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Law No. 4004-XII on ensuring sanitary and epidemic safety of the population.

Pays/Territoire
Ukraine
Type du document
Législation
Date
1994 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition, Eau
Mot clé
Législation de base Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Normes Toxicité/empoisonnement Radiation Santé publique Transformation/manutention Boissons Certification Additifs alimentaires Eau potable Viticulture/pratiques vinicoles Collecte de données/déclarations Accès-à-l'information Participation du public Évaluation/gestion des risques Droit à l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Droits de l'homme
Aire géographique
Mer Noire, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force from the date of its official publication.
Résumé

This Law regulates social relations arising out of ensuring sanitary and epidemic safety, determines respective rights and obligations of the state bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens, sets forth procedure for organization of the state Sanitary and Epidemic Service and execution of state sanitary-epidemic supervision in Ukraine. It shall not be applicable to foodstuffs, except for foodstuffs subject to sanitary and epidemiological research and inspection related to infectious diseases, mass non-infectious diseases, toxicity and radiation of the population. Citizens shall have the following rights to: foodstuffs, drinking water, household surroundings, recreation, and the environment that are safe for their life and health. Any dangerous factor of a physical, chemical and biological nature present in the environment of human vital activity shall be subject to hygiene regulation. Such regulation shall be aimed at restricting the intensity or duration of such factors by determining criteria of their permissible influence upon human health. Activities related to a potential danger for human health must be licensed in accordance with the procedure established by legislation. Such activities shall include production, processing and sale of foodstuffs and food additives, medicines, medical immune-biological preparations, items of hygiene and sanitary, cosmetics and perfumes, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, household chemicals, utilities and medical services provided to the population, training and education of children and teenagers, as well as any work involving biological agents and chemical substances, sources of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and radioactive materials. Food raw materials, foodstuffs, as well as materials, equipment and products used for their production, storage, transportation and sale shall comply with the requirements of sanitary regulations and shall be subject to obligatory certification. Sanitary and epidemiological certificate - a single document of the authorities of the state sanitary-epidemiological service, which approves safety of produce (commodities) for health and life on the basis of the results of sanitary, chemical, toxicological, physical, radiological, microbiological and other tests. Citizens have the right to: (a) safe food and health food, drinking water, working conditions, education, living, recreation and the environment; (b) participation in the development, discussion and public examination of draft programs and plans for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, and submitting proposals on these issues to the relevant bodies; (c) indemnification of damage caused to their health as a result of violation by enterprises, institutions, organizations, citizens of sanitary legislation; and (d) access to reliable and timely information about the state of their health, the state of public health, as well as the existing and possible risk factors for their health and their degree. The legislation of Ukraine may also grant citizens other rights to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being. Bodies of executive power, bodies of local self-government shall ensure that inhabitants of cities and other populated localities are provided with drinking water of quality and in quantities complying with the requirements of sanitary regulations and state standards. Industrial control of quality of drinking water in the course of intake and processing thereof, and at distribution networks shall be carried out by water supplying enterprises. Atmospheric air in populated localities, on territories of enterprises, institutions, organizations and other entities, air at production and other facilities, wherein people stay for extended or brief periods, shall comply with the requirements of sanitary regulations. This Law consists of VII Sections divided into 51 Articles. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II establishes rights and obligations of citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations for ensuring sanitary and epidemic welfare of the population. Section III regards state regulation and requirements for ensuring sanitary and epidemic welfare of the population. Section IV regards State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Ukraine. Section V regards State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision. Section VI establishes liability for the infringement of sanitary legislation. Section VII regards international relations in the field of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological welfare.

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Références - Législation

Implementé par

Order No. 239 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the State sanitary norms and regulations regarding transport of foodstuffs.

Législation | Ukraine | 2004

Mot clé: Transport/dépôt, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 197 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the State sanitary norms and standards applicable to enterprises and fishing vessels processing fish and other living aquatic resources.

Législation | Ukraine | 2003

Mot clé: Navire de pêche, Produits de la pêche, Transformation/manutention, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Normes, Inspection, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Law No. 2573-IX “On the system of public health”.

Législation | Ukraine | 2022

Mot clé: Droit à l'alimentation, Nutrition, Alimentation scolaire, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Aliments diététiques et de régime, Eau potable, Additifs alimentaires, Santé publique, Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Prévention des risques biotechnologiques, Collectivité locale, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Mise en application, Enregistrement, Droits de l'homme

Source: FAO, FAOLEX