Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

San Marino

Organization/agency name (Full name):

UOS Sanità Veterinaria e Igiene Alimentare (UOSVIA

Contact person name:

Antonio Putti

Website:

http://www.iss.sm

Physical full address:

Via La Toscana n.3 - 47893 Borgo Maggiore - Repubblica San Marino

Phone number:

+378(0549)994433

Fax number:

+378(0549)994355

Country introduction

Summary:

Responsibility for the regulations dealing with foods sold in San Marino, including GM foods, is shared by the Secretariat of State (Ministry) of the Territory, Environment and Agriculture, the Secretariat of State for Health and the Prevention Department through the Veterinary Health Unit. and Food Hygiene (UOSVIA). The Secretariat of State for Health is responsible for defining the standards and policies relating to the safety parameters and nutritional quality of food and feed and for the development of health and nutritional policies. The State Secretariat of Health through the Prevention Department is also responsible for defining all other issues relating to food and feed safety, the veterinary and phytosanitary sectors, including labeling policies and develops standards relating to packaging, labeling and advertising of food The Secretariat of State for the Territory, Environment and Agriculture deals with the regulation of seeds, fertilizers, feed for livestock and crops. UOSVIA manages all inspection and enforcement tasks. A GM food safety assessment has never been carried out in San Marino. The safety assessment activities of our country would refer to the EU / EFSA documents. My country has a mandatory and positive labeling regulation and allows voluntary and negative labeling on GM foods.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country is in the process in developing a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country is in the process in developing a structure for GM food safety assessment.

Supplemental information:

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country has never conducted food safety assessment of GM food but is planning to conduct such assessment in the near future.

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

There is no regulations in my country on stacked events.

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country allows imports GM food or feed upon authorization.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

I do not know if my country has faced any LLP/AP issues in the last 10 years.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country has a mandatory and positive labeling regulation & allows a voluntary and negative labeling on GM food.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment