ASAE is an administrative authority and an organ of the criminal police, organized hierarchically, which has the task of monitoring the conduct of economic activities in the food and non-food sector and assist the judicial authorities in the detection and investigation of criminal offenses within their jurisdiction or delegated to it by the competent judicial authorities.

MISSION

VISION

VALUES To affirm ASAE as a reference entity, in the defense of the

consumers, public health and free competition, as well as public service of excellence.

Integrity - Integrity and Ethics; Credibility – Reliability and Trust; Commitment - Responsibility and delivery; Independence - Impartiality and Transparency; Quality - Accuracy and Efficiency..

NORTHERN

REGIONAL

UNIT -

OPORTO

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

BARCELOS

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

CASTELO

BRANCO

LOGISTICS

CASTELO

BRANCO

CENTRAL

REGIONAL

UNIT -

COIMBRA

SOUTHERN

REGIONAL

UNIT -

LISBON

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

MIRANDELA

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

SANTARÉM

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

ÉVORA

OPERATIONAL

UNITY

FARO

LISBON

-HEADQUARTERS

Operational Area

- Surveillance

- Investigation

- Inspection

Scientific and technical area

- Laboratories

- Technical–expertise

- Risk Assesment

- Risk Communication

ASAE is an governmental agency which has the remit of monitoring the

economic activities in the food and non-food sector

Monitoring Plans (food placed on the market).

Participation in Seminars, events and other actions

Spreading the results of ASAE’s enforcement activity

Meetings with the Enterprises Associations and the Economical operators

PREVENTIVE ACTION

ASAE promotes the divulgation of legislation related with issues in its scope of action, through:

Unplanned & Planned Actions

Unplanned action

according the complaints

and reports

Planned Action

according to the priorities

defined in the Operational

Planning

Proactive Action

according to the priorities defined in the Operational

Planning

Reactive Action

according the complaints and reports

Inspective Action

Performance Type

The operational activity of ASAE covers:

Protection of national EOs in the field of economic/ food surveillance;

Specific sectors national economic activity that require differentiated and

specialized performance.

Ensuring credibility in the economic value chain through specialized and independent

supervision.

Generalized confidence from the Sectorial EO’s Associations and the Consumers /

Citizens in ASAE’s performance. Participation of ASAE in several fora dissemination of

preventive measures.

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Production Storage Comercialisation

Origin of the samples

analysed in the Wine

and Beverages Laboratory

Origin of the samples

analysed in the de Physic –

Chemistry Lab

Origin of the samples

analysed in the

Microbiology Lab

The following charts show that each laboratory has a distinct profile as to the origin of the samples analyzed (AR

2015 ASAE, 06/30/2015)

•6 recognized scientific merit submitted under consultation of the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities

•Advisory body of the Inspector-General of ASAE on scientific matters with the support of the Thematic Panels

•Technical and scientific autonomy

Scientific Council

•Additives and Contaminants in the Food Chain;

•Food, health and animal welfare;

• Nutrition and food allergies;

• Plant health and OGM‘s;

•Biological hazards;

•Risk Communication

•Technical and scientific autonomy

Thematic Panels

ASAE ASAE

www.asae.pt

Participation in

events, seminairs

and conferences ASAENews

«Riscos e

Alimentos» -

ASAE

Scientific

Journal

“Alimento

Seguro”-

Project for

Schools

ASAE ASAE ASAE

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Develop bilateral and

multilateral relations and

monitor the implementation

of existing protocols and to

promote the conclusion of

new protocols in the context

of international relations

Articulate the

representation of

ASAE in the

Internacional Fora

and within the EU

framework

Promote, monitor

and develop the

cooperation within

the CPLP

COUNTRIES ORGANIZATION DATE ENTITIES

I. Cooperation Protocols Concluded with Portuguese Speaking Countries and Regions

ANGOLA

DNIIAE Oct - 2nd - 2012 Inspector General (ASAE) and National Director (DNIIAE)

GFMHT May-17th- 2000 Inspector General (IGAE) and National Director (DNIIAE)

GIGC Feb- - 6th -

2013 Inspector General (ASAE) e National Director Hotel Training and Tourism

BRASIL ANVISA Nov – 3rd - 2014 Inspector General (ASAE) and President Director (ANVISA)

CAPE VERT

IGAE Dec – 17th –

2014

Minister of Economy (Portugal) and Minister for Tourism, Investment and

Business Development (Cape Vert)**

DGP

(memorandu

m)

Aug – 16th –

2010 Inspector General (ASAE) and Director General (DGP)

ARFA Mar – 21st –

2014 Inspector General (ASAE) and President( ARFA)

MACAO

CC-RAEM Nov – 3rd - 2014 Inspector General (ASAE) and President (CC)

IACM Oct. – 11th -

2016

Minister of Economy (Portugal) and Secretary for Administration and Justice

(Macao)

MOZAMBIQUE INAE Mar-26th-2014 Minister of Economy (Portugal) and Mnister of Trade (Mozambique)**

SÃO TOMÉ E

PRINCIPE DCRAE Ap-11th-2016 Inspector General (ASAE) and Director (DCRAE)

EAST TIMOR IAE Dez-3rd-2014 Inspector General (ASAE) and Inspector General (IAE)

* Signed under the 3rd Portuguese – Cape Vert Summit ** Signed under the Portuguese – Mozambique Summit With His Excellency the Prime Minister

COUNTRIES ORGANIZATI

ON DATE ENTITIES

II. Cooperation Protocols Concluded with North African Countries

MOROCCO ONSSA Mar-12th-2015 Inspector General (ASAE) and Director General (ONSSA)

ALGERIA DGCERF Feb – 3rd -

2015 Minister of Economy (Portugal) and Minister of Trade (Algeria)*

TUNISIA MC May-29th-

2015 Minister of Economy (Portugal) and Mnister of Trade (Tunisia)**

III. Cooperation Protocols Concluded with Other Countries

GERMANY BfR Oct – 19th –

2015 Inspector General (ASAE) and President( BfR)

CHINA SAIC Sep-6th-2016 Secretary of State Assistant and of Commerce (Portugal) Vice Minister of SAIC

(China)

JAPAN FCSJ Sep-17th-15 Inspector General (ASAE) and Chair person (FCSJ)

TURKEY GDFC Feb- 3rd -2015 Deputy Inspector General (ASAE) Deputy Director General (GDFC)***

*Signed under the Portuguese – Algerian 4thSummit With His Excellency the Prime Minister

**Signed under the 3rd Portuguese – Tunisian Summit

***Signed under the 1st Portuguese – Turkey Summit«

Head of Agencies

2013

• Creation of the Forum in Cape Vert IGAE assumes Presidency

2014

• II Forum in Maputo

• INAE is the president and e GIGC from Angola is vice presidency

2015

• III Forum in Luanda GIGC becomes presidency

• ASAE Is Vice- president

2016

• IV Forum in Lisbon

• ASAE assumes the Presidency

2018

Plan of activities under the Portuguese Presidency

• Approval of the statutes, code of conduct and the letter of

ethics

• Institutionalization of FISAAE as CPLP cooperation platform

• Technical Inspection and laboratory support training

2017

Cooperation meeting between the Portuguese Speaking countries Forum and the Economic

Trade Cooperation of China