IPA Conference”Community Agencies: partners in accession”

PARALLEL SESSION A – Workshop 3: Health

LESSONS LEARNED

Zorica Jurković, Croatian Food Agency, Director

HRVATSKA AGENCIJA ZA HRANU (HAH)

25-27 November 2009

Sintra, Portugal

Introduction

• 18 June 2004 - Croatia become the candidate country• 3 October 2005 - negotiations opened, 33(+2) chapters• 02 October 2009 - 28 out of 35 negotiation chapters

have been opened so far. Out of these chapters, twelve have been provisionally closed

• Chapter 12. – Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy (opened on 02 Oct 2009)

• Different model of accession process (new elements)

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Historical overview of the cooperation with EFSA

• started in 2006 and 2007 - “Progress towards accession: Strengthening the food safety systems in Turkey and Croatia”

• continuing the cooperation in 2008 and 2009

HAH is contact point and the coordinating institution of all activities in Croatia

National coordinator of the Programme (HAH staff) Assistant coordinator – paid by the Programme Seconded National Expert – working in EFSA Legal and

Policy Affairs Unit since July 2007

Experience of technical assistance so far

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• Being informed on recent developments in the EU food safety area,

• Participation in EFSA networks (Advisory Forum, BSE Network),

• Taking active part in EFSA initiatives on data collection (Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection),

• Taking part in training seminars on topics of relevance for competent authorities in Croatia in the context of accession negotiations,

• Further development of cooperation with MS institutions,• Development of networks and collaboration with

neighbouring countries – Candidates and Potential Candidates

Key elements of success

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Key Results – Training Seminars

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  2006   2007   2008   2009  

     

Jan          

Feb                  

Mar

Seminar on Crisis HandlingSplit  

Seminar on BSEZagreb

 

Seminar on EFSA in  the EU Food Safety, 

Brussels  

Apr                

May                

Jun                    

Jul      

Seminar on Stakeholders 

Relations, Dubrovnik            

Aug                      

Sep

Seminar on Advisoy ForumOpatija  

Study Visit to FSA and DEFRA London

 

Seminar on Risk Assessment, Dubrovnik  

OctSeminar on GMO

Istanbul  Study Visit toAFSSA, Paris  

Nov

Data Collection WorkshopParma  

Seminar on Microbial RA

Zagreb    

Dec

Seminar on Risk Communic.Osijek  

Seminar on EFSA and work of Panels, Parma                  

                                 

Key Results – Participation in EFSA meetings

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                                   2006   2007   2008   2009       

JanPRAPeR meeting

Parma    

FebAF Comm WG,

Brussels          Pesticide Steering Committee, 

Parma  

MarAF IT WGSofia  

Conference on FeedAdditives, London  

Chem. Occurrence Data, Parma  

AprAdvisory Forum,

Berlin  AF Comm WG,

Dublin        

May        

Scientific Colloquiumon Acrylamide, 

Tabiano        

Jun      Scientific Colloquiumon GMO, Tabiano  

Chem. Occurrence Data, Parma  

Advisory Forum,Prague  

Jul      PRAPeR meeting

Parma      

Aug              Advisory Forum,

Stockholm  

SepManagement Boardmeeting, Parma

Task Force on Zoonoses, Parma  

Advisory Forum,Paris  

EFSA Focal Points, Parma  

Oct

AF Comm WGHague Conference with Stakeholders, 

Toulouse  

Task Force on Zoonoses, Brussels

BSE Contact Pointsmeeting, Parma

 

Nov

Symposium on Nutrition and Health, 

Bologna

PRAPeR meetingParma

 

AF Comm WG,Parma

 

Food Consumption Data Collection, Parma

 

Dec

Management Boardmeeting, Helsinki

 

Advisory Forum,Hague

 

Scientific Colloquium on Campylobacter, 

Rome  

Zoonoses ReportingTraining, Parma

                                  

CROATIAN GOVERNMENT

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,

FISHERIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND

SOCIAL WELFARE

Risk AssessmentCROATIAN FOOD AGENCY (HAH)

CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC

HEALTH

CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE (HVI)

Croatian food safety organisation scheme:Croatian food safety organisation scheme:

Beneficiaries/Stakeholders of the EFSA ProgrammeBeneficiaries/Stakeholders of the EFSA Programme

HVI RIJEKA, SPLIT, VINKOVCI, KRIŽEVCI, POULTRY CENTER COUNTY OFFICES

FOR PUBLIC HEALTHPRIVATE LABS PRIVATE LABS

FOOD CONTROL

CENTER Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

VETERINARYINSPECTION

SANITARYINSPECTION

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Risk Management

Main Challenges

Challenge: Networking between different institutions

working in the area of food safety on the national level

Solution: Assistant coordinator paid by the EFSA

Programme facilitated communication and information

exchange,

Challenge: Staying on track with the latest

developments in the EU food safety arena

Solution: Taking part in EFSA’s

communication and data collection networks.

Challenge: Limited financial resources within the

Programme → many good ideas for cooperation remained

unfulfilled

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Needs and Expectations for Future

• Continue the cooperation with EFSA through further technical assistance in area of risk assessment and risk communication

• Further develop cooperation with the Member States,

• Develop working relations with similar institutions in other Candidate countries and neighbouring Potential Candidate countries

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Croatian Food Agency (HAH) Ivana Gundulića 36 b 31 000 Osijek Croatia (Hrvatska)

Tel: +385 31/ 214-900

+385 31/ 227-600

Fax: +385 31/ 214-901

Free Consumers Phone: 0800 0025

info@hah.hr www.hah.hr

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