Actions for the control and official notification of incidents related to foodstuffs that may constitute a risk, direct or indirect, to the health of consumers and which are managed and coordinated through SCIRI (Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information), which in turn is integrated into the other Community Food Alert Systems (iRASFF) and international Food Alert Systems (INFOSAN).
Likewise, on the other hand, official control and notification actions integrated into the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation System (ACA) for inter-administrative assistance on incidents of possible fraud in food products.
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
- Citizens
- 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
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Mailing List Distribution list of batches affected by food alert. The lists in Excel format will have the following columns: - Product name. - No. Lot. - GTIN code (EAN). - Expiration date/Pref. Cons. - Delivery note. - Invoice. - Date of shipment. - Quantity. - Units (kg, g, bags, boxes, ...). - Name of destination establishment * - Type of establishment *. - Excess (Yes/No)*. - Address (name and number) *. -Zip code*. - Municipality *. - Province *. - Autonomous Community *. - Country *. - Phone*. - e-mail *. * The columns referring to the destination establishment must include the details of the establishment to which the goods have been physically sent, which does not necessarily have to coincide with the establishment to which they have been sold and which appears on the invoices. Excel format.
Mandatory in some modality
The document is mandatory in some of the modalities. Its presentation is mandatory in the event that it has been distributed to another establishment(s) affected by food alert and has not been provided to the inspection by other means. |
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, if applicable. Complementary technical report devassessment of compliance with the 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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- Law 11/2001, of 5 July, which creates the Spanish Food Safety Agency.
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- Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007, of 16 November, approving the revised text of the General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users and other complementary laws.
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- Law 44/2006, of 29 December, on improving the protection of consumers and users.
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- Royal Decree 697/2022, of 23 August, approving the Statute of the autonomous body Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN OA).
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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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1715 of 30 September 2019 laying down the rules for the operation of the information management system on official controls and its components (IQAS Regulation).
Do you need help?
The 012 General Telephone Information Service will be available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, according to the following timetable:
- Personal telephone attention by means of information agents, from 9:00 to 21:00 hours from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Mechanised attention, via voicemail, during other hours and on public holidays. - Incoming calls to the mailbox will be recorded and then, from the General Information Telephone 012, a response call will be made to the citizen to resolve his or her request for information.
- For telephone calls from outside the Autonomous Community of Cantabria you can dial 942 395 563 (from abroad +34 942 395 563); if you are calling from Cantabria, you can dial 942 395 562.
- This service is only available in Spanish.

