Chief National Inspector: Matjaž Kočar
e-mail: matjaz.kocar(at)gov.si

address: Parmova ulica 33, 1000 Ljubljana
phone: +386 1 434 5700
fax: +386 1 434 5717

MISSION AND AREAS OF WORK

The Inspectorate for Agriculture, Forestry and Food was established to supervise the implementation of laws and other regulations and acts within the operational sphere of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. The inspectorate supervises the implementation of acts, regulations and general acts on agriculture, the quality and labelling of agricultural products and food, the quality of mineral fertilisers, plant protection products (PPPs), seeds, propagating material, plant health, animal feed, wine, the safety, organisation and exploitation of agricultural land, financing, and other matters relating to arable farming. It also covers livestock breeding, fruit growing, viticulture, winemaking and hop growing, the import of plants and plant protection products, forestry, the cultivation and protection of forests, the acquisition of forest timber products and other forest products, the construction of forest transport routes, the quality of forest seed and seedlings, and other matters relating to forests and forest management. It also inspects and supervises hunting areas and fishery management, game breeding and hunting, fresh and sea water fisheries, the protection of wild animals and their habitats and other matters related to nature conservation.

ORGANISATION

The Inspectorate is divided into seven Inspection Services: Agriculture, Phytosanitary, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing, Feedstuffs, Quality Control of Agricultural Products, Food Inspection, and Winemaking Inspection Service.

Besides the Office of the Inspector General, all Inspection Services operate in eight regional units. The Phytosanitary Inspection Service also operates at seven border inspection posts registered for the import of plants, plant products and other regulated articles, for which phytosanitary control is required.