1 INSTITUTION BUILDING – TWINNING PROGRAMME “STRENGTHENING FOOD SAFETY POLICY” PROJECT NUMBER: CZ02/IB/AG April 2003 Prague

2 Pre Accession Advisor Mr Leonidas. Coucoulas, MSc, Chemical Engineer, independent Consultant in the U.K. Project Leader Dr Vladimiros Christodoulou, Associate Researcher - NAGREF Assistant Project Leader Dr M. I. Salacha Moutsopoulou, Head of the Dept. of International Relations - NAGREF Coordinator Dr Loukia Ekateriniadou, Assistant Researcher - NAGREF MS TEAM

3 CC TEAM Project Leader Eng. Ivana Kotaskova, Head of the European Integration and Foreign Affairs Unit of CAFIA Deputy Project Leader Mr Dalibor Mladenka, Officer of the European Integration and Foreign Affairs Unit of CAFIA Coordinator Dr Jana Palackova, Deputy Director of CAFIA’s, Director of the European Integration and Foreign Affairs Unit

4 Preparatory activities CAFI Certification According to ISO 9001:2000 Series Standard Consultation and Preparation of Terms of Reference for ISO9001:2000 Food Safety Information System Network Preparation of Tender Dossier and Terms of Reference for Food Safety Information System Network Short and middle term experts from Greece and U.K.

5 Management training for CAFIA  Management training through seminars and workshops  Risk management, risk analysis, risk communication  Management techniques  Enterprises control, laboratories tests (law, organization, management)  Evaluation and certification  Administration support Short term experts from Greece and U.K.

6 Training in special subjects Labeling Novel Food Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS) Wine Adulteration Packaging materials Microbiology Methods of sampling Organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oil Risk analysis and toxicology Short term experts from Greece, U.K., Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands

7 Profile of experts All experts are highly qualified and experienced They are coming from: Ministries Research Institutes Universities Private Sector A pool of 50 middle and short term experts are involved in the project

8 Main priorities To implement the fundamental requirements of EC food law (acquis communautaire) Achieve a high level of protection of public health and safety, and consumer confidence The flexible adaptation of legislation on the basis of scientific evidence and risk assessment, with respect to international obligations

9 Working together for 15 months we promise to help CAFIA To protect the consumers by the improvement of an effective control system for the hygiene and safety of imported, produced and/or circulated foodstuffs To be more effective in the control of labeling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs