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Lessons learnt and complementary actions are mentioned at the formulation phase and are now considered before project approval. Special Report No 13/2012 – European Union development assistance for drinking water supply and basic sanitation in sub-Saharan countries 
A tanulságokat levonták, és a kidolgozási szakaszban kiegészítő fellépésekről tesznek említést, amelyeket már a projekt jóváhagyása előtt mérlegelnek. 13/2012. sz. különjelentés – A szubszaharai Afrika országaiban a biztonságos ivóvízhez és az alapvető higiéniához való hozzáférést finanszírozó európai uniós fejlesztési támogatások
European Court of Auditors Special Report No 13/2012 European Union Development Assistance for Drinking Water Supply and Basic Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Countries Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union 2012 — 43 pp. — 21 × 29.7 cm ISBN 978-92-9237-826-4 doi:10.2865/10664 
Európai számvevőszék 13/2012. sz. különjelentés A szubszaharai Afrika országaiban a biztonságos ivóvízhez és az alapvető higiéniához való hozzáférést finanszírozó európai uniós fejlesztési támogatások Luxembourg: Az Európai Unió Kiadóhivatala 2012 – 43 oldal – 21 × 29,7 cm ISBN 978-92-9237-831-8 doi:10.2865/11413
IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND BASIC SANITATION ARE CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN MEETING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 
A VÍZELLÁTÁS ÉS A HIGIÉNIAI FELTÉTELEK JAVÍTÁSA KRITIKUS FONTOSSÁGÚ TÉNYEZŐ A MILLENNIUMI FEJLESZTÉSI CÉLOK TELJESÍTÉSÉT ILLETŐEN.
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS QJ-AB-12-012-EN-C 
EURÓPAI SZÁMVEVŐSZÉK QJ-AB-12-012-HU-C
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS EN IMPLEMENTATION OF EU HYGIENE LEGISLATION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF COUNTRIES THAT JOINED THE EU SINCE 2004 Special Report No 14 2012 ISSN 1831-0834 
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS EN IMPLEMENTATION OF EU HYGIENE LEGISLATION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF COUNTRIES THAT JOINED THE EU SINCE 2004 Special Report No 14 2012 ISSN 1831-0834
Special Report No 14 2012 IMPLEMENTATION OF EU HYGIENE LEGISLATION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF COUNTRIES THAT JOINED THE EU SINCE 2004 (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS 
Special Report No 14 2012 IMPLEMENTATION OF EU HYGIENE LEGISLATION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF COUNTRIES THAT JOINED THE EU SINCE 2004 (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS
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Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012 ISBN 978-92-9237-854-7 doi:10.2865/16654 © European Union, 2012 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. 
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3 CONTENTS Paragraph GLOSSARY I–VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1–16 INTRODUCTION 6–12 RESPONSIBILITIES 7–8 THE COMMISSION 9–10 THE MEMBER STATES 11–12 FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS 13–16 SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR NEWLY ACCEEDING MEMBER STATES 17–21 AUDIT SCOPE AND APPROACH 22–50 OBSERVATIONS 22–28 SUPERVISION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS 24–25 THE COMMISSION HAS ONLY PARTIALLY REVIEWED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2004 HYGIENE PACKAGE IN THE MEMBER STATES 26–27 SHORTCOMINGS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIANNUAL NATIONAL CONTROL PLANS (MANCP) BY THE MEMBER STATES AUDITED 28 WEAKNESSES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MEMBER STATES’VETERINARY CONTROLS 29–35 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSES BY THE FBOs 30 SHORTCOMINGS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS 31 INSUFFICIENT ASSURANCE RELATED TO THE HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) SYSTEM 32 DEFICIENCIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OWN CONTROL PROGRAMME ABBREVIATIONS Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004 
3 CONTENTS Paragraph GLOSSARY I–VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1–16 INTRODUCTION 6–12 RESPONSIBILITIES 7–8 THE COMMISSION 9–10 THE MEMBER STATES 11–12 FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS 13–16 SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR NEWLY ACCEEDING MEMBER STATES 17–21 AUDIT SCOPE AND APPROACH 22–50 OBSERVATIONS 22–28 SUPERVISION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS 24–25 THE COMMISSION HAS ONLY PARTIALLY REVIEWED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2004 HYGIENE PACKAGE IN THE MEMBER STATES 26–27 SHORTCOMINGS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIANNUAL NATIONAL CONTROL PLANS (MANCP) BY THE MEMBER STATES AUDITED 28 WEAKNESSES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MEMBER STATES’VETERINARY CONTROLS 29–35 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSES BY THE FBOs 30 SHORTCOMINGS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS 31 INSUFFICIENT ASSURANCE RELATED TO THE HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) SYSTEM 32 DEFICIENCIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OWN CONTROL PROGRAMME ABBREVIATIONS Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004
33 LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS 34–35 INCOMPATIBILITY OF RULES REGARDING FLEXIBILITY 36–44 GUIDANCE AND TRAINING 37–38 LIMITED GUIDANCE BY THE MEMBER STATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION 39 LACK OF SYSTEMATIC CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE HEALTH AND CONSUMERS DG AND THE EAHC 40–44 SHORTCOMINGS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BTSF 45–50 PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF EU FUNDS 48–49 WEAKNESSES RELATED TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FUNDED PROJECTS 50 INAPPROPRIATE AWARD CRITERIA FOR SAPARD PROJECTS 51–54 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ANNEX I — HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS TO BE APPLIED BY FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS ANNEX II — SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL VETERINARY CONTROLS REPLY OF THE COMMISSION 4 Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004 
33 LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS 34–35 INCOMPATIBILITY OF RULES REGARDING FLEXIBILITY 36–44 GUIDANCE AND TRAINING 37–38 LIMITED GUIDANCE BY THE MEMBER STATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION 39 LACK OF SYSTEMATIC CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE HEALTH AND CONSUMERS DG AND THE EAHC 40–44 SHORTCOMINGS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BTSF 45–50 PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF EU FUNDS 48–49 WEAKNESSES RELATED TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FUNDED PROJECTS 50 INAPPROPRIATE AWARD CRITERIA FOR SAPARD PROJECTS 51–54 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ANNEX I — HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS TO BE APPLIED BY FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS ANNEX II — SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL VETERINARY CONTROLS REPLY OF THE COMMISSION 4 Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004
5 ABBREVIATIONS BTSF: Better Training for Safer Food Agriculture and Rural Development DG: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Health and Consumers DG: Directorate-General for Health and Consumers EAFRD: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EAGGF: European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund EAHC: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control EFSA: European Food Safety Authority FBO: food business operator FVO: Food and Veterinary Office HACCP: hazard analysis and critical control points MANCP: multiannual national control plan OLAF: European Anti-Fraud Office RDP: rural development programme Sapard: special accession programme for agriculture and rural development Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004 
5 ABBREVIATIONS BTSF: Better Training for Safer Food Agriculture and Rural Development DG: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Health and Consumers DG: Directorate-General for Health and Consumers EAFRD: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EAGGF: European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund EAHC: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control EFSA: European Food Safety Authority FBO: food business operator FVO: Food and Veterinary Office HACCP: hazard analysis and critical control points MANCP: multiannual national control plan OLAF: European Anti-Fraud Office RDP: rural development programme Sapard: special accession programme for agriculture and rural development Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004
6 GLOSSARY Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF): ‘Better Training for Safer Food’ (BTSF) is a Commission initiative aimed at organising a Community (EU) training strategy in the areas of food law, feed law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as well as plant health rules. 
6 GLOSSARY Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF): ‘Better Training for Safer Food’ (BTSF) is a Commission initiative aimed at organising a Community (EU) training strategy in the areas of food law, feed law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as well as plant health rules.
Training is designed for all staff of competent authorities of Member States involved in official control activities so as to keep them up to date with all aspects of Community law in the areas specified above and ensure that controls are carried out in a more uniform, objective and adequate manner in all Member States1. 
Training is designed for all staff of competent authorities of Member States involved in official control activities so as to keep them up to date with all aspects of Community law in the areas specified above and ensure that controls are carried out in a more uniform, objective and adequate manner in all Member States1.
Cold chain: food business operators must provide throughout the food production process, from animal slaughter until the dispatch of products to the final consumer, an uninterrupted chain of suitable temperature-controlled handling and storage conditions of sufficient capacity for maintaining foodstuffs at appropriate temperatures. 
Cold chain: food business operators must provide throughout the food production process, from animal slaughter until the dispatch of products to the final consumer, an uninterrupted chain of suitable temperature-controlled handling and storage conditions of sufficient capacity for maintaining foodstuffs at appropriate temperatures.
These temperatures are intended to maintain and extend the shelf life of fresh products by preventing the growth and multiplication of microorganisms. 
These temperatures are intended to maintain and extend the shelf life of fresh products by preventing the growth and multiplication of microorganisms.
Critical control points (CCP): these are the step or steps at which control is essential to prevent or eliminate a hazard or to reduce it to acceptable levels (see HACCP). 
Critical control points (CCP): these are the step or steps at which control is essential to prevent or eliminate a hazard or to reduce it to acceptable levels (see HACCP).
Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP): food business operators have to put in place, maintain and apply procedures based on HACCP principles in their activity: ο identifying any hazards that must be prevented, eliminated or reduced; ο identifying the critical control points at the step or steps at which control is essential to prevent or eliminate a hazard or to reduce it to acceptable levels; ο establishing critical limits at critical control points which separate acceptability from unacceptability; ο establishing and implementing effective monitoring procedures at critical control points; ο establishing corrective actions when monitoring indicates that a critical control point is not under control; ο establishing procedures to verify that the measures mentioned above are working effectively; ο establishing documents and records to demonstrate the effective application of the measures2. 
Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP): food business operators have to put in place, maintain and apply procedures based on HACCP principles in their activity: ο identifying any hazards that must be prevented, eliminated or reduced; ο identifying the critical control points at the step or steps at which control is essential to prevent or eliminate a hazard or to reduce it to acceptable levels; ο establishing critical limits at critical control points which separate acceptability from unacceptability; ο establishing and implementing effective monitoring procedures at critical control points; ο establishing corrective actions when monitoring indicates that a critical control point is not under control; ο establishing procedures to verify that the measures mentioned above are working effectively; ο establishing documents and records to demonstrate the effective application of the measures2.
Microbiological testing: food business operators shall ensure that foodstuffs comply with the relevant microbiological criteria, and to take specific samples from carcasses and meat, as required by Regulation (EC) No 2073/20053. 
Microbiological testing: food business operators shall ensure that foodstuffs comply with the relevant microbiological criteria, and to take specific samples from carcasses and meat, as required by Regulation (EC) No 2073/20053.
1 Source: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/food/about.html 2 Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. 
1 Source: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/food/about.html 2 Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004.
3 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005. 
3 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
Multiannual national control plan (MANCP): Member States shall enforce food law, and monitor and verify that the relevant requirements of food law are fulfilled by food and feed business operators. 
Multiannual national control plan (MANCP): Member States shall enforce food law, and monitor and verify that the relevant requirements of food law are fulfilled by food and feed business operators.
For that purpose, they have to maintain a system of official controls4. 
For that purpose, they have to maintain a system of official controls4.
In order to ensure the effective implementation of these requirements, each Member State has to prepare a single integrated multiannual national control plan that contains general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of feed and food control, and of animal health and animal welfare control in that Member State. 
In order to ensure the effective implementation of these requirements, each Member State has to prepare a single integrated multiannual national control plan that contains general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of feed and food control, and of animal health and animal welfare control in that Member State.
The MANCP is designed to promote a consistent, comprehensive and integrated approach to official controls and to identify risk-based priorities and criteria for the risk categorisation of the activities concerned and the most effective control procedures5. 
The MANCP is designed to promote a consist-ent, comprehensive and integrated approach to official controls and to identify risk-based priorities and criteria for the risk categorisation of the activities concerned and the most effective control procedures5.
Own control programme: food business operators at each stage of food production, processing and distribution have to take samples to ensure that the production process is functioning at acceptable levels and the contamination level does not require corrective measures. 
Own control programme: food business operators at each stage of food production, processing and distribution have to take samples to ensure that the production process is functioning at acceptable levels and the contamination level does not require corrective measures.
Sampling frequencies of carcasses at slaughterhouses are set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005. 
Sampling frequencies of carcasses at slaughterhouses are set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
Samples also need to be taken from processing areas and equipment used in food production. 
Samples also need to be taken from processing areas and equipment used in food production.
Sampling by food business operators (own control programme) is differentiated from the sampling performed by Member States’ veterinarians in the framework of the multiannual national control plans. 
Sampling by food business operators (own control programme) is differentiated from the sampling performed by Member States’ veterinarians in the framework of the multiannual national control plans.
4 Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. 
4 Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
5 Title V of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. 
5 Title V of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
7 Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004 
7 Special Report No 14/2012 – Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004
8 I. Slaughterhouses are a crucial step in the food processing chain. 
8 I. Slaughterhouses are a crucial step in the food processing chain.
Under the European Union’s hygiene legislation, food business operators (FBOs) in charge of slaughterhouses must have appropriate conditions and procedures in place to ensure food safety. 
Under the European Union’s hygiene legislation, food business operators (FBOs) in charge of slaughterhouses must have appropriate conditions and procedures in place to ensure food safety.
EU funds were allocated to slaughterhouses in countries that joined the EU from 2004 onwards, to facilitate their compliance with the provisions of the legislation. 
EU funds were allocated to slaughterhouses in countries that joined the EU from 2004 onwards, to facilitate their compliance with the provisions of the legislation.
As the requirements were generally more onerous than existing national requirements, this was a major challenge. 
As the requirements were generally more oner-ous than existing national requirements, this was a major challenge.
The associated upgrading of slaughterhouses was supported by EU contributions under the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) and later by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). 
The associated upgrading of slaughterhouses was supported by EU contributions under the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) and later by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IV. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IV.
The implementation of the requirements of the applicable hygiene regulation was partially reviewed by the Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in the Member States (paragraphs 22 to 25). 
The implementation of the requirements of the applicable hygiene regulation was partially reviewed by the Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in the Member States (paragraphs 22 to 25).
Weaknesses were found in the implementation by Member States of the multiannual national control plans (MANCPs) (paragraphs 26 to 27). 
Weaknesses were found in the implementation by Member States of the multiannual national control plans (MANCPs) (paragraphs 26 to 27).
The supervision by national competent authorities did not prevent problems occurring with the implementation of hygiene requirements by FBOs (paragraphs 28 to 35). 
The supervision by national competent authorities did not prevent problems occurring with the implementation of hygiene requirements by FBOs (paragraphs 28 to 35).
V. While the Commission published guidance documents in order to facilitate the implementation of hygiene requirements, some of the Member States involved did not produce national guidelines (paragraphs 36 to 38). 
V. While the Commission published guidance documents in order to facilitate the implementation of hygiene requirements, some of the Member States involved did not produce national guidelines (paragraphs 36 to 38).
There was a lack of systematic consultation between the Commission and the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers concerning the initiative (paragraph 39) and a lack of appropriate procedures in the Member States to disseminate results of the BTSF initiative (paragraphs 40 to 44). 
There was a lack of systematic consultation between the Commission and the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers concerning the initiative (paragraph 39) and a lack of appropriate procedures in the Member States to disseminate results of the BTSF initiative (paragraphs 40 to 44).
The contribution of EU funds to facilitating the implementation of hygiene requirements at slaughterhouses was affected by weaknesses related to the sustainability and selection of projects (paragraphs 45 to 50). 
The contribution of EU funds to facilitating the implementation of hygiene requirements at slaughterhouses was affected by weaknesses related to the sustainability and selection of projects (paragraphs 45 to 50).
The Court recommends that the Commission improve supervision and guidance of hygiene implementation of newly acceding Member States. 
The Court recommends that the Commission improve supervision and guidance of hygiene implementation of newly acceding Member States.
Considering the use of EU funds for the implementation of the hygiene requirements in those Member States, the Commission is recommended to effectively supervise the implementation of the related programmes and evaluate the impact of these EU funds. 
Considering the use of EU funds for the implementation of the hygiene requirements in those Member States, the Commission is recommended to effectively supervise the implementation of the related programmes and evaluate the impact of these EU funds.
The audit of the Court examined whether the Commission and the Member States concerned took the necessary steps to ensure that slaughterhouses were brought up to the EU hygiene standards. 
The audit of the Court examined whether the Commission and the Member States concerned took the necessary steps to ensure that slaughterhouses were brought up to the EU hygiene standards.
This involved an examination of the supervision, guidance, implementation and funding of measures relating to hygiene requirements (paragraphs 1 to 21). 
This involved an examination of the supervision, guidance, implementation and funding of measures relating to hygiene requirements (paragraphs 1 to 21).
The audit revealed weaknesses in the application of the rules and procedures in the Member States visited which are summarised below. 
The audit revealed weaknesses in the application of the rules and procedures in the Member States visited which are summarised below.
These weaknesses do not call into question the overall design of the systems but demonstrate the need for increased rigour in the application of checks at all levels to mitigate risks and avoid potentially serious problems for food safety (paragraph 51). 
These weaknesses do not call into question the overall design of the systems but demonstrate the need for increased rigour in the application of checks at all levels to mitigate risks and avoid potentially serious problems for food safety (paragraph 51).
9 INTRODUCTION 1. 
9 INTRODUCTION 1.