BETTER FOOD QUALITY – A FORCE FOR BUILD THE HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE

Project acronym: FOOD QUALITY CONTROL

GENERAL INFORMATION

European Territorial Cooperation Programme Greece-Bulgaria 2007-2013

Budget: 138.691.303€ 85% ERDF, 15% national

contribution

Eligible area: Greece: Central & Eastern

Macedonia & Thrace Bulgaria: South West &

South Central Planning Regions

OBJECTIVES & TARGETS

Increase of the cross – border cooperation in health protection issues

Improvement of the services quality provided by both Greek & Bulgarian Agencies

Development of a new cross – border cooperation model between private, nongovernment & government sectors regarding food safety issues.

PARTNERS & BUDGET

Eligible Programme AreaProject Partner Country ERDF National Co-

financingTotal

HELLENIC FOOD AUTHORITY – EFET (LP)

GR 236.402,00€ 41.718,00€ 278.120,00€

BULGARIAN FOOD SATETY AGENT – BFSA (P1)

BUL 740.666,54€ 130.705,86€ 871.372,40€

EUROINTEGRA ASSOCIATION (P2) BUL 132.987,26€ 23.468,34€ 156.455,60€

TOTALS 1.110.055,80€ 195.892,20€ 1.305.948,00€

BUDGET BREAKDOWN

WP TITLE ACTIONS BUDGET (€) % BUDGET

1 Management & Coordination 5 125.119,60 9,58 %

2 Information & Publicity 5 99.654,40 7,63 %

3 Analysis & amendments to the legislation in force

5 38.900,00 2,98 %

4 Improvement of the quality of the administrative attendance provided by the regulatory & supervisory bodies to the population

4 695.293,00 53,24 %

5 Joint cross border plan for the adoption of the EU strategy “from farm to fork”

5 151.981,00 11,64 %

6 Repairs & rehabilitation of administrative & laboratory buildings

2 195.000,00 14,93 %

SUM 26 1.305.948,00 100 %

BUDGET BREAKDOWN

PROJECT DELIVERABLES

Project partner Deliverables Completed Uncompleted Not implemented

Implementation (%)

EFET (LP) 16 11 3 2 87,5 %

BFSA (P1) 17 16 1 100 %

EUROINTEGRA (P2)

17 14 3 100%

ΣΥΝΟΛΑ 50 41 7 2 96%

EXPENDITURES

ABSORPTION

RESULTS

Improvement effectiveness & efficiency of both agencies operation.

Actions regarding: Development & implementation of QMS’s Development of document flow management systems Renovation of laboratory buildings Purchase of ICT & laboratory equipment Proposal for amendments of the legislation regarding

food safety control

RESULTS

Develop better conditions for the business and consumers.Actions regarding:

Development of project web-site Development of informational platforms & e-guides Development of web portal for business registration

RESULTS

Develop partner relations between consumers, business, inspection authorities & non governmental sector.

Actions regarding: Joint inspectional & informational meeting in eligible

area. Joint trainings for agencies stuff members Memorandum for cooperation and implementation of

CBC model