European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF)

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Summary of the initiative

Name of Private Regulator:

Website(s) :

http://www.fediaf.org/

Objective(s):

To ensure that pet food is fit and safe for the purpose of feeding pets, whilst at the same time meeting the relevant requirements of European legislation.

Description of the Initiative

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Commission DG:

Health and Food Safety DG: SANTE

Contact Point - Commission:

SANTE G4

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Legislative Act

Year:

2005

Title of Act:

Regulation (EC) N°183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene

Private Act

Year:

2006

Title of Act:

European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF), Guide to good practice for the manufacture of safe pet foods (Revision 12, March 2010)

Geographical Coverage

Global coverage:

Less than EU + third countries

Participating Countries:

Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia

Other countries:

Russia as associate member.

Description

Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act:

Target Group(s):

National pet food industry

Type of Instrument(s):

Guide to good practice. The first guide was established in 2001.

Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied:

EU, Member state

Type of Monitoring:

	Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees	Conduct regular visits and spot checks	Initiate complaints procedures	Maintain database of those bounded by the norms	Produce regular reports	Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not	Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders	Oħrajn
European Commission
National public authority
International public authority
Private regulator (code owner)
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)

Succinct description of the type of Monitoring:

The guide does not withhold any information on complaint handling, monitoring of performance.

Type of Enforcement:

	Faming, shaming and blaming	Judicial sanctions	Membership suspension/exclusion	Private fines	Oħrajn
Private Regulator
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Court system
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)

Succinct description of the type of Enforcement:

The guide does not withhold any information on redress or sanctions for non-compliance.

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European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

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Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

Downloads

Guide to good practice for the manufacture of safe pet foods

About

Organizzazzjoni politika

Organizzazzjoni amministrattiva

KOOPERAZZJONI MA’ ISTITUZZJONIJIET OĦRA

Rules

Il-ħidma tagħna

Opinjonijiet u rapporti ta’ informazzjoni

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Pubblikazzjonijiet u ħidma oħra

Soċjetà ċivili u parteċipazzjoni taċ-ċittadini

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Aħbarijiet u midja

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Gruppi

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Sezzjonijiet u korpi oħrajn

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European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

Horizontal tabs

Sector

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

Downloads

Guide to good practice for the manufacture of safe pet foods

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