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Law No. 7643 on the State Sanitary Inspectorate.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Institution Food quality control/food safety Inspection
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Law establishes the Sanitary Inspectorate under the Ministry of Health and Environment Protection as the highest sanitary inspection authority. It consists of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate and the inspectors and operates both at central and local levels. It inspects the implementation of the sanitary laws and by-laws by all public and private entities in a variety of objects including the production, conservation, storage, transport and trade of all types of products. The Inspectorate may take samples from all food products and beverages for examination purposes and is entitled to suspend their production, storage, conservation and trade in case of non compliance with sanitary standards. The Law is composed of four Chapters: (I) Organization; (II) Responsibilities and tasks of the State Sanitary Inspectorate; (III) Sanitary Administrative Offences; (IV) Final Provisions.

Full text
Albanian
Website
www.qpz.gov.al