Division 4.3.3 ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

Competent authority (complete individually for each designated competent authority; however this information may be aggregated at national or regional level for the same category of regional or local competent authorities).

Describe the:

• internal organisation and structure in general terms

• human resources available for the purpose of performing official controls (full-time equivalents)

• resources supporting official control actions

  • laboratory facilities

  • other resources/infrastructure

as applicable

The information on competent authorities may be presented on a sectoral basis (Food/Feed/Animal Health/Animal Welfare/Plant Health) for example as in the following manner:

• Sector (namely the Food/Feed/Animal Health/Animal Welfare/Plant Health as appropriate)

• Central Competent Authorities (CCA)

• Competent Authority CCA 1

• Competent Authority CCA 2

• Etc.

• Regional (for example, Federal/Provincial) Competent Authorities (RCA)

• Competent Authority RCA 1, 2, 3 …, and/or

• Competent Authority ‘RCA Category 1, 2, 3 …’

• Etc.

• Local (for example, District/Municipal)Competent Authorities (LCA)

• Competent Authority LCA 1 or Category 1

• Competent Authority LCA 2 or Category 2

• Etc.

Laboratories (other than national reference laboratories):

Describe procedures for:

• designation of laboratories

• ensuring that requirements which apply to official laboratories are met

Control systems (by sector, including horizontal arrangements where applicable)

For each of the following sectors describe:

• the control methods and techniques used and where and when applied

• control priorities, resource allocation and how they relate to risk categorisation

• verification of planned arrangements including reporting arrangements

• arrangements for the application of horizontal legislation across different sectors/sub-sectors

• how specific control plans or programmes required by Community legislation are integrated into the control systems for the relevant sectors or sub-sectors as appropriate.

1. 1..

   Control system for food law

2. 2..

   Control system for feed law

3. 3..

   Control system for animal health law

4. 4..

   Control system for animal welfare law

5. 5..

   Control system for plant health law

In relation to the control systems describe the measures to:

• manage coordination between competent authorities with related responsibilities

• ensure efficient and effective cooperation both within and between competent authorities

• ensure that all areas where coordination and cooperation are required both within and between competent authorities are addressed

Training arrangements (These may be included under each competent authority or per category of competent authority where there are equivalent systems, as appropriate. If appropriate the training arrangements may be described on a sectoral basis).

Describe the arrangements for:

• Identification of training needs

• Implementing training plan(s)

• Recording and evaluating training