Poland: Commentary on changes in the law - August 2021

Published 2021년 9월 15일

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August 2021 marked a busy period for food law updates, with 117 amendments introduced, both in Poland and the EU. The Polish changes include revisions to commercial fishing regulations, guidelines for Good Laboratory Practice, and modifications to handle outbreaks of infectious diseases in animals like African swine fever and highly pathogenic avian influenza. The EU's updates include the recognition of several protected designations of origin and geographical indications for food products. Additionally, Poland has implemented temporary exceptions from proof of origin for products in open tariff quotas due to conflicts with EU rules, and revised food safety regulations for animal origin products to align with new EU standards. A webinar is scheduled to provide an overview of these key updates and conclusions drawn from notified dangerous products in the RASFF system.

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August 2021, despite being a holiday month, brought as many as 117 amendments to the food law. There were 26 of them in the Polish legal order, and 87 in the EU. The Polish food law changed the conditions of commercial fishing; for example, the possibility of using such fishing gear as, for example, various hooked gears, including those not specified, has been added, - MIS, including livestock trawls. The live weight of cod on board a fishing vessel that is landed in certain ports has also been updated. So far it was 750 kg, and now it will be 250 kg. From the point of view of laboratory tests, it is important to establish the principles of Good Laboratory Practice, which concern, for example, the organization of the test facility, its personnel, quality assurance program, measuring instruments, materials and reagents, test systems, test and reference materials, and test reports. In addition, the method of inspecting and verifying the compliance of test units with certain ...

Source: Foodfakty