Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare

Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare
Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере защиты прав потребителей и благополучия человека
Emblem of the Rospotrebnadzor
Flag of the Rospotrebnadzor
Federal service overview
FormedMarch 12, 2004 (2004-03-12)
JurisdictionPrime Minister of Russia
Headquarters18/5 and 7, Vadkovsky Lane, Moscow, 127994, Russia
Employees~110,000
Federal service executive
Websitewww.rospotrebnadzor.ru

The Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare[1] (Russian: Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере защиты прав потребителей и благополучия человека; also Rospotrebnadzor; Russian: Роспотребнадзор) 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 Russian Government. It functions on the authority of the Act of Federal Service on the base of the Administrative Regulation.

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[2].

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[3].

As of 2004, 2,218 separate sanitary-epidemiological stations (centers) were open in Russia[4].

It initially reported to the Ministry of Health. By 2004, the Rospotrebnadzor was under the direct oversight of the Government of Russia[5].

From 2004 until October 2013, it was headed by Gennady Onishchenko. The current head of the Rospotrebnadzor is Anna Popova[6].

The service currently employs approximately 110,000 professionals in its various bodies and organizations[7].

Leadership

The organization is headed by the chief sanitary doctor of Russia.

№ Portrait Director Took office Left office Party
1 Evgeniy Belyaev 1990 October 25, 1996 Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Constructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr"
2 Gennady Onishchenko October 25, 1996 October 23, 2013 Constructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr"

United Russia
3 Anna Popova October 23, 2013 Present Independents

Responsibilities

The Rospotrebnadzor is responsible for performing the following functions:[citation needed]

  • 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

  1. ^ "Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare of the Russian Federation - The Russian Government". government.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ ДОСЬЕ: История санитарно-эпидемиологической службы
  3. ^ ДЕКРЕТ от 15 сентября 1922 года "О САНИТАРНЫХ ОРГАНАХ РЕСПУБЛИКИ"
  4. ^ Охраняя здоровье населения
  5. ^ Указ Президента РФ от 21 мая 2012 г. № 636 “О структуре федеральных органов исполнительной власти”
  6. ^ Russia's controversial health chief Onishchenko departs
  7. ^ О Федеральной службе