The process of restructuring the inspection bodies reached the final stage. The number of bodies with inspection duties was cut from 60 to 13, Deputy Prime Minister Octavian Calmac, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, was quoted by IPN as saying in a news conference.
“By the end of this month, we will work out the regulations concerning the functioning of these entities so that they start work based on new principles beginning with next year,” stated Octavian Calmac. The inspections will be mandatorily planned. The business entities will be notified of these beforehand. Only the National Food Safety Agency and the Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance Agency will have the right to carry out surprise inspections. The first will check the quality of agrifood and processed products, while the second the quality of industrial products.
“We are trying to constantly reduce the pressure on the business community so as to exclude abuses and ensure predictability for business entities, but we also want to make sure that safe and high-quality products are supplied on the market,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He added that a National Council for examining system problems encountered in the implementation of the legislation on state inspections will be soon set up. The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure will systematize all the petitions that come from business entities and consumers. The inspection process will be digitized. All the decisions taken by inspectors will be placed on a website that could be accessed by business entities.
In parallel with the reform of the inspection bodies, a broad program is carried out to see how consumers’ rights are respected. “There will be examined metrological aspects, such as precision of scales and accuracy of gasoline supply at gas stations. At the initial stage, the inspectors will make recommendations for the sellers to meet the set standards. If these do not comply, there will be taken all the administrative measures stipulated by the legislation,” stated Octavian Calmac.
