The master’s thesis analyzes the administrative and offence-related competences of the Health Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia (ZIRS) in the field of food supplements. The main objective of the research is to examine the relationship between administrative and offence proceedings, as well as the challenges faced by inspectors when conducting both types of procedures simultaneously in the same case. The thesis is based on the systemic legal framework composed of the Inspection Act (ZIN), the General Administrative Procedure Act (ZUP), and the Minor Offences Act (ZP-1), while also taking into account the European legal order and national implementing regulations.
The research is grounded in normative and descriptive methods and empirical analysis, including the examination of annual reports of ZIRS and selected case studies from practice in the period 2020–2024. The findings show that the number of offences procedures is increasing at the expense of administrative ones, which may reduce the preventive function of inspection control. The key issues identified include determining responsibility in the presentation and advertising of food supplements, difficulties in identifying liable persons, and problems with gathering evidence, particularly in relation to social media.
The thesis recognizes the need for administrative and offence proceedings conducted by the competent authorities, as well as the need for improved coordination between the competent bodies. The importance of the preventive function of inspections is also emphasized.
The thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the administrative and offence-related competences of the ZIRS in the field of food supplements. The theoretical part offers an in-depth overview of the legal foundations (ZIN, ZUP, ZP-1, and EU law) and their interrelation, while the empirical part, based on ZIRS practice, illustrates the actual implementation of inspection procedures in the 2020–2024 period. The study contributes to a better understanding of the distinctions and connections between administrative and offence-related actions and highlights the challenges arising from their parallel implementation in the same case.
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