Law on official controls performed in accordance with food, animal feed, health and animal welfare requirements. Country/Territory Croatia Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Food quality control/food safety Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties Animal welfare Animal health Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of Croatian entrance into the European Union. Abstract This Law establishes the competent authorities and their tasks related to the organization, coordination and implementation of official controls, the implementation of official controls, modes of cooperation, communication and reporting, also aimed to regulate the system of official data collection and reports and reference laboratories and misdemeanor provisions, all regarding the implementation of the standards and rules contained in the following documents: Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law and regulations on animal health and welfare (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004.) with any amendment; Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 laying down guidelines that provide principles for the implementation of audit in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law and regulations on animal health and welfare (OJ L 287, 10.10.2006.); Commission Decision 2007/363/EC of 21 May 2007 on guidelines to assist Member States in preparing the single integrated multi-annual national control plan provided for in Regulation (EC) no. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law and regulations on animal health and welfare (OJ L 138, 31.3.2007.). Full text Croatian Website www.nn.hr References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on the list of official laboratories for food and feed. Legislation | Croatia | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Data collection/reporting, Research, Residues, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on authorization of official and reference laboratories for genetically modified food and genetically modified feed that may contain and/or consist from genetically modified organisms. Legislation | Croatia | 2014 Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Standards, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the list of official laboratories for food and feed. Legislation | Croatia | 2014 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Data collection/reporting, Research, Residues, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the list of official laboratories for food and feed. Legislation | Croatia | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Data collection/reporting, Research, Residues, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the amount of fees and charges for official controls (Food Hygiene). Legislation | Croatia | 2015 Keyword: Royalties/fees, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the criteria for determining the amount of fees and the manner of their calculation and payment for the coverage of costs of official controls of food and general use items that are imported into the Republic of Croatia. Legislation | Croatia | 2015 Keyword: Inspection, Royalties/fees, Food quality control/food safety, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the registration of operators and on the registration and approval of establishments in the food business. Legislation | Croatia | 2015 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Registration, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on rules for issuing certificates of compliance with food regulations. Legislation | Croatia | 2019 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Certification, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the registration and approval of establishments and on registration of food business operators. Legislation | Croatia | 2019 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Registration, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Poultry products, Apiculture/sericulture, Fish products Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law amending the Law on official controls performed in accordance with food, animal feed, health and animal welfare requirements. Legislation | Croatia | 2015 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, GMO, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Law on official controls performed in accordance with food, animal feed, health and animal welfare requirements. Legislation | Croatia | 2014 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Ecological production/organic production, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Law on official controls performed in accordance with food, animal feed, health and animal welfare requirements. Legislation | Croatia | 2015 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Law on official controls performed in accordance with food, animal feed, health and animal welfare requirements. Legislation | Croatia | 2019 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX