The FOAG runs an information system for implementing this Act, and in particular for allocating subsidies and carrying out federal statistical surveys.
The information system contains personal data including data on farmers who produce primary products, and data on farms and livestock.
The FOAG may make the data available for downloading by the following agencies or people or pass on the data to them:
the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)1: to ensure food safety, food hygiene, fodder safety, animal welfare and animal protection and faultless primary production;
the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)2: to ensure food safety, food hygiene and protection against fraudulent misrepresentation;
the Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN): to support the implementation of legislation on the protection of the environment, natural and cultural heritage and waters;
other federal authorities: in order for them to fulfil the tasks assigned to them, insofar as the Federal Council sees fit;
cantonal executive authorities: in order for them to fulfil their legal duties in their respective areas of responsibility;
third parties that have been delegated tasks relating to the implementation of legislation on agriculture under the terms of articles 43 and 180;
third parties authorised by the farmer.
Footnotes
The name of this administrative unit was changed on 1 Jan. 2014 by Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publications Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (AS 2004 4937). This change has been made throughout the text. ↩
Relates to the previous Food Safety Division at the FOPH, which became part of the FSVO on 1 Jan. 2014. ↩
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