Source: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/521012019014/consolide
Timestamp: 2020-02-28 13:16:24
Document Index: 761848075

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 10', '§ 41', '§ 42', '§ 43', '§ 44', '§ 513', '§ 52', '§ 63', '§ 631', '§ 633', '§ 634', '§ 8', '§ 10', '§ 41', '§ 42', '§ 43', '§ 44', '§ 351', '§ 491', '§ 491', '§ 491', '§ 494', '§ 51', '§ 513', '§ 52', '§ 83', '§ 531', '§ 63', '§ 631', '§ 7', '§ 633', '§ 634', '§ 14', '§ 34']

§ 10 Object of inspection of activity licence
7 CONVEYANCE OF FOOD TO ESTONIA, IMPORT AND EXPORT OF FOOD
§ 41 Introduction of food to Estonia, import and export of food
§ 42 Border inspection post and place of performing official control over imported food
§ 43 Organisation of official control upon introduction of food to Estonia and export of food
§ 44 Notification of import of food
§ 513 Taking and analysis samples upon performance of official control
§ 52 Authorisation of laboratory upon performing official control for analysing samples taken
§ 63 [Repealed – RT I 2007, 22, 114 – entry into force 01.04.2007]
§ 631 Notification and approval of establishment business where food is handled on 1 July 2006
§ 633 Border inspection post and place of supervision included in list of border inspection posts and places of supervision over imported food before 1 January 2010
§ 634 Points of performance of official control
22.04.2010 RT I 2010, 22, 108 01.01.2011 , will enter into force on the date specified in the decision of the Council of the European Union concerning abrogation of the derogation established with regard to the Republic of Estonia on the basis of Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Decision No 2010/146/EU of the Council of the European Union of 13 July 2010 (OJ L 196, 28.07.2010, pp. 24 26).
(2) This Act does not apply to the activities intended for private domestic use or consumption provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and safety requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 031, 01.02.2002, pp. 1‑24). This Act also does not apply to the activities provided in Article 1(3) of such Regulation if such activities are performed with the purpose of teaching students in educational establishments or for teaching, developing or assisting persons staying in welfare institutions.
(5) The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act apply to the administrative procedure laid down in the legislation of the European Union, this Act and the legislation established on the basis thereof, taking account of the specifications of the legislation of the European Union and this Act.
1) in the case of the field of activity specified in clause 1) of subsection (1) of this section, information about the field of handling and the food group;
2) in the case of the field of activity specified in clause 2) of subsection (1) of this section, information about the group of the food contact materials and articles.
(3) A detailed list of the fields of handling and food groups specified in clause 1) of subsection (2) of this section, whereby the operator must submit a notice of economic activities, will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(4) A notice of economic activities does not need to be submitted for commencement of economic activities in the field of activity specified in clause 1) of subsection (2) of this section if:
(5) A notice of economic activities does not need to be submitted in order to commence economic activities in the field of activity specified in clause 2) of subsection (1) of this section if the business specified in Article 2(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council must be reported in accordance with clause 7 (1) 1) of this Act or if the business must hold a food handling activity licence in accordance with § 8 of this Act.
(7) The operator does not have to pay a state fee for entering the information contained in a notice of economic activities specified in subsection (1) of this section in the national register of food and feed business operators.
(3) A detailed list of the fields of handling and the food groups whereby the operator must hold an activity licence will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(1) An application for an activity licence will be reviewed by the Veterinary and Food Board.
8) the test protocols of the water used in the business, which focus on the indicators investigated in the course of regular examination of the drinking water prescribed by subsection 13 (2) of the Water Act. the test protocols must be issued for analysing the drinking water by an accredited laboratory;
(4) The operator does not have to pay a state fee for a review of an application for the activity licence specified in subsection 8 (1) of this Act.
§ 10. Object of inspection of activity licence
An activity licence will be granted to an operator if the establishment or business used by it for handing food complies with the requirements established in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and in other relevant food-related legislation.
(4) In addition to the provisions of this Chapter, food must comply with the composition and quality requirements characteristic of the food. The composition and quality requirements per food group will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(2) Genetically modified organisms and genetically modified food used for human consumption within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, pp 1–23) may be placed on the market only in compliance with the requirements of the said Regulation.
[RT I, 10.11.2017, 2 - entry into force 01.01.2018]
(1) For the purposes of this Act, ‘food for particular nutritional uses’ means an infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food, baby food, food for special medical purposes and total diet replacement for weight control set out in Articles 2(2)(c)-(h) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.06.2013, pp. 35–56).
(3) The Veterinary and Food Board may request that the person responsible for placing the food for particular nutritional purposes on the market submit additional scientific data that confirm the existence of the special characteristics of the food. If this information is public, a reference to a relevant publication or other permanent place of access is sufficient.
(1) ‘Food supplement’ means food the purpose of which is to attribute to the food for normal consumption and which is a concentrated source of nutrients or other substances with nutrient or physiological effect. These substances may be presented individually or in combinations and shall be placed on the market in sales packaging and in specified doses, such as capsules, pastilles, tablets and other similar products, as well as sachets of powder, ampoules with liquid, drop-bottles, etc., designed for using liquid or powder in small measured quantities.
(4) Food additive that comply with the requirements provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.03.2012, pp. 1-295), are permitted in food.
(2) The requirements for processing aids, the conditions and methods of use thereof and the permitted levels of residue content in food will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(3) The minister responsible for the field may establish the list and levels of permitted contaminants by food groups. The minister responsible for the field will establish the procedure for the regulation of the state supervision of contaminants in order to ensure the safety of food of animal origin.
(4) If, as a result of examinations, the harmfulness of a treatment or substance to human health becomes evident, it will be prohibited to use it upon handling food. The list of treatments and substances that are prohibited upon handling food will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field. Special handling requirements for treatments and substances which may be used upon handling food in certain events and the requirements that set out the permitted events and the manner of use of such treatments and substances will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
Correction of a mistake - an obvious inaccuracy has been corrected: in the text of subsection 21 (4) the words ‘Government of the Republic’ have been replaced with ‘minister responsible for the field’ based on subsection 10 (4) of the Riigi Teataja Act.
(2) An operator must observe the storage requirements which are set out on the packaging or in the accompanying document of food and which are determined by the producer or processor, including the manufacturer or packager of the food, on the basis of shelf life tests or the storage requirements for food established by the minister responsible for the field. The minister responsible for the field will establish storage requirements per food group based on the potential hazard to human health caused by the food. The procedure for conducting self life tests will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(4) It is prohibited to use food of animal origin if the animal has been treated with medicinal products or substances having a hormonal action and the withdrawal period after use thereof has not ended.
(3) A technical description prepared by an operator and amendments made thereto will be prepared as a document which sets out, in addition to the information specified in subsection (2) of this section, the date of its preparation and the name and official title of the person who approved the document by their signature.
(2) If circumstances become evident which bring about or may bring about changes to these conditions to an extent that means that food safety is not ensured, an operator must promptly notify the Veterinary and Food Board thereof.
(3) The building and room used for storing the non-compliant food of animal origin of an enterprise or business specified in clause 8 (1) 8) or 9) of this Act must comply with the following requirements:
(4) Non-compliant food of animal origin may be stored in the same room with compliant food of animal origin only if the non-compliant food of animal origin is kept separately in the locked part of the same room.
(3) The Ministry of Rural Affairs will establish food hygiene requirements in issues that, in accordance with the Regulations specified in subsection (2) of this section, the member states have the right to decide, or other relevant requirements. Food hygiene requirements or other relevant requirements may also establish the small quantities specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and to determine local regions.
(5) In following the food hygiene requirements, operators may take guidance from the guidelines for good hygiene practice (hereinafter guidelines) compiled by an operator, association of operators or any other interested party in cooperation with other relevant parties. The guidelines will be prepared taking account of the standards of Codex Alimentarius that is the common standards programme of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Organisation and of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
(6) The conformity of the recommendations provided by the guidelines referred to in subsection (5) of this section to food hygiene requirements will be assessed by the Veterinary and Food Board who has the right to propose amendments to the guidelines.
(7) The person specified in subsection (5) of this section will submit the guidelines which have been declared to comply with the requirements set out in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to the Ministry of Rural Affairs who will forward it, in the events specified in the Regulation, to the European Commission.
[RT I, 04.12.2015, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]
(3) The execution of the training plan will be monitored by the law enforcement authority that has the right to make proposals for amendment of the training plan and give explanations concerning drawing up the plan.
(4) The requirements provided for in subsections (1)-(3) of this section do not apply to producers to whom the requirements of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council apply, or to producers to whom the requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council do not apply, unless otherwise provided by other Acts or legislation established on the basis thereof.
(2) The requirements for materials and articles permitted to come into contact with food, the special requirements for the groups thereof and the methods for testing the safety of such materials and articles will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(1) An operator is required to verify the compliance of food and the handling thereof with the requirements (hereinafter self-checkin g) and to implement measures in order to ensure such verification. Measures to be implemented will be described in a self-check plan. Self-checking together with a self-check plan drawn up in writing forms a self-checking system.
(2) An operator will determine the stages of handling which are significant in terms of food safety, including critical control points, monitor them and register the results of the monitoring in accordance with the requirements of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(51) In the event of analysis of samples collected in the framework of self-checking, a relevant quality system will be applied.
(1) A declaration of conformity that certifies the compliance of food with the requirements is a written document issued by the producer of the food that confirms that the food complies with the requirements provided for in legislation or other requirements. A declaration of conformity will be issued at the request of an operator who further handles the food.
(2) A declaration of conformity will confirm that the food complies with the requirements specified in the declaration, provided that the requirements set out by the issuer are observed during further handling.
(3) A declaration of conformity will be issued for a specified period for continual preparation of the same food or with regard to a lot. An amount of food that is produced, prepared or packed under the same conditions and with the same name and properties is deemed to be a lot. Each lot must have specific identification.
(4) If a declaration of conformity is issued for the continual preparation of food, the lots included therein will be related to the declaration of conformity. A declaration of conformity issued with regard to a lot must include a reference to the specific lot.
(2) Certification is optional and an operator who applies for certification will bear the expenses of certification.
(3) If certification provides a positive result, the certification body will issue a certificate of conformity that confirms the compliance of the food or the quality system with the requirements.
(4) The requirements for provision of food information per food group or treatment will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(5) For the purpose of implementation of Articles 44(1)(b) and 44(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the requirements for provision of food information on non-prepackaged food will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(6) The requirements for identification of a lot will be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(2) It is prohibited to repackage food if the ‘use by’ date or the date of minimum durability is indicated on the sales packaging of the food. The date on the sales packaging must not be altered and the food must not be marketed after the ‘use by’ date has expired.
Chapter 7 CONVEYANCE OF FOOD TO ESTONIA, IMPORT AND EXPORT OF FOOD
§ 41. Introduction of food to Estonia, import and export of food
(1) For the purposes of this Act, ‘introduction of food to Estonia’ means the activities specified in Article 2(16) of 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, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.04.2004, pp. 1–141).
(2) For the purposes of this Act, ‘import’ means an activity specified in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, ‘export’ means export for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, pp. 1–101).
(31) For the purposes of this Act, ‘official control’ means the activity specified in Article 2(1) of Regulation No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, including the exercising of state supervision as well as conducting other administrative proceedings in the course of which the compliance of food and the handling of food with the requirements is verified.
(4) The provisions of this Act, except subsection 43 (1) of this Act, apply only to food not specified in subsection 8 (1) of the Veterinary Supervision over Trade in, Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products Act.
§ 42. Border inspection post and place of performing official control over imported food
(1) Conveyance of food to Estonia and export of food is permitted through a border inspection post that is open to international traffic on the basis of the State Borders Act.
(2) The Veterinary and Food Board will, on the basis of a person’s application, determine the border inspection post through which the person is permitted to import food and the place of performing official control over imported food, provided that a competent authority or a Member State has the right to determine these in accordance with the relevant legislation of the European Union. The point of official control must be located in a place accepted by the Tax and Customs Board.
(3) The list of border inspection posts and points of official control over imported food will be published on the website of the Veterinary and Food Board.
(4) In order to make a decision to include a border inspection post or a point of official control over imported food specified in subsection (2) of this section in the list specified in subsection (3) of this section, the Veterinary and Food Board will assess its compliance on the basis of the information submitted by the applicant as well as on the spot at the border inspection post or in the point of official control.
(5) If a border inspection post or a point of official control over imported food complies with the requirements established in the relevant legislation of the European Union, the Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision to include it in the list of border inspection posts and points of official control over imported food.
(6) If a border inspection post or a point of official control over imported food does not comply with the requirements established in the relevant legislation of the European Union, the Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision to refuse to include it in the list of border inspection posts and points of official control over imported food.
(7) The Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision specified in subsections (5) and (6) of this section within 30 working days after the receipt of an application for inclusion of a border inspection post or point of official control over imported food in the list specified in subsection (3) of this section.
(8) The Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision to exclude a border inspection post or a point of official control over imported food from the list of border inspection posts and points of official control over imported food if:
1) it does not comply with the requirements established in the relevant legislation of the European Union, or
2) a person submits a respective application.
(9) The substantive requirements for applications for inclusion of a border inspection post and a point of official control over imported food specified in subsection (2) of this section in the list of border inspection posts and points of official control over imported food, a list of documents enclosed with the application and the procedure for processing applications will be established by the minister responsible for the field.
§ 43. Organisation of official control upon introduction of food to Estonia and export of food
(1) Upon introduction of food to Estonia, the Veterinary and Food Board will perform official control solely over the compliance of the imported food with the requirements.
(2) If there is information which gives reason to suspect that the food is non-compliant or hazardous or in the event of another reasoned need, official control over food will be performed at a border inspection post.
(3) In the event specified in subsection (2) of this section, the Tax and Customs Board will check the documents accompanying food at the border inspection post. The Tax and Customs Board will inform the Veterinary and Food Board about the results of the check.
(4) In the event of export of food of Estonian origin, the Veterinary and Food Board will issue a document certifying the compliance of the food, provided that the submission of such document is requested in a state located outside the customs territory of the European Union.
§ 44. Notification of import of food
(1) The Veterinary and Food Board will be informed of the import of food over which official control must be performed at a border inspection post or at the point of official control over imported food in accordance with the relevant legislation of the European Union at least 24 hours before the presentation of the food for official control.
(2) If no form for notification of import is provided for in the relevant legislation of the European Union, the sample form of notification published on the website of the Veterinary and Food Board will be used for notification.
(2) In addition to the Veterinary and Food Board, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority exercises state supervision over compliance with the requirements for submission of information and the correctness of submitted information in the retail food business.
(4) Supervision is exercised in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.04.2004, pp. 206–319), Regulation No 882/2004 and other relevant legislation governing supervision.
(5) In coordination with relevant ministers, the minister responsible for the field will designate the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of the legislation of the European Union, the liaison bodies responsible for coordinating cooperation with the Member States in the field of supervision and other similar authorities, and will inform the European Commission of such authorities if designation of such authorities is prescribed by the legislation of the European Union.
(6) The Veterinary and Food Board is the authority coordinating the preparation of the contingency plan specified in Article 13 and of the multi-annual control plan specified in Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Veterinary and Food Board will submit the multi-annual control plan and a report on implementation of the plan to the European Commission in accordance with the procedure provided in the Regulation specified above.
(7) The Government of the Republic may establish the procedure for cooperation of law enforcement authorities in preparation of the contingency plan and multi-annual control plan specified in subsection (6) of this section.
(2) An expert of the European Commission has the rights specified in subsection (1) of this section upon verification of the compliance of the requirements provided for in the legislation of the European Union on the conditions and in accordance with the procedure established in the legislation of the European Union.
(3) When non-compliant food is detected, the law enforcement authority will take the measures provided for in Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(4) When non-compliant food is introduced from a third country to Estonia, the law enforcement authority will take the measures provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(2) If it has been established in the course of state supervision that the food is directly or indirectly dangerous for human health and it may be placed on the market in any other Member State of the European Union, or if such food has been discovered on import of goods, the Tax and Customs Board and the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority will inform of the danger the Veterinary and Food Board who will notify the European Commission through the rapid alert system specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) If the European Commission has communicated through the rapid alert system referred to in subsection (1) of this section a safety message to the Veterinary and Food Board concerning dangerous food identified in any member state of the European Union, the Veterinary and Food Board shall forward this notice to the Tax and Customs Board, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority, and the Health Protection Inspectorate. The law enforcement authorities will investigate the possible danger in Estonia and inform the Veterinary and Food Board about the results.
(4) The Veterinary and Food Board is the liaison body in supervision issues within the meaning of Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(2) In addition to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the law enforcement authority has the right to:
1) verify, regardless of whether the medical examination specified in subsection 28 (1) of this Act has been undergone, the compliance with hygiene requirements of persons who in the course of their duties come into direct or indirect contact with the items referred to in clauses 2)–5) of subsection (1) of this section, including personal cleanliness and clothing, and to assess their knowledge of hygiene;
(3) If only meat is processed in an establishment or business, the operator is required to provide a workstation, equipment and clothing required for exercising supervision.
(4) If there is reason to believe that certain food may be harmful to human health or the environment, the head of the appropriate law enforcement authority will suspend the handling of such food. The decision will be drawn up as a directive of the head of the law enforcement authority, setting out the name of the food and, if necessary, information on the lot concerned, and other information which allows for the identification of the harmful food and the spheres of handling wherein handling must be suspended. The head of the law enforcement authority will inform the public of the directive immediately and the information will be published on the website of the law enforcement authority.
(5) The head of the law enforcement authority will immediately forward their directive to the minister responsible for the field who will decide the suspension of the handling of the food under the circumstances and on the conditions set out in the directive and establish a corresponding regulation. In addition to the information set out in the directive of the head of the law enforcement authority, the regulation will set out the time limit of the restriction, the obligations of law enforcement authorities and persons, and the manner of eliminating the danger. The directive of the head of the law enforcement authority will remain in force until entry into force of the regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(6) While a restriction on handling is in force, the appropriate law enforcement authorities will, in cooperation with each other, determine the extent of danger, take necessary measures and, after elimination of the danger, the head of the law enforcement authority who issued the directive will make a written proposal to the minister responsible for the field to terminate the suspension of handling and the minister responsible for the field will establish a corresponding regulation.
(7) If residential premises are also used as commercial premises, the law enforcement authority may inspect these during the working or opening hours without the authorisation of an administrative court specified in subsection 51 (2) of the Law Enforcement Act.
(1) ‘Food supervision fee’ (hereinafter supervision fee) means an amount paid at the rate established in this Act in accordance with the principles set out in Articles 27-29 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council for state supervision steps taken in relation to the assessment of the compliance of food handling and steps taken in proceedings concerning the granting of an activity or another licence for handling food, including steps taken in proceedings of granting authorisation to import food (hereinafter jointly supervision step). The supervision fee must also be paid for taking a supervision step relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
(2) In the event of supervision steps relating to food, the supervision fee must be paid only for taking a supervision step relating to food not specified in § 351 of the Veterinary Activities Organisation Act and for taking a supervision step in a retail establishment or business.
(3) No supervision fee must be paid for taking a supervision step relating to primary production.
(4) No supervision fee must be paid by an educational establishment, social establishment or health service provider financed from the budget of a state authority or local authority for taking a supervision step relating to inter-establishment catering.
(1) A person required to pay the supervision fee (hereinafter obligated person) is a person with regard to whom a supervision step specified in § 491 of this Act has been taken.
(2) Multiple obligated persons bear joint and several liability for payment of the supervision fee for a joint supervision step.
(1) The staff and administrative expenses of the Veterinary and Food Board relating to the taking of supervision steps specified in § 491 of this Act will serve as the basis for calculation of the rate of the supervision fee.
(2) The supervision fee is charged as an hourly fee for the supervision steps taken in accordance with § 491 of this Act.
(3) The obligated person must pay an hourly fee for the time spent on taking a supervision step, but not for more than eight hours per supervision step. The time spent by the official is calculated with the accuracy of one hour and each commenced hour is deemed the next full hour. The time spent on driving to the place of taking the supervision steps is not taken into account.
(4) The rate of the hourly fee is calculated on the basis of the average salary of the official who took the supervisory step and the average administrative expenses related to food supervision steps. Upon calculation of the average salary of the official who took the supervision step, the average wage of the supervisory officials working in the Veterinary and Food Board in the calendar year preceding the taking of the supervision step is taken into account. Upon calculation of the average administrative expenses relating to food supervision steps, the average expenses of the Veterinary and Food Board specified in Point 2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council per supervisory official in the calendar year preceding the taking of the supervision steps is relied on.
(5) The rate of the hourly fee to be charged for taking a supervision step will be established annually by the minister responsible for the field.
(6) In the event of food which, under relevant legislation of the European Union, is subject to supervision at a border inspection post or in the point of official control over imported food, the obligated person must pay for a supervision step at an hourly rate per one tariff classification on one customs declaration, plus the price of necessary analyses.
(7) In the course of taking a food supervision step, the Veterinary and Food Board has the right to charge an additional fee for the waiting time of a late consignment and a supervision step taken outside the working time at the request of a person as follows:
1) for the waiting time of a late consignment during the working time, the additional fee is charged as an hourly rate per supervisory official in accordance with subsection (3) of this section;
2) for the waiting time of a late consignment outside the working time and for a supervision step taken outside the working time at the request of a person, the additional fee is charged as a double hourly rate per supervisory official in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.
(8) The additional fee paid on the basis of subsection (7) of this section is subject to the procedure provided for in § 494 of this Act.
(9) In the event provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, an obligated person must pay the supervision fee for additional supervision steps as an hourly rate in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. Expenses relating to additional inspection are borne in accordance with subsection 513 (5) of this Act.
(1) The Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision to collect the supervision fee for food supervision steps taken during the previous calendar month by the fifth date of each calendar month.
(2) A copy of the decision to collect the supervision fee will be issued to an obligated person against signature or will be sent to the person by mail within five working days as of making the decision.
(3) An obligated person will transfer the supervision fee to the bank account indicated in a decision within ten calendar days as of obtaining the decision to collect the supervision fee. The obligated person has the right to file an inter-authority appeal against a decision of the Veterinary and Food Board in accordance with the procedure provided for in § 51 of this Act.
(4) In the event of food import, an obligated person must pay the supervision fee in the amount specified in a decision to collect the supervision fee, which was submitted by the Veterinary and Food Board before determining the customs approved treatment.
(5) In the event of food import, the Veterinary and Food Board may release an obligated person from payment of the supervision fee before determining the customs approved treatment in the event of a sufficient guarantee and if the obligated person has previously paid the supervision fee in the prescribe amount and by the due date.
(6) The Government of the Republic will establish the procedure for payment, receipt in cash and monitoring of payment of the supervision fee.
(7) The obligated person will pay the amount specified in a precept made for the collection of the overdue supervision fee within ten working days as of the receipt of the precept.
(8) In the event of failure to comply with a precept issued for the collection of overdue supervision fee within the time limit indicated in the precept, the Veterinary and Food Board will have the right to address an enforcement officer who will collect the overdue supervision fee from the obligated person in accordance with the procedure established in the Code of Enforcement Procedure.
(1) The overpaid supervision fee will be refunded if the supervision fee paid exceeds the prescribed amount.
(2) An obligated person has the right to apply for the refund of overpaid supervision fee within two years as of the date of the payment of the supervision fee.
(3) To apply for a refund of overpaid supervision fee, an obligated person will submit to the Veterinary and Food Board a relevant written application and a document certifying payment of the supervision fee.
(4) The Veterinary and Food Board will make a decision to refund or to refuse to refund the supervision fee within ten working days as of the receipt of the respective application.
(5) The supervision fee will not be refunded if the person who paid the supervision fee or the person for whom the supervision fee was paid cannot be identified or if the person is not entitled to a refund.
(6) The Government of the Republic will establish the procedure for refund of overpaid supervision fee.
§ 513. Taking and analysis samples upon performance of official control
(1) Upon inspection of a movable in the course of performance of official control, samples may be taken at the expense of the person. If the inspected movable is no longer fit for ordinary use following the inspection, the cost of the movable or the cost of restoring the movable for ordinary use will not be compensated to the person.
(2) For the purpose of inspection of the compliance of food and the handling thereof, the requirements for taking and analysing samples will be established per food group or determined indicator by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field.
(3) If, according to the results of laboratory analyses, the food or anything else that was subject to analyses does not comply with the requirements, the costs of the analyses carried out and of the analyses of control samples taken from the same lot for further tests will be covered by the person whose sample does not comply with the requirements.
(4) A person has the right to demand that, in addition to a sample specified in subsection (1) of this section, an additional sample that will remain at the disposal of the person be taken at the expense of the person on the same conditions. The person may use the sample for requesting an additional expert opinion at their own expense.
(5) Regardless of whether an additional expert opinion specified in subsection (4) of this section has been requested, the Veterinary and Food Board will, if necessary, take the measures specified in Article 19 or 54 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
§ 52. Authorisation of laboratory upon performing official control for analysing samples taken
(1) Samples taken in the course of performance of official control will be analysed at a laboratory authorised to conduct relevant analyses, which complies with the requirements provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(3) The Veterinary and Food Board will make the decision on the granting of authorisation to operate as an authorised laboratory within 20 working days as of the receipt of a written application of the laboratory. The decision to grant authorisation to operate as an authorised laboratory will set out the scope of authority.
(4) The requirements for the content of applications for authorisation to operate as authorised laboratory, the list of documents to be annexed to applications and the procedure for processing applications will be established by the minister responsible for the field.
(5) The Veterinary and Food Board may refuse to grant authorisation to operate as an authorised laboratory or revoke the authority if a laboratory does not comply with the requirements provided for in specified in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a state reference laboratory (hereinafter reference laboratory) is the laboratory specified in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(2) A reference laboratory is authorised to operate for each community reference laboratory referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(3) Authority to operate as a reference laboratory will be granted within 20 working days as of the receipt of a written application of the reference laboratory and by a directive of the minister responsible for the field, which will set out the scope of the authority.
(5) A reference laboratory will operate on government orders submitted by the minister responsible for the field. Fulfilment of the orders will be financed from funds allocated from the state budget to the Ministry of Rural Affairs.
(6) If a reference laboratory fails to perform its duties in the manner required, the minister responsible for the field has the right to grant a term of up to three months for the elimination of deficiencies. If the deficiencies are not eliminated, authorisation will be revoked in part or in full. During the time prescribed for the elimination of deficiencies, authorisation is deemed to be suspended.
(7) The requirements for the content of applications for authorisation to operate as reference laboratory, the list of documents to be annexed to applications and the procedure for processing applications will be established by the minister responsible for the field.
(3) The penalty for the act specified in subsection (1) of this section, which is committed by a legal person, is a fine of up to 2600 euros.
(4) The penalty for the act specified in subsection (2) of this section, which is committed by a legal person, is a fine of up to 3200 euros.
(2) The Veterinary and Food Board or a court may, in accordance with the provisions of § 83 of the Penal Code, apply confiscation of a substance or an object which was the direct object of the commission of a misdemeanour provided for in subsections 532 (2) and (4).
(3) The extrajudicial proceedings of the misdemeanours provided for in §§ 531–536 of this Act are conducted by:
3) the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority.
§ 63. [Repealed – RT I 2007, 22, 114 – entry into force 01.04.2007]
§ 631. Notification and approval of establishment business where food is handled on 1 July 2006
(1) In accordance with § 7 of this Act, a competent supervisory authority will be notified, not later than by 1 November 2006, of an establishment or business where food is handled on 1 July 2006 and which, as of this date is subject to notification and which has not been approved.
(4) A decision of temporary approval made before 1 July 2006 is deemed to be the decision of conditional approval within the meaning of subsection 10 (2) of this Act.
In the event of an establishment or business specified in Article 2(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the undertaking, whose respective activities have been registered in the register of economic activities on the basis of the Trading Act as of 1 January 2010, will submit information about the group of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food so that it could be registered in the register of economic activities by 1 June 2010.
§ 633. Border inspection post and place of supervision included in list of border inspection posts and places of supervision over imported food before 1 January 2010
A border inspection post or a place of supervision included in the list of border inspection posts and places of supervision over imported food before 1 January 2010 will remain in the list until the Veterinary and Food Board has made a decision to exclude the border inspection post or the place of supervision from the list.
§ 634. Points of performance of official control
Places of exercises supervision included in the list of border inspection posts and places of exercising supervision over imported food are considered points of performance of official control.
(1) The Government of the Republic will complete the reorganisation of the work of supervisory authorities under this Act by 1 January 2001.
(2) Until reorganisation, supervisory authorities will perform their current duties, unless otherwise provided by other Acts.
The authority to analyse samples taken in course of supervision granted to a laboratory by a directive of the minister responsible for the field before 1 July 2007 will be valid until granting new authority or refusal to grant it by the Veterinary and Food Board, but not longer than until 1 January 2008.
The special requirements and procedure for labelling food for particular nutritional uses, including for medical purposes, and for provision of information in another manner, which were established on the basis of the wording of subsection 38 (5) of this Act in force until 13 December 2014 will remain in force until 20 July 2016.
(1) Requirements for the composition and quality of food for particular nutritional uses, requirements for substances used for making food for particular nutritional uses, requirements for handling food for particular nutritional uses, and requirements for provision of food information will be established by the minister responsible for the field for a term of validity until the date of commencement of application of the legal instrument established on the basis of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions provided for in the same legal instrument.
(2) Upon establishment of the requirements provided for in subsection (1) of this section, the purpose of use of the food for special nutritional uses and the special characteristics of the food groups are taken into account.
Notification of placing an infant formula, food for special medical purposes and food for special nutritional uses with very low energy content on the market for the first time is subject to the wording of subsections (51) and (53) of § 14 of the Food Act in force until 19 July 2016. It is applied until the date of commencement of application of the legal instrument established on the basis of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions provided for in the same legal instrument.
(1) This Act will enter into force on 1 January 2000, except the provisions delegating authority, which will enter into force at the time provided for in subsection (2) of this section, and § 34 and subsection 52 (2) which will enter into force on 1 January 2002, and subsection 52 (1) which will enter into force on 1 July 2000.
(2) The provisions which delegate authority to issue regulations of the Government of the Republic or ministers and which are contained in this Act will enter into force on the tenth day after the publication of the Act in the Riigi Teataja. A regulation issued on the basis of provisions delegating authority will not be enforced before the entry into force of this Act.
1 Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes (OJ L 91, 07.04.1999, pp. 29–36), amended by Directives 2006/82/EC (OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, pp. 94–96) and 2006/141/EC (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, pp. 1–33); Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (OJ L 183, 12.07.2002, pp. 51–57), amended by Directive 2006/37/EC (OJ L 94, 01.04.2006, pp. 32–33) and Regulations (EC) No. 1137/2008 (OJ L 311, 21.11.2008, pp. 1–54), (EC) No. 1170/2009 (OJ L 314, 01.12.2009, pp. 36–42), (EC) No. 1161/2011 (OJ L 296, 15.11.2011, pp. 29–30); (EU) No 119/2014 (OJ L 39, 08.02.2014, pp. 44–45) and (EU) No 2015/414 (OJ L 68, 13.03.2015, pp. 26–27); Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of 22 December 2006 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, pp. 1–33), amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1243/2008 (OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, pp. 25–27) and Directive No 2013/46/EU (OJ L 230, 29.08.2013, pp. 16–19); Directive 2011/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (OJ L 334, 16.12.2011, pp. 1–5).