Law on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Subject

Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water

Keyword

Access-to-information Monitoring Food additives Food quality control/food safety Registration Packaging/labelling Certification Water supply Potable water

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia

Entry into force notes

The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication.

Abstract

The Law consists of 7 Sections composed of 50 articles dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (sect. 1, arts. 1-6); 2) the state regulation in the sphere of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population (sect. 2, arts. 7-12); 3) the rights and the duties of the Belarusian nationals, foreigners, stateless persons, individual entrepreneurs and organizations in the sphere of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population (sect. 3, arts. 13-20); 4) general requirements for the ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population (sect. 4, arts. 21-38); 5) bodies, institutions and officials authorized to carry out the state sanitary supervision (sect. 5, arts. 39-45); 6) departmental sanitary supervision, industrial and social sanitary supervision (sect. 6, arts. 46-49); 7) liability (sect. 7, art. 50). The present Law establishes legal and organizational basis for the prevention and the liquidation of adverse environmental impact on human organism and regulates the activity of the state bodies, legal and natural persons as regards ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population. Human habitat shall be considered part of environment, including natural components thereof (atmospheric air, water, soil), and also potable water and foodstuffs (art. 1). Sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population shall be ensured by: 1) licensing of activities potentially hazardous to human health; 2) certification of produce and services potentially hazardous to human health (art. 5). Sanitary regulations shall be mandatory and shall set safety criteria for human beings (hygienic standards) of the objects of human habitats (atmospheric air, surface water and groundwater, soil), vital activity, alimentary raw materials, foodstuffs and potable water (art. 8). Projects of complex nature management and protection of water resources, rates of maximum permissible hazardous impact on human habitat, projects of sanitary protection zones around the sources of potable water supply shall be subject to the state sanitary and hygienic expertise (art. 10). Foodstuffs shall be subject to the state hygienic registration (art. 11). The socio-hygienic monitoring shall be based upon data regarding public catering and nutrition, and also the data on environmental monitoring (art. 12). The citizens shall be granted access to information regarding the state of environment, foodstuffs and potable water (art. 15). Alimentary raw materials and foodstuffs must comply with the sanitary requirements. Trade of uncertified foodstuffs shall be prohibited. Elaboration and manufacturing of new foodstuffs, packages and food additives shall be carried out in conformity with authorization issued by the state sanitary supervision bodies (art. 26). Potable water must comply with the sanitary standards (art. 30).

Full text

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 4 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector on allowable level of contents of caesium-137 in timber and non-timber products.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Radiation, Timber, Non-timber products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 7 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating hygienic requirements for the contents of phenanthrene, Tilt Fungicide and cadmium in soil.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Hazardous substances, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Joint Order No. 27 of the Ministry of Public Health and of the Chief Sanitary Inspector regarding the utilization of iodinated salt.

Legislation | Belarus | 1997

Keyword: Processing/handling, Food additives, Breastfeeding/infant food, Standards, Nutrition, Special dietary uses, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Joint Decree No. 26/16 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and of the Ministry of Public Health validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation.

Legislation | Belarus | 2004

Keyword: Animal health, Cattle, Swine, Poultry, Pests/diseases, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Quarantine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 53-Z amending Law on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Legislation | Belarus | 2009

Keyword: Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Potable water, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Law No. 340-Z “On sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.”

Legislation | Belarus | 2012

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Public health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX