This legal framework provides that the Member States designate independent authorities responsible for designating the most appropriate place of refuge.

‘border inspection post’ means any inspection post designated and approved in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/496/EEC , for carrying out veterinary checks on animals arriving from third countries at the border of the territory of the Community.

6. The body must take out liability insurance unless its liability is assumed by the Member State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the inspections.

The main amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 concern : 1) extension of the Member States' duties with regard to enforcement, requiring them to inspect not only Member States vessels but also those of non-member countries and to inspect and control all other activities (e.g. auction sales) connected with compliance with the conservation regulations; 2) the introduction of an obligation for the Member States to keep on file documents reporting landings, so that the national systems for recording and notifying catches can be verified; 3) clarification of the Commission's right to stop fishing on exhaustion of the Community's fishing possibilities (TAC) ...[+++]in a given fish stock, even where all the Member States quota have not yet been exhausted; 4) improvements in the Commission's right to state when, where and how it will carry out its inspection missions, thus curbing the scope available to the Member States to organize and orientate these missions. the Member States are responsible for the implementation of the measures while the Commission ensures that the Member States comply with their obligations, but has no right to take action in this field against ordinary citizens.

The main amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 concern : 1) extension of the Member States' duties with regard to enforcement, requiring them to inspect not only Member States vessels but also those of non-member countries and to inspect and control all other activities (e.g. auction sales) connected with compliance with the conservation regulations; 2) the introduction of an obligation for the Member States to keep on file documents reporting landings, so that the national systems for recording and notifying catches can be verified; 3) clarification of the Commission's right to stop fishing on exhaustion of the Community's fishing possibilities (TAC) ...[+++]in a given fish stock, even where all the Member States quota have not yet been exhausted; 4) improvements in the Commission's right to state when, where and how it will carry out its inspection missions, thus curbing the scope available to the Member States to organize and orientate these missions. the Member States are responsible for the implementation of the measures while the Commission ensures that the Member States comply with their obligations, but has no right to take action in this field against ordinary citizens.

To summarize, food safety standards and policies are set in my branch in Health Canada and the PMRA; and the Food Inspection Agency is responsible for inspecting food and establishments, for ensuring that these meet with those standards, and for removing any product from the market if they do not meet those standards.