Slovensko

Ministry of Health

 

 

Tomaž Gantar

Minister

 

Telephone: +386 1 478 60 01

Fax: +386 1 478 60 58

E-mail: tomaz.gantar[@]gov.si

 

 

Brigita Čokl

State Secretary

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Telephone: +386 1 478 60 32

Fax: +386 1 478 60 74

E-mail: gp.mz[@]gov.si

 



 

Main Areas of Activity

The Ministry of Health deals with matters relating to healthcare and health insurance. These include: healthcare activities at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels; monitoring of the nation’s state of health and the preparation and implementation of health improvement programmes; economic relations in healthcare and tasks relating to the founding of public healthcare institutions in line with the law; health measures to be taken in the event of natural and other disasters; protection of the population against addiction-related health problems; protection of the population against infectious diseases and HIV infection; food safety and the nutritional quality and hygiene of food and drinking water with a view to preventing chemical, biological and radiological pollution and conducting a general policy on nutrition; the production of, trade in and supply of medicines and medical products; the production of and trade in poisonous substances and drugs; the safety of products intended for general use; health and ecological issues relating to the environment, where a direct impact on human beings is involved; problems related to drinking water, bathing waters, air, soil and vibrations; waste management from the health protection aspect; protection against ionising and non-ionising radiation in residential and work environments; conditions relating to the removal and transplantation of human organs; and the formulation and implementation of international agreements on social security.

 

 

Bodies Affiliated to the Ministry

Health Inspectorate of the RS

Parmova ulica 33, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 280 38 02fax: +386 1 280 38 08

Internet: http://www.zi.gov.si/en/  

Chief Inspector: Dunja Sever, M.D.

e-mail: dunja.sever[@]gov.si

 

The Health Inspectorate performs tasks relating to inspection and supervision of the implementation of laws and other regulations in the following areas: infectious diseases; the health, hygiene and safety aspects of food, drinking water, mineral water, and products and substances that come into contact with food; relevant restrictions on the use of alcohol, cosmetic products, toys, tobacco, tobacco products and bathing waters; the minimum health and hygiene standards in public healthcare institutions to be observed by legal and natural persons performing healthcare activities and by those engaged in activities relating to childcare, education, schooling, catering, tourism, hygiene care and social care; and the general safety of products under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, excluding chemicals, drugs, medical devices and sources of radiation. In the field of food safety, the Health Inspectorate also operates as the national contact point within the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), which forwards information on food and foodstuff safety and enables rapid communication and performance of measures by all competent authorities in this field.

 


National Chemicals Bureau

Ajdovščina 4, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 62 51

fax: +386 1 478 62 66

e-mail: gp-ursk.mz[@]gov.si

Internet: www.uk.gov.si/en 

 

Director: Alojz Grabner, MCs

e-mail: alojz.grabner[@]gov.si

 

The area of work and competence of the National Chemicals Bureau covers the preparation, implementation and supervision of implementation of legislation relating to chemicals, cosmetic products, biocidal products, drug precursors and chemical weapons and agreements for the registration of plant protection products. The Chemicals Bureau coordinates the monitoring of the sale and use of chemicals and biocidal products, and the monitoring of their metabolites and their fate in the environment and living organisms. It regulates the manufacture, sale and use of chemicals and biocidal products and requirements relating to the safety, manufacture and placement on the market of cosmetic products. It carries out administrative and special tasks in procedures for the registration of new substances, risk assessments for new and existing substances and for the registration of biocidal products, and regulates the classification, packaging and labelling of chemicals. It establishes, keeps and maintains a national list of chemicals and ensures that information on chemicals is exchanged with the relevant authorities. It coordinates the establishment of OECD principles of good laboratory practice and verifies compliance with these principles by laboratories.

 

The Chemicals Bureau performs administrative and coordination tasks to ensure the smooth running of the interministerial commission on the safe handling of chemicals and is also the body responsible for the implementation of international conventions on chemicals and cooperation with international organisations (EU, OECD, IFCS, OPCW, UNEP). It coordinates the implementation of education and training programmes for industry representatives, and draws up public awareness programmes.

 


Slovenian Radiation Protection Administration

Ajdovščina 4, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 87 09

fax: +386 1 478 87 15

e-mail: gp-ursvs.mz[@]gov.si

Website: www.uvps.gov.si/en 

 

Director: Dr Damijan Škrk

e-mail: damijan.skrk[@]gov.si

 

The Slovenian Radiation Protection Administration (SRPA) performs technical, administrative, supervisory and development tasks in the area of its competence and in relation to the following: the use of ionising radiation sources in healthcare and veterinary medicine; protection of human health against the adverse effects of ionising radiation; regular inspections of work and residential environments in connection with radiological exposure of the population to natural sources of ionising radiation; the monitoring of radioactive contamination of food and drinking water; control, reduction and prevention of harmful effects of ionising radiation on health; compliance assessments; and the authorisation of radiation protection experts.