Estonian Veterinary and Food Board
The register controls that the requirements stipulated by the legislation that governs veterinary, food safety, market regulation, animal welfare and farm animal breeding are followed.
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Summary
The register controls that the requirements stipulated by the legislation that governs veterinary, food safety, market regulation, animal welfare and farm animal breeding are followed. The Veterinary and Food Board (VFB) Official Control Information System is intended for a definite group of citizens, mainly food or feed business operators.
The Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the Veterinary and Food Board exercises the rights of the Information System. Only officials use the system and data. The main purpose of the register is food quality and safety control management over the food handlers. The system includes licences´ management, integration with quality laboratories and risk assessment. The client portal is open for citizens and for entrepreneurs.
| URL | Veterinaar-Ja Toiduamet |
|---|---|
| Focus | Citizens Business |
| Start date | 1 Jan 1999 |
| Domain | Others |
| Scope | National/Federal |
| Country | Estonia |
| Nature and status of project | Rolled Out |
| Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory? | Opt-in |
Enabling assets or components
Relevant Enablers
Estonian data exchange layer for information systems (X-Road)
Estonian Public Key Infrastructure
Estonian Catalogue of Public Sector Information (RIHA)
Estonian three-level IT baseline security system ISKE
Legal interoperability
Veterinary Activities Organisation Act, RT I, 29.08.2015, 38, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129082015038
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Infectious Animal Disease Control Act, RT I 1999, 57, 598, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/522062016003/consolide
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Food Act, RT I 1999, 30, 415, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/513012015006/consolide/current
Socio-cultural influence factors
This register provides better food control data, management and quality, reduced paperwork and mistakes; reduce operational costs and human power, increased transparency and quality management.
Case implements a good OOP element for officials
Data handling / data exchange
Type of data sharing
Actual data
Data handler
| Stakeholder name | Stakeholder type | Stakeholder role | Kind of data |
|---|---|---|---|
VFB Control System | Government | Database owner | Veterinary and Food data |
State Veterinarians register | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
State Feed and Food Handlers Register | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
State Food Control Laboratories Database | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
| Population register | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
| Business register | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
| Address System | Government | Data provider | Veterinary and Food data |
| Citizens (only veterinarians and licenses) | Citizen | Data consumer | Veterinary and Food data |
| Entrepreneurs (only veterinarians and licenses) | Business | Data consumer | Veterinary and Food data |
| Officials (incl. Ministry control officers) Portal | Government | Data consumer | Veterinary and Food data |
Architecture
The information system has two sub information systems:
• National Register of Veterinarians, which registers and systematizes veterinarians with a valid professional certificate. The register allows to supervise veterinary practices and collect valid data for statistics.
• National Register of Food and Feed Business Operators. The register allows to collect data about people who are authorized food business operators or who are feed business operators.
Users can log in using an ID card and an ID card reader or bank user name and passwords.
Source: https://scoop4c.eu/cases/estonian-veterinary-and-food-board
Disclaimer: Please note that this article is a result of the SCOOP4C Pilot Project, not an application of a CEF Building Block.