Act on Communicable diseases. Pays/Territoire Finlande Type du document Législation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Biosécurité Santé publique Monitorage Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Santé des animaux Parasites/maladies Aire géographique Arctique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé This Act reforms the Finnish system for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. It, among other things, will increase the expertise and decision-making power of infectious disease specialists both in the municipalities and in the Regional State Administrative Agencies. Municipalities will remain responsible for actions against infectious diseases in their area. In order to control infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, the act clarifies the obligations and division of responsibilities among healthcare and social service units. This target will be reached by creating new practices in collaboration with national and regional experts in the field of infectious diseases. Under the new Infectious Diseases Act, all levels of administration will have the obligation to prepare for exceptional outbreaks, such as a pandemic. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will have the main responsibility in such situations, as is currently the case. In exceptional outbreak situations the municipalities’ obligation to organise vaccinations can be supplemented by extending the right to administer vaccinations even to other healthcare and social service units and occupational healthcare. Provisions on extended vaccinations rights will be given by Government regulation. Texte intégral Suédois/Anglais Site web www.finlex.fi Références - Législation Implementé par Government Regulation on Communicable diseases (146/2017). Législation | Finlande | 2017 Mot clé: Biosécurité, Santé publique, Monitorage, Santé des animaux, Parasites/maladies, Collecte de données/déclarations Source: FAO, FAOLEX