Resolution No. 533 of 2015 of Georgian Government on Rules for State Control of Food/Feed Safety Country/Territory Georgia Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Inspection Enforcement/compliance Business/industry/corporations Consumer protection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Procedural matters Public health Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract The Resolution regulates state control measures for food/feed safety. It consists of 16 articles: Main principles (1); Definition of terms (2); Scheduled and spontaneous inspections (3); Authority of the authorized person (4); Non-critical non-compliance (5); Critical non-compliance (6); Non-compliance assessment certificate (7); Monitoring (8); Supervision (9); Document inspection (10); Taking samples (11); Purpose of taking samples (12); Procedure for taking samples (13); Rules for taking samples (14); Act of taking a sample (15); and Conducting referential examination (16). The Resolution also includes annexes containing forms for compliance inspection, checklists of legislative requirements imposed on businesses and instructions for filling the forms out. The cited main principles of the document include professional independence of the inspecting institution; objectivity; reliability; confidentiality and good faith. Full text Georgian Website matsne.gov.g References - Legislation Implements Food Products/Animal Feed Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Code of Georgia (No. 6155-IS of 2012) Legislation | Georgia | 2012 (2017) Keyword: Pesticides, Public health, Internal trade, International trade, Biosecurity, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Traceability/product tracing, Consumer protection, Agricultural commodities, Business/industry/corporations, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Governance, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Drugs, Quarantine, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX