Legal Framework for Food Donations in Croatia
"Learn about the legal framework governing food donations in Croatia under the Ministry of Agriculture, Veterinary, and Food Safety. Explore the requirements, definitions, and regulations for donating safe food to those in need or affected by disasters."
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Donation of food legal framework Republic of Croatia Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety Sector mr. Natalija Kne evi , Head of Sector
Legal Basis O Set out within Act on agriculture (OG, No 30/15) - Definitions: - donating of food or feed directly or via intermediary - intermediary has to be registered in the Register of intermediaries - donor is FBO (acc. to Art. 3 points 3 and 6 of Reg. (EU)178/2002) - final recipient person in need or person threatened by natural disaster
Acton agriculture O Only safe food and feed, fit for human (animal) consumption - compliant with all safety requirements according to EU food law O Responsibility of FBOs O Ministry is keeping the Register of intermediaries
Commitee O Representatives of : - Ministry of Agriculture - Ministry of Health - Ministry of Social Policy and Youth - Ministry of Economy Directorate for Trade and Internal Market - Ministry of Finance Customs Administration, Tax Administration - Croatian Chamber of Economy - Citizens initiative to exempt donated food of VAT
Mettings of the Commitee O Discussion on - different systems in other MSs - possibilities in Croatia: - food (and feed) hygiene legislation - existing capacities of different charity organisations O Starting point for creating rulebook
Definitions O Donated food for personal needs of final recipient O Donated feed for needs of animal of the final recipient O Final recipient social care users (state, regional or local level) - person seemed to intermediary likely as being in need
Requirements O Donating only safe food and feed O Including - food not appropriate for trading because of nonconformities in quality, packaging, labelling, weight only if it has no influence on safety of the product - food produced/prepared in restaurants, caterings - if not already served - food seized in misdemeanour proceedings
Requirements O Donated food before expiring shelf life, starting from 3 months before expiring and ending in case: - use by date - before expiring the date - best before seven days before expiring !!! !!! O Intermediary is allowed to offer best before labelled food to the final recipient after that date if recipient is aware of that fact and agrees to receive such food
Requirements O Evidences: donors type, name, date (of delivery), quantity, shelf-life, prime cost (without VAT), VAT amount, information on intermediary or on recipient intermediary on receipt of donation, information on donor, date, type, name, quantity, shelf-life - database of final recipients - value of accepted and not used food
Register of intermediaries O Ministry of Agriculture by administrative decision enters in the Register - registration number - name and adress, PIN - location and type of establishment/activity (soup kithcen, storage..) - class/evidence No of registration by CA for food O http://www.mps.hr/UserDocsImages/Obrasci/D ONIRANJE%20HRANE/2017-01-23%20- %20REGISTAR%20POSREDNIKA%20WEB.xlsx O 78 intermediaries, 99 location
O Rulebook on food and feed donations OG 119/15 published on 30th October 2015, in force from 31st O Ministry of Finance - Changes in Rulebook on VAT OG 130/10, published on 30th of November, in force 8 days later - only for non profitable registered intermediaries
Next steps O Solving the problem of distribution and transport O Situation last year O Collecting all the obstacles and suggestions for developing and upgrading of the system
