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Commission Report 2002 (Slovakia)
With the adoption of the new Veterinary Framework Act and the amendment to
the Phytosanitary Care Act, considerable progress has been achieved in
meeting the urgent priority of ensuring alignment of veterinary and
phytosanitary legislation. As regards the urgent priority of upgrading
inspection arrangements, in particular the Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) at
the future external borders, only the construction of the BIP in Vysné
Nemecké has been completed. The EC quality requirements have not been fully
met.With regard to the implementation and enforcement of legislation on
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (BSE), including testing of animal
diseases, Slovakia is implementing the BSE testing measures almost at the
same level as in the EU. Relevant administrative preparations are proceeding
in accordance with the Action Plan. Alignment with the
acquis has been achieved as regards
epidemio-surveillance, the rendering system, the removal and disposal of
specific risk materials from the feed ban and the ban on feeding the meat and
bone meal to ruminants. Slovakia has upgraded the administrative capacity at
the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Veterinary and Food Administration and
the Central Control and Testing Institute for Agriculture; however, further
enforcement of the proper institutional structures is necessary. The
Integrated Administration and Control System has not yet been established.
The strategy for the implementation of this system is envisaged by the Action
Plan for the first quarter of 2003. The vineyard registration is currently
being carried out in accordance with the Action Plan. The decision on the
establishment of the Paying Agency upon accession has been taken, however the
legal basis still needs to be adopted. Alignment has been achieved with
regard to the classification of pig carcasses and training activities
foreseen by the Action Plan are ongoing. The reinforcement of the
administrative structures needed for the design, implementation, management,
monitoring, control and evaluation of EC-funded rural development programmes,
and the adoption of the agro-environmental programme by the Government, as
foreseen in Action Plan, have not yet been carried out. With regard to food
safety, the Action Plan foresees the upgrading of food processing
establishments. While all processing establishments have already been
inspected and upgrading plans drawn up, further work is required concerning
the detailed implementation of these plans. The establishment of the new body
for food safety, the State Veterinary and Food Administration, has been
achieved in compliance with the Action Plan. Overall, the Accession
Partnership priorities in the area of agriculture have been partially met.
The Implementation of measures under the Action Plan is mostly on track.
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