Control of Biological Hazards in Food (PNCOCA).
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Official control actions and other official activities to detect the presence of biological hazards in food, not permitted or above the limits permitted in the regulations, within the framework of the National Plan for Official Control of the Food Chain (PNCOCA).
General information
- Regional ministry
- Consejeria De Salud
- Governing board
- Direc. General De Salud Publica (DIR3: A06004091)
- Classification
- Inspector
- Subject(s)
- Health
- Starting way
- Ex officio
- Target
- Legal entities, self-employed persons and registered professionals
- Subject to fees
- No
- Languages in which the procedure can be completed
- Spanish.
- Allow power of attorney
- Yes
- Links to web pages with specific information
- Type
No links are included
Requirements
- Requirements
- No requirements have been defined
Deadlines and submission
- Deadline for submission
It doesn't have.
- Submission deadline start date
- -
- Submission deadline end date
- -
- Periodicity
- Continuous
- Means of submission
- Online and in person
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- Online submission
- At the General Electronic Registry
- Art. 14. 2 of the Law 39/2015, of 1 October, of the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations, establishes the obligatory nature of the electronic management for certain subjects as, for example, a) The juridical persons, b) Entities without legal personality, c) Those who carry out a professional activity for which compulsory membership is required, for the procedures and actions they carry out with the Public Administrations in the exercise of said professional activity. In any case, within this group, notaries and property and mercantile registrars shall be included. d) Those who represent an interested party who is obliged to relate electronically with the Administration, e) The employees of the Public Administrations for the procedures and actions that they carry out with them due to their condition of public employee, in the form in which it is determined by regulation by each Administration.
- Place(s) for in-person submission
In the General Electronic Registry of the Administration of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, in the Registry of the General Secretariat of the departments of Health (Calle Federico Vial 13, 39009 Santander) or by any of the means established in article 134 of Law 5/2018, of November 22, on the Legal Regime of the Government, the Administration and the Institutional Public Sector of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria and in Article 16 of Law 39/2015, of 1 October, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations:
- Electronic registers of the General State Administration, the Administrations of the Autonomous Communities, the entities that make up the Local Administration, any public bodies and entities linked to or dependent on the Public Administrations, as well as in the registers of public Universities;
- Post offices;
- Diplomatic representations or consular offices of Spain abroad;
- Registry Assistance Offices;
- Any other place established by the current provisions.
Required documentation
Processing and resolution
- Instructor board
- General Directorate of Public Health. Food Safety Service.
- Attributive rule
- Law 5/2018, of 22 November, on the Legal Regime of the Government, the Administration and the Institutional Public Sector of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.
- Decree 24/2002, of 7 March, on the organic structure of the departments of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services.
- Decree 60/2007, of 24 May, on the partial modification of the organic structures and job lists of the Departments of Health.
- Decree 6/2023, of 7 July, on the reorganisation of the Ministries of the Administration of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.
- Decree 54/2023, of 20 July, partially modifying the Basic Organic Structure of the Ministries of the Government of Cantabria.
- Reports or opinions
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- Single report, or complementary to the report, of findings found in official control, where appropriate. (elaboration deadline: There is no regulated deadline. Immediately after the check.).
- Test report of analytical results. Complementary technical report assessing compliance with applicable legislation of the result of the test, analysis or diagnosis, if applicable. (elaboration deadline: There is no regulated deadline. Without undue delay.).
- Resolution entity
- General Directorate of Public Health.
- Attributive rule
- Law 5/2018, of 22 November, on the Legal Regime of the Government, the Administration and the Institutional Public Sector of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.
- Decree 24/2002, of 7 March, on the organic structure of the departments of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services.
- Maximum deadline for decision
- -
- Average deadline for decision
- -
- Effects of the administrative silence or inactivity of the Administration
- Caducity
- Initiation ex officio:
- Caducity
- Does it put an end to the administrative procedure?
- No
- Subject to participation of certification partner entities
- No
- Certification Partner Entities
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Currently, there are no certification partner entities authorized to act in this procedure.
Appeals
- Type
Appeal.
- Board
Before the Head of the Departments of Health.
- Deadline
- One month.
Regulations
- Regulation applied
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- Spanish Constitution.
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- Law 17/2011, of 5 July, on Food Safety and Nutrition.
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- Law 14/1986, of 25 April, General Health.
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- General Law 33/2011, of 4 October, on Public Health.
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- Law 7/2002, of 10 December, on Health Planning in Cantabria.
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- Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
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- Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on controls and other official activities carried out to ensure the application of food and feed law and of rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.
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- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March laying down uniform practical rules for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls.
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- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.
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- Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin.
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- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs.
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- Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specific foodborne zoonotic agents.
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- Royal Decree 1940/2004, of 27 September, on the surveillance of zoonoses and zoonotic agents.
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- Royal Decree 562/2025, of 1 July, on controls and other official activities carried out on the agri-food chain and related operations.
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- Royal Decree 1021/2022, of 13 December, regulating certain requirements regarding hygiene in the production and marketing of food products in retail establishments.
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- Royal Decree 1086/2020, of 9 December, which regulates and makes flexible certain conditions for the application of the provisions of the European Union on hygiene in the production and marketing of foodstuffs and regulates activities.
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- Commission Decision 96/77/EEC of 18 January 1996 laying down the conditions for the collection and processing of certain bivalve molluscs from areas where the levels of paralyzing toxins exceed the limit set by Council Directive 91/492/EEC.
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- Commission Decision 2002/226 of 15 March 2002 establishing special health controls for the collection and processing of certain bivalve molluscs with a level of mollusc amnesic toxin (ASP) higher than the limit laid down in Council Directive 91/492/EEC.
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