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Food Business Registration Procedures For Recognition And

Original Language Title: Pārtikas uzņēmumu darbības atzīšanas un reģistrācijas kārtība

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 127, Riga, 18 March 2003 (pr. No 16, 25) food business recognition and registration issued under the food surveillance law article 5, fourth paragraph i. General questions 1. determines the food business for recognition and registration procedures.
2. food and veterinary department recognize food business activities related to the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing (transaction with each of the food groups in the food chain and locations), in accordance with the provisions of chapter II. If the food business was not connected with any of the above activities, food and veterinary service activity concerned shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter III.
3. food company with the recognition or registration-related food and veterinary service expenses in accordance with the Minister of Agriculture approved price list.
4. food and veterinary service, ensure the recognition or registration process for non-disclosure of information, other than information about the potential harm to human health, life or the environment.
 
II. Food business recognition 5. food companies whose activities are related to the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing shall be submitted to the food and veterinary service of the territorial Department of the business of the application for recognition. The application shall state: 5.1 the company name, registered office, location address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address;
5.2. company registration number in the register of companies or company or the individual merchant in the commercial register registration number (the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the registration certificate);
5.3. a food chain and a food group name.
6. food and veterinary service within 10 working days of the application for the appearance of the business of recognition and agree with the applicant on the food business of the initiation date of recognition.
7. To make a reasoned decision about the recognition of food business, food and veterinary service inspected the food company and prepare a report (in duplicate). The first copy of the report issued by the food company, but the second copy is stored on the food and veterinary service. The message is valid for 30 days after the completion of the inspection.
8. food and veterinary service within 10 working days of carrying out the inspection shall adopt and notify in writing the food company for its decision. If a decision is taken on recognition of the company's activities, the notification shall specify the assigned a temporary number recognition (for a period of up to three months). If the decision is taken to refuse recognition of the company's activities, the notification shall state the reason for the refusal.
9. Within three months following the adoption of the decision on the food company's recognition and acceptance of the interim number allocation of food and veterinary service repeatedly inspected the food company.
10. If food and veterinary service in the inspection finds that food companies will comply with the laws and regulations on food and food requirements, it is granted recognition number, including special food companies register and issue a certificate of recognition. The certificate shall indicate: 10.1. food company name, legal address and location address;
10.2. the registration number of the establishment of the register of companies or company or the individual merchant in the commercial register registration number;
10.3. the food chain and food group name;
10.4. the approval number assigned.
11. If food and veterinary service in the inspection finds that the company did not comply with food regulations of the food and food chain, the food and veterinary service shall decide to refuse food business recognition and reverses the temporary approval number.
12. Food Company recognition number: 12.1. mandatory item on the packing slip, invoice, if it has at least one food item;
12.2. a mandatory item on the packing slip, invoice, alcohol, according to the law on the movement of individual alcohol rules for the application of the requirements;
12.3. the labelling of foodstuffs, according to the legislation on food labelling requirements.
 
III. Food business registration 13. food company, which is not related to the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing shall be submitted to the food and veterinary service department operations in the registration application. The application shall state: 13.1. company name, legal address and location address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address;
13.2. company registration number in the register of companies or company or the individual merchant in the commercial register registration number (the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the registration certificate);
13.3. in the food chain and food group name.
14. The food and veterinary service within 10 working days of the award of the food business registration number, including the special food companies register and issue a certificate of registration. The certificate shall indicate: 14.1. name and address of the company;
14.2. the registration number of the establishment of the register of companies or company or the individual merchant in the commercial register registration number;
14.3. in the food chain, the food group name and scope;
14.4. the assigned registration number.
15. Food company registration certificate shall be displayed to the consumer.
 
IV. Changes in the food business 16. Food Company shall inform in writing the food and veterinary service in the following cases: 16.1. If intended to change food group or company's actual location.
16.2. If the company changed a property (name, registered office, location, address, registration number). The company will inform the food and veterinary service in 10 working days after the amendment of the statutes;
16.3. If the entity laws on terminating the operation of the procedures laid down in the food chain by or registered in the area. The company will inform the food and veterinary service in 10 working days after the termination of the activity in question;
16.4. If the company intended to reorganize or reregister under commercial law.
17. food and veterinary service shall evaluate this rule the information referred to in paragraph 16 and adopt appropriate decisions: 17.1. about the need to make food inspection;
17.2. the appropriate amendment approval or registration certificate and special food company register.
18. The food and veterinary service, the law "on companies, institutions and organisations of the suspension of the order" in order to stop the food business, you are entitled to take a decision on the approval or registration number and the cancellation of the company's removal from the register of companies of special food.
 
V. concluding questions 19. Rule 5 and 6 the requirements laid down in paragraph 8, a specific requirement for provisional recognition assigned number, defined in paragraph 9 in relation to repeated inspections and 10. the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply to food establishments whose activities are concerned with the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing and have launched their own operation and applied to the food and veterinary service in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
20. food companies whose activities are related to the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing and have launched their own operation and applied to the food and veterinary service of the law until the 2003 30 April agreed with the food and veterinary service of the food company's recognition in accordance with the procedure laid down in these provisions.
21. food companies whose activity is not related to the production, processing, food processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing and freezing and have launched their own operation and applied to the food and veterinary service of the law, the food and veterinary service to 31 March 2003, to issue a certificate of registration.
Prime Minister e. Repše Minister of Agriculture m. Roze Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force by March 22, 2003.