Rospotrebnadzor (Роспотребнадзор), officially the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare () is the national public health agency of the Russian Federation, and is the federal service responsible for the supervision of consumer rights protection and human wellbeing in Russia.
This service was founded in 2004, and was included in the structure of the Ministry of Health Care of Russia until 2012. In May 2012 Rospotrebnadzor was removed from the supervision of the Ministry of Health and now reports directly to the government of Russia. It functions on the authority of the Act of Federal Service on the base of the Administrative Regulation. The Vector Institute falls under Rospotrebnadzor.
History Medical and sanitary work in Russia originated at the beginning of the 19th century and was subordinated to the Medical Department of the Ministry of Police.ДОСЬЕ: История санитарно-эпидемиологической службы
The organization's history goes back to the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR "On the Sanitary Authorities of the Republic" dated 15 September 1922.ДЕКРЕТ от 15 сентября 1922 года "О САНИТАРНЫХ ОРГАНАХ РЕСПУБЛИКИ"
As of 2004, 2,218 separate sanitary-epidemiological stations (centers) were open in Russia.Охраняя здоровье населения
It initially reported to the Ministry of Health. By 2004, the Rospotrebnadzor was under the direct oversight of the Government of Russia.Указ Президента РФ от 21 мая 2012 г. № 636 “О структуре федеральных органов исполнительной власти”
From 2004 until October 2013, it was headed by Gennady Onishchenko. The current head of the Rospotrebnadzor is Anna Popova.Russia's controversial health chief Onishchenko departs
The service currently employs approximately 110,000 professionals in its various bodies and organizations.О Федеральной службе
Leadership The organization is headed by the chief sanitary doctor of Russia. №PortraitDirectorTook officeLeft officeParty1Evgeniy Belyaev1990October 25, 1996Communist Party of the Soviet UnionConstructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr"2Gennady OnishchenkoOctober 25, 1996October 23, 2013Constructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr"United Russia3Anna PopovaOctober 23, 2013PresentIndependents
Responsibilities
The Rospotrebnadzor is responsible for performing the following functions: sanitary control and issuing permissive documents; licensing of certain kinds of activities; certification of different objects of evaluating of conformity to Russian legislation. sanitary certification of production according to the requirements of the Customs Union; state registration of production of the RF (excepting medicaments); state registration of production of the Customs Union on the territory of Russia (with the exception of pharmaceuticals).
References
GOST standards The International Portal about Procedure of Product Certification in Russia The Official Department of the Rostest Certification Center in St. Petersburg
The International Portal about Russian Documentation required for Importing goods into Russia The International Portal about Procedure of Russian Certification Current information about the products whose subject under the Expert Conclusion
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