The topic of this thesis is Food Law in the Czech Republic and Abroad. The purpose of the thesis is to introduce food law of the Czech Republic and England, with an emphasis on EU food law. As this field is very broad, only basic attributes and some interesting parts and issues of food law may be covered. The thesis is divided into seven chapters. In the first chapter relevant legal sources are introduced. Food law is regulated by many rules. Generally, these sources may be divided into primary and secondary legislation both at national and EU level. Furthermore, some important international aspects of food law are laid down as well. The second chapter simply is to present legal definitions of essential terms within the scope of Czech and EU law. The third chapter is crucial one for following chapters as it establishes most of general principles in environmental law as well as principles specifically applicable in the field of food law. It is often referred to these principles later in the thesis. Furthermore, this chapter also contains an introduction of the European Safety Food Authority and the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed as well as many ways of national control of food safety. Next chapter deals with food labelling and packaging. It is described which legal conditions have to be...

Bátora alleges that political accountability has been “almost entirely overlooked” (2010, 2) in studies of the European External Action Service. An examination of the subject that extends previous studies on agency design, the co-decision procedure, the “democratic deficit,” and European Union foreign policy would resolve the neglect. As a result, the study derives a hypothesis from an established theory of bureaucratic structure. Findings suggest that during the design of EU agencies co-decision power improves the ability of the European Parliament to institutionalize methods of accountability to it.

Tradiciškai maisto sauga yra nacionalinio reguliavimo dalis, todėl ES maisto saugos politika yra gana fenomenalus reiškinys, susijęs su vieningos rinkos principų įgyvendinimu. Šio darbo tikslas yra ištirti ES maisto saugos politikos įgyvendinimo Lietuvoje ypatumus išskiriant afrikinio kiaulių maro atvejį. Siekiant šio tikslo darbe naudoti mokslinės literatūros analizės, dokumentų bei teisės aktų analizės, kokybinė turinio analizė ir pusiau struktūruotas interviu. Pirmame darbo skyriuje nagrinėjama teorinė ES maisto saugos politikos prieiga. Analizuojamos K.Paul ir V.Schmidt bei kitų autorių iškeltos idėjos apie diskurso svarbą aiškinant institucinius pokyčius, kurie pateikia esamos Europos Sąjungos maisto saugos politikos būtinumą. Antrojoje dalyje išsamiai nagrinėjama ES maisto saugos politika, jos pokyčiai ir principai. Nagrinėjami teisiniai dokumentai, reguliuojantys ES maisto saugos politiką. Išskiriami ir analizuojami pagrindiniai šios politikos veikėjai europiniame lygmenyje, aiškinamas sprendimų priėmimo procesas. Trečiame darbo skyriuje nagrinėjama maisto sauga Lietuvoje. Analizuojami maisto saugos politiką reglamentuojantys teisės aktai, išskiriamos institucijos, dalyvaujančios maisto saugos politikos procese Lietuvoje, išskiriamos Valstybinės maisto ir veterinarijos tarnybos funkcijos, kaip pagrindinės institucijos, užtikrinančios maisto saugos kontrolę Lietuvoje. Ketvirtojoje darbo dalyje analizuojama afrikinio kiaulių maro problematika. Atlikta kokybinės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Historically, food safety was a part of national regulation so EU food safety policy is quite phenomenal and associated with the implementation of the principles of the single market .The aim of the thesis is to explore the EU's food safety policy‘s peculiarities in Lithuania emphasizing the case of african swine fever. In order to achieve this goal the thesis is based on scientific literature analysis , documentation and legislative analysis , qualitative content analysis and semi- structured interviews. The first chapter examines the theoretical access of EU food safety policy. K.Paul‘s, V.Schmidt‘s and other author‘s ideas about the importance of discourse when seeking to explain institutional changes are analysed. The second part examines EU's food safety policy , it‘s principles, changes and decision- making process. Legal documents which governing EU food safety policy is analysed. The key actors of European level food safety policy are emphasized. The third chapter examines the food safety in Lithuania . Analysis of food safety legislation in Lithuania is made by distinguishing institutions which are involved in food safety policy process. Functions of the State Food and Veterinary service are emphasized. The fourth part of the paper analyzes the problems of african swine fever in Lithuania. A qualitative media content analysis allowed to identify the existing discourses and problems which are emphasized in media. Semi- structured interviews with the... [to full text]