Department for Food Safety and Conditions in Facilities

Chief of Department

Željko Kovač,

Tel: +387 33 565 714,

zeljko.kovac@vet.gov.ba

Associate for Veterinary Medications, Narcotics and Other Toxic Substances

Vedrana Jelušić,

Tel: +387 33 565 742,

vedrana.jelusic@vet.gov.ba

Senior Associate for Veterinary - Health Conditions in Facilities

Irena Javor – Korjenić,

Tel: +387 33 565 736,

irena.javor@vet.gov.ba

Action domain of the Department

The Department’s competence is to perform the following activities:

Prepares laws and bylaws pertaining to this veterinary area;
Monitors and harmonizes the regulations and standards with corresponding regulations and standards of the EU,WHO,WTO;
Prepares and proposes regulations on conditions and standards for facilities exporting animals and products of animal origin;
Prepares and proposes regulations on conditions and registration of facilities for production, slaughter, processing and storage of animals and products of animal origin;
Prepares the printing of veterinary-health documents (international trade) that are in use in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Controls preparation of decisions, issued to confirm inexistence of veterinary-health obstacles for export of food and products of animal origin in BiH;
International cooperation;
Prepares annual residue control and monitoring plan.