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Country Profiles

Country Profiles. Summary. Background Country Profiles Content Scope Benefits Process General Review Missions General Review Missions - Progress and plans Country Profiles - Examples Follow up through GRM - Results to date. FVO sectoral units by sector. F1 by country. Background.

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Country Profiles

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  1. Country Profiles presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  2. Summary • Background • Country Profiles Content Scope Benefits Process • General Review Missions • General Review Missions - Progress and plans • Country Profiles - Examples • Follow up through GRM - Results to date presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  3. FVO sectoral units by sector F1 by country Background • Sectoral inspection • Draft inspection report • Comments • Final inspection report • Action plan • Closeout note • Post closeout note follow up • Country Profiles presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  4. Country Profiles - Content • Description of structure and functioning of overall system • Description of eleven control systems • Follow up (progress + problems) • Statistical data • Input/output indicators presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  5. Animal health Food of animal origin Imports of animals/food of anim. Feedstuff TSE/ABP Residues Food hygiene Imports of food of plant origin Pesticides Animal welfare Plant health Country Profiles - Scope Animal health, Food/Feed safety, Animal welfare, Plant health 11 control systems • Description of control systems: who is doing what • Follow up: progress on FVO recommendations that have reached closeout note stage presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  6. Country Profiles - Benefits • Comprehensive and integrated approach • Engaging with MS management at horizontal level • Shows progress made by CAs • Avoids repeated requests for information to CAs • Improves efficiency of subsequent inspections • Ensures dynamic monitoring of progress presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  7. Country Profiles – Process • Key mechanism for compiling Country Profiles=General Review Mission • Pre draft Country Profile in advance of General Review Mission • Draft after General Review Mission for CA comments • Final Country Profile • Updated on a yearly basis after revisit (“mini” GRM) presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  8. General Review Missions • Complementary to sectoral inspections • Different approach • No on the spot verification (but documentary evidence where possible) • Assessment of progress • Mission Report = Country Profile presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  9. 8 MS in 2005 (AT,PT,HU,PL,IT,ES,DE,EL) 10 MS in 2006 (EE,MT,FI,CZ,SL,UK,LT,LV,FR,CY) 7 MS in 2007 (SK,IE,NL,DK,SE,LU,BE) yearly update revisits 8 MS in 2006 (AT,PT,HU,PL,IT,ES,DE,EL) General Review Missions - Progress and plans presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  10. Country Profiles – Examples presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  11. Follow up through GRM - Results to datein relation to: AT, PT, HU, PL, IT, EL, DE, ES For the 8 MS visited: 2524 rec. to CAs since 1999 694 rec. discussed during GRM presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  12. Since 1997 Commission has ensured transparency by providing to public all information on inspections and controls This policy is a key element in risk communication and public confidence and has therefore to be actively pursued Transparency will result in the necessary public scrutiny and ensure democratic control and accountability Additional powers for the Commission to be considered …[to] allow rapid action … based upon transparent follow-up of FVO inspection reports Greater transparency … is the golden thread throughout the whole White Paper and it will contribute fundamentally to enhancing consumer confidence in EU Food Safety policy White Paper 2000 on Food Safety presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  13. Benefits of publication of Country Profiles • Corresponds to standard practice since 1997 • Respects principle of transparency • Avoids criticism from EP • Avoids criticism from other stake holders • Avoids media attention presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

  14. Country Profiles presentation to SCoFCAH 24 March 2006

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