EU countries with AIS status for imports of fruit and vegetables to Great Britain
Updated 28 June 2023
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Austria
Official authority
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism Directorate General II, Agriculture and Rural Development
Inspection bodies
Inspection body for:
- Bundesland Burgenland, Amt der Burgenl盲ndischen Landesregierung, Abteilung 6, Referat Lebensmittelaufsicht, Landhaus (Province of Burgenland, Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government, Department 6, Department of Food Control, Landhaus)
- Bundesland K盲rnten, Amt der K盲rntner Landesregierung, Abteilung 10, UA Agrarrecht (Province of Carinthia, Office of the Carinthian Provincial Government, Department 10, UA Agricultural Law)
- Bundesland Nieder枚sterreich, Amt der Nieder枚sterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung LF 1 (Province of Lower Austria, Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria, Department LF 1)
- Bundesland Ober枚sterreich, Amt der Ober枚sterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Land und Forstwirtschaft (Province of Upper Austria, Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Department of Agriculture and Forestry)
- Bundesland Salzburg, Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung, Referat 9/03 (Province of Salzburg, Office of the Salzburg Provincial Government, Department 9/03)
- Bundesland Steiermark, Amt der Steierm盲rkischen Landesregierung, Abteilung 10, Referat Landwirtschaft und l盲ndliche Entwicklung (Province of Styria, Office of the Styrian Provincial Government, Department 10, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development)
- Bundesland Tirol, Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Sachgebiet Gewerberecht (Province of Tyrol, Office of the Tyrolean Provincial Government, Field of Trade Law)
- Bundesland Vorarlberg, Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung, Abteilung Va, Landhaus (State of Vorarlberg, Office of the Vorarlberg State Government, Department Va, Landhaus)
- Bundesland Wien, Amt der Wiener Landesregierung, Magistratsabteilung 59 (Federal State of Vienna, Office of the State Government of Vienna, Municipal Department 59)
- Import and Export Control, Austrian Federal Office for Food Safety, Department Marketing Standards
Belgium
Official authority
Algemene Directie Economische Inspectie (Directorate General for Economic Inspection)
Inspection body
Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, DG Control Policy, Plant Protection and Safety of Vegetable Products, Food Safety Center
Bulgaria
Official authority
Ministry of Agriculture Food and Forestry
Inspection body
Bulgarian Food Safety Agency
Croatia
Official authority
Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate for Agricultural Land, Crop Production and Market, Sector for Plant Production and Market
Inspection body
State Inspectorate, Sector of Agriculture and Phytosanitary Inspection
Cyprus
Official authority
Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
Inspection body
Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
Czech Republic
Official authority
Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA)
Inspection body
Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA)
Denmark
Official authority
Landbrugsstyrelsen (Danish Agricultural Agency)
Inspection bodies
F酶devarestyrelsen (Danish Veterinary and Food Administration)
Landbrugsstyrelsen (Danish Agricultural Agency)
Estonia
Official authority
Estonian Agricultural Board
Inspection body
Estonian Agricultural Board
Finland
Official authority
Finnish Food Authority
Inspection body
Finnish Food Authority
France
Official authority
Direction g茅n茅rale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la R茅pression des fraudes (DGCCRF), Bureau 4C (Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention, Bureau 4C)
Inspection bodies
Direction g茅n茅rale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la R茅pression des fraudes (DGCCRF), Bureau 4C (Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention, Bureau 4C)
Direction g茅n茅rale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI), Bureau COMINT2 (Directorate General for Customs and Indirect Taxes, Bureau COMINT2)
Germany
Official authority
Qualit盲tskontrolle (Quality Control)
Inspection bodies
Bundesanstalt f眉r Landwirtschaft und Ern盲hrung (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food)
Bundesland Baden-W眉rttemberg (State of Baden-W眉rttemberg):
- Regierungspr盲sidium Freiburg, Referat 34 (Freiburg Regional Council, Unit 34)
- Regierungspr盲sidium Karlsruhe, Referat 34 (Karlsruhe Regional Council, Unit 34)
- Regierungspr盲sidium Stuttgart, Referat 34 (Stuttgart Regional Council, Unit 34)
- Regierungspr盲sidium T眉bingen, Referat 34 (T眉bingen Regional Council, Unit 34)
Bundesland Bayern, Bayerische Landesanstalt f眉r Landwirtschaft (State of Bavaria, Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture)
Bundesland Berlin, Senatsverwaltung f眉r Justiz, Verbraucherschutz und Antidiskriminierung (Federal State of Berlin, Senate Department for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination)
Bundesland Brandenburg, Landesamt f眉r L盲ndliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung (LELF) (Federal State of Brandenburg, State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganisation)
Bundesland Hamburg, Bezirksamt Altona, Fachamt Verbraucherschutz, Gewerbe und Umwelt (State of Hamburg, District Office Altona, Specialist Office for Consumer Protection, Trade and Environment)
Bundesland Hessen, Regierungspr盲sidium Gie脽en, Dezernat 51.2 (State of Hesse, Giessen Regional Council,聽Department 51.2)
Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Landesamt f眉r Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei, Abteilung 6 (State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries, Division 6)
Bundesland Niedersachsen, Bundeland Bremen, Nieders盲chsisches Landesamt f眉r Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Dezernat 43, Markt眉berwachung (Federal State of Lower Saxony, Federal State of Bremen, Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Department 43, Market Surveillance)
Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesamt f眉r Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (State of North Rhine-Westphalia, State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection)
Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Referat Gartenbau (State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chamber of Agriculture North Rhine-Westphalia, Horticulture Department)
Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz, Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion (State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Directorate of Supervision and 天美影院)
Bundesland Saarland, Landwirtschaftskammer f眉r das Saarland (Saarland State, Saarland Chamber of Agriculture)
Bundesland Sachsen, S盲chsisches Landesamt f眉r Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Referat 92 (Federal State of Saxony, Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Unit 92)
Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt, Landesverwaltungsamt Sachsen-Anhalt, Referat Agrarwirtschaft, L盲ndliche R盲ume, Fischerei, Forst- und Jagdhoheit (Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt, State Administration Office Saxony-Anhalt, Department of Agriculture, Rural Areas, Fisheries, Forestry and Hunting Sovereignty)
Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein (Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein):
- Landeslabor Schleswig-Holstein, Fachbereich Handelsklassen眉berwachung (Schleswig-Holstein State Laboratory, Department of Trade Class Surveillance)
- Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein (Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig-Holstein)
Bundesland Th眉ringen, Th眉ringer Landesamt f眉r Landwirtschaft und L盲ndlichen Raum (TLLLR) (State of Thuringia, Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas)
Greece
Official authority
Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Directorate General of Sustainable Plant Production, Directorate of Processing and Quality Control of Food of Plant Production, Department of Quality and Safety of Food of Plant Origin
Inspection bodies
Regional Plant Protection and Quality Control Centre of:
- Herakleio
- Iioannina
- Kavala
- Nafplio
- Patras
- Piraeus
- Thessaloniki
- Volos
Rural Economy and Veterinary Directorate of:
- Achaia
- Aitoloakarnania
- Arcadia
- Argolida
- Arta
- Central Sector of Athens
- Chalkidiki
- Chania
- Chios
- Cyclades
- Drama
- East Attica
- Evia
- Evros
- Evrytania
- Florina
- Fokida
- Fthiotida
- Grevena
- Helias
- Herakleio
- Imathia
- Ioannina
- Karditsa
- Kastoria
- Kavala
- Kefalonia
- Kilkis
- Korinthos
- Kozani
- Lakonia
- Larisa
- Lasithi
- Lefkada
- Magnesia
- Messinia
- North Sector of Athens
- Nison
- Orestiada
- Pella
- Pieria
- Piraeus
- Preveza
- Rethymno
- Rodopi
- Samos
- Serres
- South Sector of Athens
- Thessaloniki
- Trifylia
- Trikala
- Viotia
- West Attica
- West Sector of Athens
- Xanthi
- Zakynthos
Rural Economy Directorate of:
- Corfu
- Dodekaneses
- Lesvos
Hungary
Official authority
National Food Chain Safety Office, Department of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agro-Environment
Inspection bodies
Government Office of:
- B谩cs-Kiskun County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Baranya County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- B茅k茅s County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Borsod-Aba煤j-Zempl茅n County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Csongr谩d-Csan谩d County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Fej茅r County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Gy艖r-Moson-Sopron County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Hajd煤-Bihar County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Heves County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- J谩sz-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Kom谩rom-Esztergom County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- N贸gr谩d County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Pest County, Division of Food Chain Safety, Animal Health, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Somogy County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Szabolcs-Szatm谩r-Bereg County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Tolna County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Vas County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Veszpr茅m County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
- Zala County, Division of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Department
Ireland
Official authority
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Horticulture and Plant Health Division
Inspection body
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Italy
Official authority
Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA), Area Coordinamento AGEA Ufficio Controlli Specific (Agency for Disbursements in Agriculture, AGEA Coordination Area Specific Control Office)
Inspection body
Agecontrol, ufficio controlli (Agecontrol, Control Office)
Latvia
Official authority
Food and Veterinary Service, Ministry of Agriculture
Inspection body
Food and Veterinary Service
Luxembourg
Official authority
Administration des services techniques de l鈥檃griculture (ASTA), Service de l鈥檋orticulture (Administration of Agricultural Technical 天美影院, Horticulture Service)
Inspection body
Administration des services techniques de l鈥檃griculture (ASTA), Service de l鈥檋orticulture (Administration of Agricultural Technical 天美影院, Horticulture Service)
Malta
Official authority
Malta Food Agency
Inspection body
Malta Food Agency
Netherlands
Official authority
Directie EIA, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Directorate, European, International and Agro-Economy Policy
Inspection body
Afdeling P&C, 2. P&C notification mailbox
Poland
Official authority
Main Inspectorate of Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection
Inspection bodies
Dolnosl膮ski Voivodship Inspector
Kujawsko-pomorski Voivodship Inspector
艁贸dzki Voivodship Inspector
Lubelski Voivodship Inspector
Lubuski Voivodship Inspector
Ma艂opolski Voivodship Inspector
Mazowiecki Voivodship Inspector
Opolski Voivodship Inspector
Podkarpacki Voivodship Inspector
Podlaski Voivodship Inspector
Pomorski Voivodship Inspector
艢l膮ski Voivodship Inspector
艢wi臋tokrzyski Voivodship Inspector
Warmi艅sko-mazurski Voivodship Inspector
Wielkopolski Voivodship Inspector
Zachodniopomorski Voivodship Inspector
Portugal
Official authority
Dire莽茫o-Geral de Alimenta莽茫o e Veterin谩ria (Directorate General for Food and Veterinary)
Inspection body
Dire莽茫o-Geral de Alimenta莽茫o e Veterin谩ria (Directorate General for Food and Veterinary)
Romania
Official authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Directorate General for Control, Anti-Fraud and Inspections, Directorate for Inspections Monitoring, Verifications and Controls 2鈥�4
Inspection bodies
Directorate for Agriculture:
- Alba County
- Arad County
- Arges County
- Bacau County
- Bihor County
- Bistrita-Nasaud County
- Botosani County
- Braila County
- Brasov County
- Bucuresti Municipality
- Buzau County
- Calarasi County
- Caras-Severin County
- Cluj County
- Constanta County
- Covasna County
- Dambovita County
- Dolj County
- Galati County
- Giurgui County
- Gorj County
- Harghita County
- Hunedoara County
- Ialomita County
- Iasi County
- Ilfov County
- Maramures County
- Mehedinti County
- Mures County
- Neamt County
- Olt County
- Prahova County
- Salaj County
- Satu Mare County
- Sibiu County
- Suceava County
- Teleorman County
- Timis County
- Tulcea County
- Valcea County
- Vaslui County
- Vrancea
Slovakia
Official authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
Inspection body
State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Official authority
Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Inspection body
Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection, Inspection for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector
Spain
Official authority
Secretar铆a de Estado de Comercio, Subdirecci贸n General de Inspecci贸n, Certificaci贸n y Asistencia T茅cnica de Comercio Exterior 鈥� Servicio Oficial de Inspecci贸n, Vigilancia y Regulaci贸n de las Exportaciones (SOIVRE) (Secretary of State for Trade, Subdirectorate General for Inspection, Certification and Technical Assistance of Foreign Trade 鈥� Official Service of Inspection, Surveillance and Regulation of Foreign Trade)
Inspection bodies
Comunidad Aut贸noma (Autonomous Community of):
- de Andaluc铆a, Consejer铆a de Agricultura, Ganader铆a, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible, Direcci贸n General de Industria, Innovaci贸n y Cadena Agroalimentaria (Andalusia, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, Directorate General of Industry, Innovation and Agri-food Chain)
- de Andaluc铆a, Consejer铆a de Salud y familias, Direcci贸n General de Consumo (Andalusia, Ministry of Health and Families, Directorate General of Consumption)
- de Arag贸n, Consejer铆a de Industria, Comercio y Turismo (Aragon, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism)
- de Arag贸n, Departamento de Agricultura, Ganader铆a y Medio ambiente, Direcci贸n General de Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria (Aragon, Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment, Directorate General for Quality and Food Safety)
- de Baleares, Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci贸n, Direcci贸n General de Pol铆ticas para la Soberan铆a Alimentaria, Institut de Qualitat Agroaliment脿ria de les Illes Balears (IQUA) (the Balearic Islands, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate General of Policies for Food Sovereignty, Institute of Agrifood Quality of the Balearic Islands)
- de Canarias, Instituto Canario de Calidad Agroalimentaria (the Canary Islands, Canary Islands Institute of Agri-Food Quality)
- de Cantabria, Consejer铆a de Desarrollo Rural, Ganader铆a, Pesca, Alimentaci贸n y Medio Ambiente (Cantabria, Ministry of Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Environment)
- de Cantabria, Consejer铆a de Sanidad (Cantabria, Ministry of Health)
- de Castilla-La Mancha, Consejer铆a de Agricultura, agua y Desarrollo Rural (Castilla-La Mancha, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development)
- de Castilla-La Mancha, Consejer铆a de Desarrollo Sostenible (Castilla-La Mancha, Ministry of Sustainable Development)
- de Castilla y Le贸n, Consejer铆a de Agricultura, Ganader铆a y Desarrollo Rural (Castilla y Le贸n, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development)
- de Castilla y Le贸n, Consejer铆a de empleo e industria, Direcci贸n General de Comercio y Consumo (Castilla y Le贸n, Ministry of Employment and Industry, Directorate General of Commerce and Consumption)
- de Catalu帽a, Consejer铆a de Acci贸n Clim谩tica, Alimentaci贸n y Agenda Rural (Catalonia, Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda)
- de Catalunya, Consejer铆a de Empresa y Trabajo, Agencia Catalana del Consumo (Catalonia, Ministry of Business and Labour, Catalan Consumer Agency)
- de Extremadura, Medio Ambiente y Rural, Pol铆ticas Agrarias y Territorio (Extremadura, Environment and Rural, Agrarian Policies and Territory)
- de Galicia, La Direcci贸n Xeral de Agricultura, Gandar铆a e Industrias Agroalimentarias, dependiente de la Conseller铆a do Medio Rural, Servizo Control da Calidade Alimentaria (Galicia, Directorate General of Agriculture, Livestock and Agri-Food Industries, depending on the Ministry of Rural Environment, Service Control of Food Quality)
- de Madrid, Direcci贸n General de Salud P煤blica Area de Calidad Alimentaria (Madrid, Directorate General of Public Health Area of Food Quality)
- de Murcia, Direcci贸n General de Consumo y Artesan铆a, Consejer铆a de Empresa, Industria y Portavoc铆a (Murcia, Directorate General of Consumption and Handicrafts, Business, Industry and Spokesperson)
- de La Rioja, Consejer铆a de Agricultura, Ganader铆a y Mundo Rural, Territorio y Poblaci贸n (La Rioja, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural World, Territory and Population)
- de La Rioja, Consejer铆a de Salud P煤blica y Consumo (La Rioja, Ministry of Public Health and Consumption)
- del Pa铆s Vasco, Departamento de Desarrollo Econ贸mico, Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente, Direcci贸n de Calidad e Industrias Alimentarias (the Basque Country, Department of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment, Directorate of Quality and Food Industries)
- del Principado de Asturias, Consejer铆a de Medio Rural y Cohesi贸n Territorial (the Principality of Asturias, Ministry of Rural Environment and Territorial Cohesion)
- del Principado de Asturias, Consejer铆a de Sanidad y Servicios Sociales (the Principality of Asturias, Ministry of Health and Social 天美影院)
- de la Regi贸n de Murcia, Consejer铆a de Agua, Agricultura, Ganader铆a, Pesca y Medio Ambiente (Murcia, Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Environment)
Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Departamento de Desarrollo Rural, Medio Ambiente y Administraci贸n Local (Autonomous Community of Navarre, Department of Rural Development, Environment and Local Administration)
Comunitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Sanidad Universal y Salud P煤blica (Valencian Community, Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health)
Consejer铆a de Medio Ambiente y Rural, Pol铆ticas Agrarias y Territorio ((Ministry of Environment and Rural, Agrarian Policies and Territory)
Departamento de Desarrollo Econ贸mico, Direcci贸n General de Turismo y Comercio, Servicio de Consumo y Arbitraje (Department of Economic Development, Directorate General of Tourism and Trade, Consumer and Arbitration Service)
Direcci贸n General de (Directorate General of):
- Agricultura, Ganader铆a y Pesca, Conselleria de Agricultura, Medio Ambiente, Cambio Clim谩tico y Desarrollo Rural (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development)
- Producciones y Mercados Agrarios, Subdirecci贸n General de Frutas y Hortalizas y Vitivinicultura (Agricultural Production and Markets, Subdirectorate General for Fruit and Vegetables and Viticulture)
Instituto Gallego de Consumo y de la Competencia (Galician Institute of Consumer Affairs and Competition)
KontsumoBIDE 鈥� Instituto Vasco de Consumo (KontsumoBIDE 鈥� Basque Consumer Institute)
Secretar铆a de Estado de Comercio, Subdirecci贸n General de Inspecci贸n, Certificaci贸n y Asistencia T茅cnica de Comercio Exterior (SOIVRE) (Secretary of State for Trade, Subdirectorate General for Inspection, Certification and Technical Assistance of Foreign Trade) 鈥� para productos comercializados entre las distintas zonas de expedici贸n del territorio espa帽ol y los dem谩s (for products marketed between the different shipping areas of Spanish territory and others)
Subdirecci贸n General de Coordinaci贸n, Calidad y Cooperaci贸n en Consumo, Ministerio de Consumo (Subdirectorate General for Coordination, Quality and Cooperation in Consumption, Ministry of Consumer Affairs)
Sweden
Official authority
Swedish Board of Agriculture, Department for Inspection and Control, Plant Inspection Division
Inspection body
Swedish Board of Agriculture