The Council of Ministers this Wednesday approved the decision to reorganize the inspection institutions operating under the jurisdiction of the executive branch.
The decision stipulates that 14 institutions under the jurisdiction of the central government will undergo restructuring to unify inspection.
The institutions that will be reorganized are:
a) National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices;
b) National Agency for the Environment;
c) National Forestry Agency;
ç) National Agency for Protected Areas;
d) National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority;
dh) National Food Authority;
e) General Directorate of Archives;
ë) Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Services;
f) National Inspectorate for Territory Protection;
g) National Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage;
gj) State Health Inspectorate;
h) State Inspectorate for Labour and Social Services;
i) State Inspectorate for Market Surveillance;
j) Institute of Public Health.
Meanwhile, the inspection functions of the National Agency for Pre-University Education and the National Coastal Agency will be transferred to new central inspectorates, which will be established in accordance with the new law on inspection and the structure of the responsible ministries.