PRMI Reform View

Risk Based Inspections, through Amendment in Shops and Establishments Ordinance, 1969
Reform ID		P362
Reform Description		Import of non- biological origin feed additives is difficult due to unnecessary requirement of sanitary and phytosanitary certificate Before: Businesses have been facing difficulties importing non-biological feed additives, feed preparations, and food premixes due to the unnecessary requirement of providing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) certificates from exporting countries — even though such certificates are not issued for non-biological products. After: The requirement to produce SPS certificates has been removed for non-biological products.
Sector		All Sectors
Beneficiaries		All Businesses
Jurisdiction/ Location		Punjab
Department		Labour and Human Resources Department-Punjab
Date of Implementation
Details	Difficulty	Labour department inspections were conducted based on uniform criteria, without taking into account the level of risk or the compliance history of businesses. As a result, low- and medium-risk businesses were subjected to the same number of inspections as high-risk ones.
	Analysis	There was a need to introduce the risk-based inspection system to reduce burden on less risky and compliant businesses.
	Solution	For the purpose of inspections based on the risk management system the establishments have been categorized into following three classes: 1) Establishment with low risk level and better past compliance record would not be necessarily bothered by the inspector and would be inspected once a year. 2) Establishment with medium risk level and moderate past compliance record would be inspected by the inspector not more than once in the six months’ time. 3) Provided that in case of compliant, above-mentioned frequency of inspection shall not be applicable and inspectors can carry out inspections as and when required to ensure compliance with the law.
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