Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food.

This Law regulates the supervision of the handling of food. Its purpose is to ensure handling the food, which is qualitative and safe to human health, life and the environment, eliminating the risks, promoting the trade and protecting the interests of consumers. The Law prescribes the national competence issues with regard to the handling of all forms of food and any food establishment and natural person involved in it. Issues regarding the handling of food and its monitoring, which are not governed by this Law, shall be governed by regulations of the European Union. The Law further provides for food and the handling thereof; food unfit for distribution; state supervision and control of the handling of food; and suspension and renewal of the operation of food establishments. The mandatory safety requirements the conformity with which ensures safety of food products, handling of food, or a service related thereto to human health, life, or the environment shall be determined by the Cabinet. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which: (a) the permit for the distribution of natural mineral water in the market shall be issued and cancelled; (b) food supplements shall be registered, the handling thereof shall be suspended or restricted, and the registration thereof shall be cancelled; and (c) the distribution of food products belonging to specific groups shall be notified, such products shall be registered, and their registration shall be cancelled. The Cabinet shall determine the criteria for the identification of the country where the foodstuff is produced, the requirements for the presentation of the designations (written information or image of a flag) and the placement thereof, and also the exceptions when the placement of designations is not mandatory.