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STATE NON FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTORATE

Learn about the history, functions, structure, and governance practices of the Lithuanian State Non-Food Products Inspectorate established in 2000 with a mission to ensure market surveillance compliance with EU laws.

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STATE NON FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTORATE

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  1. STATE NON FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTORATE Justina Kovalevičiūtė Mykolas Romeris university

  2. Outline • Historical background • Mission and Strategic goal • Main functions and Legal status • Structure • Principles of activities • Good governance practise

  3. History • Established in July 1, 2000 by Resolution of the Lithuanian Government • Reorganized from the Lithuanian State Quality Inspectorate, State Hygiene Inspectorate and State Veterinary Service.

  4. Mission - to protect the national market from dangerous and low quality non food products. Strategic goal- to ensure an effective market surveillance of non food products in compliance with the European Union law. Mission and strategic goal

  5. Activity directions Market surveillance of non food products Consumer rights protection

  6. Legal status • Budget office • Accountableto Ministry of Economy • Financial and performance control is organized by the National Audit office of Lithuania. • The Inspectorate is guided by the174 legal acts

  7. Structure • Central Office • 10 Subdivisions • Šiauliai petroleum testing laboratory • AB “Achema” • 118 specialists

  8. Strengths and weaknesses Analysis

  9. Good governance practise (1) PARTNERSHIP State Border protection Service Chief Police Commissariat bodies Organizations and laboratories of products certification State Energy Inspectorate The State public health service Customs Department State Tax Inspectorate State Labour Insectorate

  10. Good governance practise (2) • Attendance in EU working groups • Participation in RAPEX • Practice sharing and contracts with Baltic states and Poland

  11. Good governance practise (3) Current international projects: • “Enhancing administrative skills in the non food products risk surveillance” • “Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe” • “Enhancing Market Surveillance through Best Practice” etc.

  12. Good governance practise (4) • The Inspectorate take the 3rd place of the market surveillance institutions in EU (after Netherlands and Great Britain)

  13. Good governance practise (5) In 2008, the State non food products inspectorateimplemented the system of Quality management, which fulfills the standard of LST EN ISO 9001:2008.

  14. Good governance practise (6) The Inspectorate’s customer service declares the “one-stop shop” principle

  15. Good governance practise (7) • New electronic system- database TULPĖ • Website www.vnmpi.lt Criticism: The continual investment project “Centralized VNMPI information system creation” still not implemented.

  16. Good governance practise (8) Public awareness • Articles on different themes published in mass media • Workshops for consumers and entrepreneurs • Consultations to consumers on the matters of violations of rights • Free telephone line

  17. Thank you for your attention 

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