Quality

Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the specialized prosecutor's office conducted an inspection at the State Fund Agriculture on Wednesday.

The executive director of the fund, Rumen Porozhanov, revealed that the authorities requested documents concerning contracts under the Rural Development programme.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday passed the law on inspection oversight, which introduces substantial changes to the work methodology of inspection services in order to radically reduce room for corruption and the grey economy.

Consumers are warned by the Greek Food Safety Authority (EFET) to be careful when choosing food for their Easter table.

They are advised to:

* purchase food from recognized points of sale

* buy meet placed in freezers and not outside where they are exposed to dust and germs

BELGRADE - The Parliamentary Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government accepted in principle on Wednesday the bill on inspection control.

The bill was forwarded to the parliament, which is to table it for discussion at its Thursday's session.

BELGRADE - Serbia has a total of 36 inspection services in 12 ministries and the five most frequently conducted inspections entail EUR 2.5 million worth of costs for the economy annually, states the information issued by the USAID ahead of the parliament debate concerning the bill on inspection controls.

BELGRADE - The inspection oversight bill will be on the agenda of the parliament on April 2 and, most importantly, it will contribute to reducing the grey economy, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Kori Udovicki, who also heads a coordination body for curbing the grey economy, said on Thursday.

BELGRADE- The bill on inspections the government adopted on Friday will reform this field, and there will also be a coordination commission that will process the information to harmonise work plans, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government has said.

The government adopted the bill on inspections proposed by the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government.

Lazy inspectors worked 4 hours per year!

Republican Utility Inspection is absolute record holder in non-working. Six inspectors conducted only six inspections - in one year.

This means that each inspector worked only four hours for entire year, because that is the average time needed for one inspection.

BELGRADE - The law on inspection supervision that will change and improve the efficiency of the state will be put before the parliament by the end of 2014, Serbian Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki said Friday.

Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency and the Food Safety Agency will carry out large-scale inspections of food markets throughout the country.

Check-ups will be conducted until the end of the year, as the aim is to tighten control on the unauthorized import of fruits, vegetables and foods of animal origin, Darik news reports.