Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Executive Summary AR MANCP

(November 2011)

Belgium

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Belgian context

• High degree of centralization of competences

(Reg. (EC) No 882/2004) on federal level – FASFC (Food Safety Agency): approx. 95% control

policy/controls– Other 5%:

• organic production: regions

• labels (PDO, PGI, TSG): regions / FPS Economy

• …

• Core process Food Safety Agency

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Belgian context

• High degree of centralization of competences

(Reg. (EC) No 882/2004) on federal level – FASFC (Food Safety Agency): approx. 95% control

policy/controls (but it covers the entire food chain!)– Other 5%:

• organic production: regions

• labels (PDO, PGI, TSG): regions / FPS Economy

• …

• Core process Food Safety Agency

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Core process Food Safety Agency

• core process supported by integrated IT spine• experts who program = experts who report

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Annual reporting already in place

Dutch, French Dutch, French, German, English

Activity Report °2000 (full report)

Facts & Figures °2006(Executive Summary Activity Report)

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

AR FASFC = basis AR MANCP

Dutch, French Dutch, French, German, English

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Activity Report °2000 (full report)

Facts & Figures °2006(Executive Summary Activity Report)

Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

F&F FASFC = basis Ex. S. AR MANCP

Dutch, French Dutch, French, German, English

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Facts & Figures °2006(Executive Summary Activity Report)

Activity Report °2000 (full report)

Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Facts & Figures (2010)• Key information on activities / special events

– Belgian Presidency of the EU– Consumer & business operator satisfaction polls– Presentation of Food Safety Barometer– Hosting international delegations / bilateral agreements– …

• Other key information– Resources– Control results (high level + specific topics)– Enforcement measures / follow-up of non-compliances– Incidents / crisis– Fighting fraud– NAS– Strategic/operational objectives– …

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Executive Summary AR MANCP

• Basis: Facts & Figures (+ Activity Report)

• Information controls other CA

• Table of concordance

(Annex Comm. Dec. 2008/654/EC)

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

Some suggestions for reporting activities

• General: – use of common databases (input – data extraction)– experts who program = experts who report (P-D-C-A)– (formal) agreement(s) with other CA

• Specific (in absence of general template)– database standard queries for data extraction

output of query = template– controls organic production: use of (ancient) template

(supervision report to DG AGRI, Art. 15 Reg. 2092/91)

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

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Thank you for your attentionMore information:

Website Food Safety Agency: http://www.fasfc.be/

MANCP, Activity Reports and Facts&Figures FASFC: http://www.afsca.be/about/mancp/