Control programme ). The surveillance programme shall contain at least the following information:
(1) definition of the contents of the checks;
(2) the criteria according to which the risks of different types of control are assessed and the inspection frequency of the sites is determined;
(3) assessment of the need for sampling;
4) Methods for the assessment of the implementation of the control plans referred to in Article 48; and
(5) Methods used to assess the implementation of the control programme.
The control programme shall be reviewed where necessary, at least every three years. The control programme is part of the national control programme for the health care sector and a national control plan covering the whole production chain from primary production under the Control Regulation.
More detailed provisions on the content and preparation of the national control programme are laid down by a Council regulation.
The municipality should draw up a food control plan for the municipality's regular monitoring ( Municipality surveillance plan ) In such a way that monitoring is in conformity with the requirements of general supervision, prevents health risks and protects consumers against economic losses. The monitoring plan shall contain at least the following information:
(1) definition of the contents of the checks;
(2) the frequency of control sites;
(3) sampling and examination of the sample by the municipality;
(4) assessment of the implementation of the control plan; and
(5) approved laboratories, on which supervision is based.
The municipality's control plan shall take into account the national control programme. The control plan shall be reviewed where necessary, at least every three years.
The Food Safety Agency, the Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency, the Customs Service, the Regional Administrative Agencies, the Defence Forces and the border veterinarians shall draw up control plans for food control under their responsibility, Which shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 above as provided for in the municipality's control plan. (22.12.2009)
More detailed provisions on the content of the control plans, the checks included in the control plans, the frequency of inspection of the control sites, the sampling and the assessment of the implementation of the control plans are laid down by the Government Decree.
The Authority and an external expert referred to in Article 36 shall have the right to carry out checks, access to documents and access to places where the activities referred to in this law are carried out or where: Keep the information relevant to the observance of this law. The Authority and an external expert shall be entitled to inspect the equipment, equipment and facilities used.
The Food Safety Agency and the Regional Administrative Agency have the right to be present during the inspections carried out by the European Commission under Article 45 of the Control Regulation. A student under the guidance of a supervisory authority who conducts a traineeship with the Authority shall be entitled to be present in the supervision and control of the supervisory authorities.
In the area of domestic peace, an inspection may only be carried out if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the provisions of food law have been infringed or that the law is punishable as punishable. Inspection must be necessary to deal with the crime or to prevent a serious health risk. The inspection shall only be carried out by the supervisory authority.
Where, in the context of control or inspection, the Authority finds, in the case of animal food, that the quantity of foreign substances in the foodstuff is irregular, the Regional Administrative Agency and the Office of the Food Safety Agency or the Regional Administrative Agency The veterinarian is entitled to inspect the primary production site from which the food originates and to take all the samples necessary for the examination. A veterinarian appointed by the Regional Administrative Agency and the Food Safety Agency or the Regional Administration Office shall have access to information, sampling and inspection in accordance with this law. Only the Regional Administrative Agency shall have the right to carry out an inspection in the areas covered by domestic peace.
The law provides for the right of the supervisory authorities to enter places where the activities referred to in this law are carried out and to obtain information, including the law of the European Union or any other international binding force in Finland. The inspectors referred to in the contract, when the relevant international obligation of Finland is required to do so.
The Authority and an external expert within the meaning of Article 36 shall have the right to take the necessary number of samples for the purposes of supervision.
The sampler shall have sufficient expertise in the sampling, processing and storage of the samples. The sample shall be representative of size and composition. The sample shall be protected against contamination and other significant changes which may have an adverse effect on the outcome of the investigation. The sample at the sampling point shall be marked so that it can be easily and unquestionably identified. The food business operator shall be given a certificate of sampling.
In addition, the general requirements for sampling are laid down in Articles 11 and 12 (1) of the Control Regulation.
Paragraph 2 of this Article shall also apply to sampling in self-control.
More detailed provisions on sampling are laid down by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
The Authority shall have the right to obtain, without prejudice to the provisions of confidentiality, the information necessary for the purpose of carrying out checks on the State and municipal authorities, as well as food business operators and others concerned by the obligations of this law.
The right to information shall also apply to the information necessary for the implementation of the tasks provided for in food regulations which are otherwise engaged in private business, occupation or private economic status or health status Would be confidential.
The Authority shall inform the Regional Administrative Agency and the Food Safety Authority of the health risks identified and, where appropriate, any other aspects that may have an impact on food safety Safety or traceability. In addition, the industry, transport and environmental centres shall inform the municipal food control authority of the factors affecting the traceability of foodstuffs under the supervision provided for in Article 34 (7). In addition, the Authority shall inform the authorities referred to in the communicable diseases of the issues raised under the supervision which may be relevant for the protection of the population from communicable diseases. (24/03/2013)
The Authority shall be obliged to inform the Authority and the Regional Administrative Agency of the information necessary for the registers maintained pursuant to Article 83. In addition, the Authority shall, upon request, inform the Authority and the regional administrative authority of any other information concerning inspections, control measures, control staff, fees and controls in accordance with this law. Monitoring of controls.
The Authority shall provide the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in a manner determined by the Authority.
More detailed provisions on the notification requirement for supervisory authorities are laid down by the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Where appropriate, the Authority shall provide the food business operator with the necessary instructions and requests to comply with the food requirements and ensure the proper functioning of self-control.
If a veterinarian in the course of a veterinary visit to the primary production site finds that the animal health status of the primary place of origin is such that it substantially undermines the food hygiene of the food concerned Shall be notified to the owner or holder of the animals and to the food control authority of the municipality.
The Food Safety Agency shall approve the application by the food business operator referred to in Article 6 (30) of the Commission Regulation referred to in Article 23 (1) of the national food quality system, provided that the quality system complies with the The requirements of Article 22 (2).
The Agency may withdraw the approval of an approved quality system if the conditions for authorisation are no longer met.
More detailed provisions on the application, approval and withdrawal of the national food quality system may be adopted by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
When an application for approval is submitted, the national food quality system shall be audited by an independent body.
The applicant shall report regularly on the results of the external audit to the Food Safety Agency and shall report any changes to the content of the quality system.
The applicant shall publish on its website information on the quality system, its content and its participants.
More detailed provisions on the independent audit, the reporting of the results of the audit and the publication of information on the quality system may be issued by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
At the request of the EFSA, the Agency shall recognise and supervise primary production sites and groups which meet the requirements of the controlled housing conditions referred to in the Trichinella Regulation. The Agency may withdraw recognition if the conditions for recognition are no longer met. The Agency may instruct the monitoring studies referred to in the Trichinella Regulation to monitor the Trichinella situation of pigs bred in conditions under controlled conditions.
More detailed provisions on the application, recognition and supervision of official recognition, recognition and supervision of primary production sites meeting the requirements of the circumstances and of their groups, and the withdrawal of recognition, may be given by land and By a decree of the Ministry of Forestry.
The conditions for the registration of the name protection products, the applications for registration of eligible operators, the processing of applications and the associated opposition procedure, the competence of the European Commission to issue and withdraw the registration, and The quality system regulation provides for the use, protection and control of the name protection product.
The EAFRD shall process and publish an application for registration of the name protection product, organise a national objection procedure and decide on the fulfilment of the conditions for registration in Finland under the conditions laid down in the quality system regulation. If the conditions are met, the EAFRD shall publish the decision and submit the application to the European Commission.
For the purpose of applying for registration, the manner in which the objection procedure is organised and the manner in which applications and decisions are published may be given more detailed provisions by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Before placing the products on the market, the food business operator producing a registered name protection product shall indicate the name of the product and the place of manufacture for the control authority referred to in Articles 30 to 32. Suspension or termination of production shall be notified without delay to the Authority.
More detailed provisions may be adopted by means of a regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the notifying operators, the information to be provided in the notices and the way in which notifications are issued.
The Authority may order the deletion of an item where the food or information supplied, the production, processing or distribution of the food, the food facility, the primary place of production or the activities carried out therein may lead to: Health hazard, endangers the correctness or adequacy of the information provided for the food, misleading the consumer or otherwise in breach of food requirements. The Authority may also order the applicant for a national quality scheme for food to remove the malpractice of the national quality system. The objectivity of the provisions shall be specified immediately or within the time limit set by the Authority.
The Authority may prohibit the manufacture, manufacture, import, export, trade, catering, supply or other use of the food, in the manufacture of a food, where the food or the information it contains, the food The production, processing or distribution stage, the food facility, the primary place of production or the activities carried out therein are such that they cause, or may be justified, a serious health hazard and a health hazard. Can be prevented in other ways.
The prohibition may be imposed on a temporary basis for the purpose of ascertaining or correcting the case. The temporary prohibition shall remain in force until the Authority adopts its final decision. The Authority shall, for its part, ensure that the necessary reports are made without delay.
The Authority may order the food business operator to withdraw food from the market if the food business operator fails to comply with the obligation laid down in Article 19 of the General Food Regulation to eliminate food safety The non-compliant food market. The Authority may also order the withdrawal of a food from the market where information on the food is substantially contrary to the food provisions.
The Authority may, at the expense of the food business operator, provide general information on food safety requirements if food business operators fail to comply with the provisions of Article 19 of the General Food Regulation. The obligation to inform consumers.
The Authority may take possession of a food if the food causes or has reason to doubt that the food presents an immediate health hazard and other measures under this law are not considered sufficient. The halting shall be carried out in the presence of the witness. The person who has been taken over by the food shall issue a certificate showing the amount of the assets taken and the cause of the takeover.
Where necessary, the secured property may be stored in a food estuary or in a storage facility suitable for the primary production site or in a sealed or otherwise marked storage space. In order to assess the health risk caused by it, the property shall be maintained in such a way that its quality does not deteriorate.
The Authority shall decide for which purposes a food may be used or for which purposes it may be released if the food cannot be adapted to comply with the provisions. Where the use of a food is not possible, or where the health or food requirements require, the food shall be ordered to be disposed of.
The Authority shall set a reasonable time limit within which the food business operator must comply with the decision pursuant to paragraph 1. The Authority shall take the decision referred to in paragraph 1 without delay. The decision shall be taken to minimise the economic loss of the owner.
The Authority shall reject the food delivered from animals from another Member State of the European Union at the place where the food is delivered, if:
(1) in a public authority study, salmonella is found in a foodstuff which, in accordance with Article 23 (3), must be examined for salmonella before transmission to Finland;
2) a self-control study carried out in an approved self-control laboratory finds salmonella in a foodstuff which, according to Article 23 (3), must be examined for salmonella before transmission to Finland, and the first operator does not return the food On its own initiative to the country of origin;
(3) Whereas a self-control study carried out by an authority or a self-control laboratory approved by an approved self-control laboratory identifies microbial or chemical residues in food to a degree that is dangerous to health or otherwise the food is microbiological, chemical Or, in the light of their physical characteristics, unfit for human consumption and, in accordance with Article 55, a food cannot be declared admissible in such a way as to allow food use;
(4) the temperature of the food during transport or in the course of the intermediate storage has changed so that it does not meet the requirements of the food rules and, in accordance with Article 55, the food cannot be declared admissible in such a way that food is not used; The operator shall return the food on its own initiative to the country of origin; or
(5) the food does not meet the requirements for marking, origin, documents or certificates referred to in Article 18, and does not return the food to the country of origin on its own initiative.
The entity shall be given the opportunity to remedy deficiencies in the documents referred to in paragraph 5 within a reasonable time by the Authority.
In accordance with the rejection decision, abandoned food must be returned to the country of origin, to be used for purposes other than food or disposed of by the Authority. Subject to health or other legislation, the operator may choose which of the measures referred to above.
The Authority shall immediately inform the Authority of its rejection of food. The rejected food may not be returned until the Authority has verified the authorities of the country of dispatch that the food is to be returned to that country.
More detailed provisions on declarations of rejection of a food are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The Authority may revoke, in whole or in part, the decision to approve a food facility where there is no other way to prevent a health hazard. The approval may also be withdrawn if the food facility or activities there are substantially contrary to the food provisions and the food business operator has not complied with the Authority's provision of Articles 55 or 56. Or prohibition. The approval may also be withdrawn for a limited period.
The Agency may withdraw the approval of the laboratory if the laboratory or its operations are substantially contrary to the requirements set out in Articles 38 or 40 and the laboratory, in spite of the instructions of the Authority, does not correct the deficiencies and the deficiency Is serious. The temporary approval may also be withdrawn.
The Agency may also withdraw recognition for the duration of the proceedings if the deficiency in the functioning of the approved laboratory is such that it may compromise the reliability of the results of the investigation.
In cases of urgency, the holder of the food control function, which has not been empowered to use administrative coercive measures in accordance with Article 32 (3) of this Law, is entitled to take Articles 55, 56 and 58. Of the Council of the European Union. Any decision taken by the holder pursuant to this Article shall be brought before the food authority of the municipality without delay.
The Authority shall decide on the use of the administrative force referred to in Articles 55 to 59 concerning a wider area.
The Authority may decide to use administrative coercive measures in the territory of one municipality if, for a justified reason, it considers the activities of the Food Authority of the municipality to be insufficient to prevent the risk of health.
The Authority shall immediately inform the municipalities concerned of its decisions under paragraphs 1 and 2.
The food agency may prohibit the food business operator from continuing marketing anti-food orders or renew such marketing or marketing. The prohibition may also be granted on a provisional basis, in which case the prohibition shall remain in force until the Authority has delivered its final decision.
Where the marketing of a food provides information which may result in a serious health hazard or where the marketing of a food is substantially contrary or misleading, the Authority may adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1 , to take the measures provided for in Articles 56 to 58 until marketing has been brought into conformity.
When ordering the prohibition referred to in Article 65, the Authority may oblige the authorised food business operator to submit, within the time limit of the marketing authorisation, a marketing adjustment if it is necessary, in view of the obvious disadvantages caused by marketing, to: Necessary. In its decision, the Authority may provide that the marketing adjustment shall be carried out to the extent that the marketing adjustment concerned has been carried out.
In addition to the provisions of Articles 65 and 66, what is applicable to consumer protection (38/1978) And the Law on inappropriate conduct in business law (18/01/1978) Provides for marketing.
The Authority may intensify the provision under this law or the prohibition of a penalty payment or penalty payment or suspension. In the event of a periodic penalty payment and the threat of a threat to the commission and the threat of suspension, the (1113/1990) Provides.
The food business operator shall bear the costs incurred in complying with the decisions taken by the authorities under the provisions of this Chapter.
Any measure taken by the State authority under this Act shall be subject to a charge, unless the State payment law (150/1992) Other provisions. The amount of the fee shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the State Payment Act. However, the meat inspection and control fees for slaughterhouses and game handling establishments in slaughterhouses slaughtered in small quantities may be reduced to a level not exceeding the level specified in Article 27 (3) of the Control Regulation, as defined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The Regulation provides. (8.4.2010)
More detailed provisions on the national arrangements required by Articles 27 and 28 of the Control Regulation and the imposition of the amount of fees are laid down by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
The municipality shall recover the fee payable by the food business operator in accordance with the fee:
(1) the approval of an establishment and the processing of a food-room declaration referred to in Article 13 (3); (8.4.2010)
(2) the inspection, sampling and examination of the sample in the municipal control plan;
(3) the control of food storage rooms outside the European Union, in so far as exports from the buyer country require more extensive control; (24.6.2010/643)
(4) an inspection to monitor the measures referred to in Chapter 7 based on non-compliance with food requirements.
In addition to the provisions laid down in paragraph 1, the municipality shall charge for other checks and inspections and investigations as laid down in Articles 27 and 28 of the Control Regulation.
The municipality may also charge a fee for environmental protection (22/2014) And of the Council Regulation on checks on compliance with the Regulation. (27/06/2015)
The State shall reimburse the costs incurred by the municipalities as regards the controls, sampling, surveys and surveys to be carried out by the municipalities of the Authority, as laid down in this Act. The tasks of the Food Safety Agency or in connection with the preparation of the instructions of the Agency or of the Food Safety Authority. In order to carry out the supervisory tasks under Article 30 (4), the State shall reimburse the municipalities only for the cost of carrying out the research costs. (13/03/80)
The fees referred to in paragraph 1 shall be imposed in such a way that their amount corresponds to the costs of a maximum measure, subject to Articles 27 and 28 of the Control Regulation. More detailed provisions on the national arrangements required by Articles 27 and 28 of the Control Regulation and the imposition of the amount of fees are laid down by a decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. (9.11.2007)
The fees referred to in this Chapter may be collected without a judgment or decision in the order in which the law on the enforcement of taxes and charges (20/2007) Provides.
If the payment for the measure has not been paid on a maturity date, the rate of interest for late payment shall be charged to the amount of the interest (633/1982) According to the interest rate referred to in paragraph 1. The date may not be earlier than two weeks after receipt of the service on which the payment is based. Instead of an interest rate, the Authority may charge a delay of eur 5 if the amount of the default interest is below this.
The decision of the State authority referred to in Articles 15, 28, 54a, 55 to 62 and Articles 64 to 66 shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court in accordance with the administrative law (18/06/1996) Provides.
Any decision of the State authority may require an adjustment as provided for in the Administrative Act. The decision on the request for adjustment shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court as provided for in the administrative law. The payment by the State authority shall be subject to appeal as provided for by the State payment law.
The decision to conclude an appeal under this law shall be as follows: (1466/1994) Provides. Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act, the decision to appeal must be appealed to the Administrative Court, as provided for in Article 38 of the Customs Act. The appeal period shall be 30 days from the receipt of the decision.
L to 970/2015 Article 73 shall enter into force on 1 January 2016. The previous wording reads:
An appeal against the decision of a State authority under this law is to be lodged in the same way as the law on administrative law (18/06/1996) Provides. A correction shall be sought for the payment by the State authority as provided for by the State payment law.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the customs service shall be brought to a decision by way of derogation from paragraph 1. (1466/1994) Provides.
The decision referred to in Article 63 of the municipal office shall not require any adjustment or appeal. The decision of the post-holder of a municipality may require an adjustment within 14 days of the date of notification of the decision by the institution exercising the functions of the municipality under this law, as provided for in the Administrative Act.
The decision of the municipal institution referred to in Article 15 and Articles 55 to 61 shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court as provided for in the administrative law.
The decision of the institution of the municipality referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 may require an adjustment as provided for in the Administrative Act. The decision on the request for adjustment shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court as provided for in the administrative law.
The amendment to the municipal control plan, the municipal food regulations referred to in Article 86 and the fee for municipal fees may be applied in the manner prescribed by the Municipality.
L to 970/2015 Article 74 enters into force on 1 January 2016. The previous wording reads:
No appeal shall be made to the decision by the municipality of the municipality. The decision may be made to the institution entrusted with the functions of the municipality in accordance with this law. The adjustment requirement shall be made within 14 days of the date of notification of the decision of the office-holder. The adjustment requirement shall be addressed without delay.
A decision within the meaning of Article 63 of this Act shall not be appealed against.
An appeal shall be lodged against the decision of the institution of the municipality, as provided for in the Administrative Loan Act.
The decision to amend the municipal control plan, the municipal food orders referred to in Article 86 and the fees for municipal fees shall be applied as provided for in the municipality.
The decision on the meat inspection may require an adjustment within 14 days from the notification of the Authority to the Food Safety Agency as provided for in the Administrative Law.
The decision on the request for adjustment shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court as provided for in the administrative law.
L to 970/2015 Article 75 shall enter into force on 1 January 2016. The previous wording reads:
No appeal shall be made to the decision of the Food Safety Agency or the Office of the Regional Administrative Agency concerning the meat inspection. A party may lodge a complaint with the Food Safety Agency on the decision. The adjustment requirement shall be made in writing within 14 days of the notification of the decision. The adjustment requirement shall be addressed without delay.
An appeal against the decision of the Authority to lodge an appeal shall be lodged in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Loan Act.
The decision of the Authority in relation to the decision-making operation may require an adjustment of the Authority's notification to the Authority within 14 days of its notification as provided for in the Administrative Act.
The decision on the decision to amend and the administrative decision relating to the rest of the operation shall be subject to appeal by the administrative court as provided for in the administrative law.
L to 970/2015 Article 76 shall enter into force on 1 January 2016. The previous wording reads:
No appeal shall be made to the decision relating to the operation of the former. If the party is not satisfied with the decision, he may lodge a complaint with the Authority within 14 days of notification of the decision.
The decision to conclude a decision pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Authority shall be lodged in the manner laid down by the Administrative Loan Act.
In the case referred to in Article 54a of the Administrative Court, and in the case referred to in Articles 55 to 62 and Articles 64 to 66, an appeal may be lodged under the terms of the administrative law. The other decision of the Administrative Court shall, unless otherwise provided for in the rest of the case, be lodged with the appeal only if the Supreme Administrative Court grants an appeal.
L to 970/2015 Article 76a shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.
The authority shall have the right to appeal against the decision of the administrative court which annulled or amended its decision.
The Authority shall have the right to appeal against the decision of the administrative court which has annulled or amended the decision of the administrative court other than that of the institution of the municipality. The Authority's right of appeal does not apply to the decision of the administrative court within the meaning of Article 74 (4) of this Law.
A decision under the provisions of Chapter 7 of this Act may stipulate that a decision must be complied with before it has received the force of the law or before the appeal has been addressed, unless the appeal authority or, by analogy, the objection The authority which determines the quantity. The requirement of correction and the appeal shall be dealt with without delay.
Notwithstanding the appeal, the decision to withdraw the certificate shall be complied with, unless otherwise specified by the Authority or the Authority. (30.12.2008/1137)
In spite of the correction and complaint, the meat inspection decision shall be complied with, unless otherwise specified by the Authority or the Authority.
The penalty, contrary to this law or the provisions adopted pursuant to it, or the provision of a health offence committed under it, is punishable under criminal law. (39/1889) Article 44 (1) .
Every intention or carelessness
(1) manufacture, import, export, trade, serve or otherwise dispose of a food which does not meet the requirements laid down in Article 7 of this Law;
(2) carry out activities in accordance with this law in a food estuary or a place of primary production which has not been approved in accordance with this law, which has not been declared in accordance with this law or has been temporarily, partially or Prohibited entirely,
(3) infringes the self-monitoring obligation laid down in Article 19 of this Act;
(4) in breach of an order issued by the Authority pursuant to Articles 55, 57, 59 or 66 of this Act, the prohibition by Article 56 or Article 65, the decision to take control pursuant to Article 58, the decision to reject pursuant to Article 60, or Articles 61 or 62; The decision to withdraw recognition,
(5) fails to notify the notification referred to in Articles 24 or 25;
(6) in spite of the notification or prohibition of the Authority, a food which does not comply with the requirements of this Act or of the provisions or provisions adopted pursuant to it, or
(7) issue, in breach of Article 9 of this Law, or otherwise misleading information on the food or its properties;
Shall be condemned, unless the law provides for a heavier penalty in the rest of the law, On the food offence Fine.
The penalty for smuggling and smuggling of the food and its undertaking, as well as the introduction of illegal imports Title 46, Chapter 46, § §
The Authority may leave the investigating authority without notifying the infringement if the act or omission is minor and it is not insubordination to the prohibitions and orders of the authority.
Any violation of a penalty or an obligation imposed by the penalty imposed by this law may not be punished for the same offence.
Penalty for breach of the obligation of professional secrecy referred to in Article 81 Chapter 38 of the Criminal Code 1 or 2, if the act is not punishable Article 5 of Chapter 40 of the Penal Code Or, unless otherwise provided for in the rest of the law, a heavier penalty.
The confidentiality of the information obtained under supervision is laid down in the law on public authorities' activities and in Article 7 of the Control Regulation. Notwithstanding the obligation of professional secrecy, information obtained in the exercise of supervision or control may be obtained from the financial position, business or professional secrecy of the private or community, or Of personal circumstances giving up:
(1) to the authorities of the State and the municipality for the purposes of this law;
(2) prosecuting, police and customs authorities to investigate the crime;
(3) to foreign institutions and inspectors, if required by European Community law or by an international binding obligation on Finland.
Upon their request, the police and customs services shall provide the supervisory authorities with assistance in carrying out their duties in accordance with the food provisions.
The Food Safety Agency shall maintain a national register of all food rooms for the purpose of monitoring and development of controls and for the control it has carried out, Of the establishments of establishment, of the places of encore, of the approved laboratories, of approved laboratories, of the training of trained hunters in the hygiene training of hunters in accordance with Chapter IV, Chapter IV, Section I of Annex III to the Regulation on the hygiene of foodstuffs Persons and primary production sites, and Groups of primary production sites which have been recognised by the Agency as complying with the requirements of controlled housing conditions referred to in the Trichinella Regulation. The Agency shall issue the approval number to the institutions referred to in Article 13 (2). (27.6.2010)
The register of alcoholic beverages and the places of manufacture and storage of alcoholic beverages is kept by the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control.
The Authority and the municipal supervisory authority shall maintain a register of food apartments controlled by them. The Supervisory Authority shall maintain a register of the places where the food is placed on the market in contact with the food.
In the case of primary production sites, the register shall be kept under the (194/2008) , the Food Safety Agency. The liability of the controller is governed by Article 5 of the Act on the Information System for Rural Development. The local authorities shall use and keep the initial production of the place of production up to the extent necessary for the tasks provided for in this Act. In accordance with the law implementing the common fisheries policy of the European Community, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the fishing and aquaculture vessels operating at sea shall, in accordance with the Law on the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, The law on registration (1860/2010) , the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Business, Transport and Environmental Centres.
On the basis of the notifications referred to in Article 40 (4) and Article 45 (1), the Authority shall, on the basis of the notifications referred to in Article 40 (4) and Article 45 (1), maintain a register for the detection of food poisoning and the monitoring and control of zoonoses Related matters.
The registers shall include the identification of the control sites, the planned and the control measures taken, and the corresponding other information necessary for monitoring under this Act and the provisions adopted pursuant to it. Identification shall be the name, address and enterprise and entity identification number of the operator, or, in the absence thereof, the identification number and the name and address of the subject. In addition, the analytical methods and the name of the person responsible for the investigation shall be entered in the register of approved laboratories. The data shall be deleted from the register within three years after the operator has notified the Authority of the cessation of its activities.
The Agency shall publish a list of approved laboratories for which the above information is present.
The collection and storage of personal data and the use and disclosure of the data entered in the register shall be subject to the provisions of the Personal Data Act (523/1999) And the law on public authorities' activities.
The municipality's activities under this law are governed by the law on the state of the municipality's basic services (1704/2009) , unless otherwise specified.
The municipality's Food Authority may adopt, in order to implement this law, general provisions relating to the municipality or parts thereof, which are due to local circumstances, in order to prevent health risks related to food, and To monitor food-related health conditions.
The provisions may concern:
(1) food processing, sale or disposal at a large public service;
2) the handling, sale or disposal of foodstuffs in the market or in the rest of the world.
The Authority may grant an exemption from the quantity of food on the basis of the criteria indicated therein.
The decision on the authorisation of food shall be notified in the form of public notices in the municipality. The decision shall be deemed to have been notified when the alert has been established in general. The same shall apply to the entry into force of the food regulations. The provisions shall be sent to the Regional Administrative Agency for information. (22.12.2009)
This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 2006. Articles 13 (2) (6) and (7), 42 and 76 of this Act shall enter into force at the time of the Council Regulation.
This law will repeal the following laws with their subsequent amendments:
1) Food Law of 17 March 1995 (1995) ; and
(2) the Law of 20 December 1996 on the hygiene of foodstuffs from animals (19/05/1996) .
Where other legislation refers to the laws referred to in paragraph 2, the entry into force of this Act shall apply instead to the provisions of this Act.
Acts adopted pursuant to the laws referred to in paragraph 2 shall remain in force until they are amended or repealed.
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement it.
Food quarters approved or notified before the entry into force of this Act, approved or notified under the Health Protection Act, and registered in accordance with the law on the hygiene of foodstuffs In the case of primary production areas, without any approval or notification, they will continue to operate, with the exception of the food chambers of fishermen and fish farmers. Within one year of the entry into force of the law, the municipality's food control authority shall notify the premises situated in the local area of the municipality that they do not have to carry out the notification referred to in Article 22.
Food apartments approved before the entry into force of this Act, approved under the Food Hygiene Food hygiene Act, and the food premises for fishermen and fish farmers notified under the Health Protection Act, Except for the food apartments referred to in Article 13 (2) (13), without a separate notification or approval, they shall continue to operate for three years after the entry into force of this Act, during which they shall renew their approval. To the Authority. Those food apartments may continue their activities during the examination of the application.
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2002) Notwithstanding Article 39 (1) of this Law, samples taken by the Authority may be examined by a laboratory approved in accordance with that Regulation before 31 December 2006. Notwithstanding Article 39 (2) of this Law, self-control samples in accordance with the Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may be examined before 31 December 2007 in a laboratory approved in accordance with that Regulation. Other samples of self-monitoring referred to in Article 39 (2) of this Act may also be examined in another laboratory before 31 December 2007.
Anyone who enters into force at the time of the entry into force of this Act shall be deemed to meet the qualifications required for a similar function under this law. Anyone who, at the time of the entry into force of this law, did not need to have a certificate of knowledge for their training or for a degree, must obtain a certificate of excellence within one year of the entry into force of the law.
A control plan pursuant to Article 48 of this Law shall be drawn up by the Municipality, the Food Authority, the Social and Health Product Monitoring Centre, the Customs Service, the provincial governments, the Defence Forces and the border veterinary surgeons until 1 January 2007. By date. The municipality may initiate the fees charged pursuant to Article 71 (1) (2) of this Act for the purposes of the approved control plan and the fee rate laid down in Article 71 (1).
THEY 53/2005 , MmVM 9/2005, EV 202/2005, Directive 2003 /99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32003L0099); OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31, Directive 2004 /41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32004L0041); OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33, Council Directive 89 /662/EEC (31989L0662); OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13, Council Directive 96 /23/EC (31996L0023); OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.
The regulations of the Ministry of State, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, issued under the provisions in force at the time of entry into force of this Act, remain in force.
With the entry into force of this Act, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health at the time of entry into force of this Act and the corresponding posts shall enter into force of this Act. Entering the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The transferring staff shall retain their rights and obligations in relation to the conditions of their service. The higher monthly salary in accordance with the remuneration scheme of the receiving organisation shall be secured, provided that the person's duties in the host organisation are equivalent to at least the Organisation. In this case, the person shall have the right to pay the difference between the difference between the monthly salary paid in the donor organisation and the monthly salary payable in the host organisation.
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
THEY 70/2007 MmVM 4/2007, EV 41/2007
This Act shall enter into force on 1 February 2009.
However, Articles 43a and 75 shall enter into force on 1 May 2009.
THEY 108/2008 , MmVM 11/2008, EV 183/2008
This Act shall enter into force on 20 March 2009.
THEY 230/2008 , StVM 2/2009, EV 6/2009
This Act shall enter into force on 15 June 2009.
THEY 51/2009 , StVM 13/2009, EV 64/2009
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.
THEY 161/2009 , HVM 18/2009, EV 205/2009
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
THEY 174/2009 , HVM 19/2009, EV 223/2009
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2010.
An operator who places items on the market with food intended for contact with a foodstuff shall make the declaration required by this law of its place of work and the activities carried out there to the Food Authority of the location of the establishment After the entry into force of the law.
A meat inspection laboratory approved before the entry into force of this Act shall be considered as an administrative laboratory approved under this Act for Trichinella investigations without a separate authorisation until the end of 2013. Where, at the time of entry into force of this Act, the processing of an application for the approval of a meat inspection laboratory is pending, the application shall be considered to be in accordance with this law for the examination of the The application for recognition.
THEY 275/2009 , MmVM 11/2010, EV 96/2010
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2011.
Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.
A food facility approved before the entry into force of this Act, which is not required under Article 13 of this Act, shall be deemed to be a food facility notified under Article 13 (1) or (3) of this Act without notice. Where, at the time of entry into force of this Act, the examination of an application for approval of such a food facility is pending before the relevant supervisory authority, the application shall be considered as a notification within the meaning of Article 13 (1) or (3) of this Act.
A person who works in a food estuary within the meaning of Article 13 (3) and who, at the time of entry into force of this Act, did not need to have a certificate of competence, as referred to in Article 27, must obtain a certificate of excellence within three years of the date of Entry into force.
Meat of wild game intended for domestic consumption may be checked by the official veterinarian of the municipality, with the permission of the official veterinarian of the municipality, in the slaughterhouse, or in the slaughterhouse, by the municipal official veterinarian for a period of two years The entry into force of this Act, if the authorisation was granted before the entry into force of this Act.
THEY 293/2010 , MmVM 32/2010, EV 333/2010
This Act shall enter into force on 1 June 2013. Article 22 (6) of this Act shall enter into force at the time of the adoption of the Council Regulation.
Before the entry into force of this Act, the primary production sites pursuant to Article 13 (1), notified under Article 13 (1) of the Food Law, shall, without any approval or notification, continue to operate as primary production sites in accordance with Article 22a, provided that they comply with: The requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 210/2013 approving the extraction plants pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
THEY 34/2013 , MmVM 3/2013, EV 56/2013
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
THEY 145/2013 , MmVM 21/2013, EV 204/2013
This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 2014.
THEY 40/2014 , MmVM 7/2014, EV 57/2014
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2014.
THEY 214/2013 , YmVM 3/2014, EV 67/2014
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2015.
Upon entry into force of this Act, the provisions in force at the time of entry into force of this Act shall apply. Food business operators who, at the time of entry into force of the law, manufacture registered name protection products, shall notify the declaration referred to in Article 54e (1) by the end of 2015.
THEY 98/2014 , MmVM 13/2014, EV 121/2014
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.
In the case of appeals before the entry into force of this Act, the provisions in force at the time of entry into force of this Act shall apply.
THEY 230/2014 , LaVM 26/2014, EV 319/2014
