Work programmes

DG Health and Food Safety develops and publishes an annual work programme, which includes a detailed list of audits and other controls planned in the areas of food and feed safety, food quality, animal health, animal welfare, plant health and some areas of human health. Control priorities are identified following a careful process, based on legal obligations, risk posed in the sectors concerned and the Commission´s political priorities, in particular the Farm to Fork Strategy. As there might be changes to the programme due to availability of resources, changes in risks or emerging issues, an update of the list of planned controls for July to December is usually presented in June.

The Health and food audits and analysis programme for July to December 2024 updates the detailed programme of control activities per country for the second half of 2024. It takes account of changes that have become necessary as the year progressed. These changes result from the reprioritisation of controls and resources in order notably to better contribute to the Commissioner’s mandate. Some of the planned controls affected by these changes have been postponed to 2025. Annex 1 relates to Member States, Annex 2 relates to candidate countries and Annex 3 to third countries.

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