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In August 2018, the agency lost its responsibilities on consumer rights because of the creation of the
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Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition in 2001 (although without the nutrition responsibilities, which were incorporated in 2006).
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The AESAN was created in 2001 as
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all the agents involved in guaranteeing consumer safety in its broadest sense. This was also done to put
Spanish agencies in tune with
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President. It's the Secretary-General for Consumer Affairs and Gambling, with the rank of Under Secretary.
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and for providing guarantees and objective information to consumers and economic agents of the
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430:"Se crea la Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AECOSAN) | AETOX"
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504:"Aecosan - Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición"
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Minister for the
Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
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Ministry of the
Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes
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Ministry for the
Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service
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479:"La Aesan queda finalmente en manos del Ministerio de Consumo"
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Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence
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Intelligence Center for Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime
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Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research
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Minister of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
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Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
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Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
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Department of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare
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National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation
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Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
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The General Council of the Consumer Arbitration System.
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Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports
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Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición
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Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
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Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory
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734:Fourth Vice President of the Government of Spain
693:Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities
593:Second Vice President of the Government of Spain
357:"Royal Decree 19/2014 which creates the AECOSAN"
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983:Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies
933:Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices
598:Third Vice President of the Government of Spain
588:First Vice President of the Government of Spain
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769:Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda
633:Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
1008:Institute for the Elderly and Social Services
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938:Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition
381:"Spanish Agency for Food Safety Act of 2001"
165:Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition
17:Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition
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1068:National Institute of Public Administration
953:National Institute for Aerospace Technology
893:Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency
653:Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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434:Asociación Española de Toxicología (AETOX)
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678:Minister of Economy, Trade and Business
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1058:Spanish Executive Resolution Authority
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843:National Securities Market Commission
643:Minister of Labour and Social Economy
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668:Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda
583:President of the Government of Spain
978:Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund
973:Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
943:Food Information and Control Agency
754:Ministry of Information and Tourism
283:The Council of Consumers and Users.
923:Maritime Safety and Rescue Society
271:Advisory and coordination bodies.
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833:Spanish National Research Council
194:and especially the prevention of
1003:National Parks Autonomous Agency
988:Centre for Sociological Research
848:National Transplant Organization
648:Minister of Industry and Tourism
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958:Directorate-General for Traffic
913:Department of Homeland Security
764:Ministry of Economy and Finance
260:Executive and managing bodies.
45:Agency's headquarters in Madrid
863:Spanish Data Protection Agency
718:Spokesperson of the Government
713:Ministry of Youth and Children
312:European Food Safety Authority
231:Department of Consumer Affairs
129:Marta Natividad García Pérez,
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898:Evaluation and Quality Agency
838:National Statistics Institute
274:The Institutional Commission.
266:The deputy directors-general.
1099:2001 establishments in Spain
1089:Government agencies of Spain
821:National Intelligence Centre
759:Ministry of Consumer Affairs
603:Office of the Prime Minister
1018:Carlos III Health Institute
853:State Meteorological Agency
826:National Cryptologic Center
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948:Tourism Institute of Spain
908:Spanish Anti-Doping Agency
883:Boletín Oficial del Estado
779:Ministry of the Presidency
744:Ministry of Communications
179:responsible for promoting
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294:The Scientific Committee.
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794:Ministry of Universities
628:Ministry of the Interior
508:www.aecosan.msssi.gob.es
291:Risk assessment bodies.
277:The Valuation Committee.
202:and interested sectors.
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263:The Executive director.
123:Rafael Escudero Alday,
1038:Nuclear Safety Council
200:Public Administrations
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888:Railway Safety Agency
789:Ministry of Transport
280:The Advisory Council.
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698:Ministry of Equality
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428:AETOX (2014-03-05).
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993:Patrimonio Nacional
858:State Vehicle Fleet
774:Ministry of Justice
673:Ministry of Culture
623:Minister of Finance
618:Ministry of Defence
563:Government of Spain
337:"State Budget 2023"
317:Consumer protection
177:Government of Spain
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1013:Institute of Youth
873:Spanish Tax Agency
739:Ministry of Supply
683:Ministry of Health
249:Governing bodies.
241:Organization chart
192:field of nutrition
156:www.aecosan.gob.es
132:Executive Director
112:22.1 million, 2023
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83:Headquarters
73:Jurisdiction
555:Departments
181:food safety
1083:Categories
513:2019-05-07
489:2020-05-02
464:2020-02-07
459:www.boe.es
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414:2020-02-07
409:www.boe.es
390:2020-02-07
385:www.boe.es
366:2019-05-07
361:www.boe.es
323:References
222:agencies.
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65:2001-07-07
33:AESAN logo
125:President
98:Employees
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301:See also
571:Cabinet
206:History
196:obesity
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