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What do you need to know?
The free sale certificate is a document issued by the health administration that certifies certain data of companies and food establishments registered in the Health Register of Food Industries and Products of Catalonia (RSIPAC).
Companies can request different types of certificates:
- Company Free Sale Certificate
Includes census data and activities registered in RSIPAC. - Product Free Sale Certificate
Certifies that the person responsible for marketing the product is subject to the required health controls and that the food products marketed are freely circulated and sold for human consumption in Spain and the European Union. - Self-Control System Certificate
Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) or Good Hygiene Practice Guide (GHG). - Certificate of Absence of Environmental Radiological Contamination and Non-Affectation of Food
This procedure can only be performed online. Any documentation you provide by other channels will not be considered and will not have any validity for the purpose of determining the date of submission.
You can consult the section providing support for health procedures on the Catalan Ministry of Health's website, where you will find general information about how to perform procedures online, complementing the specific information you will find in this document. You can also find further information in the procedures support section on the gencat.cat website.
Call the 012 help line if you need technical support.
For food companies registered in RSIPAC and those responsible for placing on the market the products for which the certificate is requested.
It can be requested at any time.
Documents required to start the procedure:
- Technical sheets of the products
For product certificate requests. As many sheets as declared products. - Current product labels
For certification of foods for the final consumer (food supplement and/or foods intended for special population groups). As many labels as declared products. - Proof of payment of fees
Establishments/operators located in Barcelona city must deposit the amount of the fees into the current account of the Barcelona Public Health Agency: 2100-3000-17-2201727139 at "La Caixa". The receipt must include the company name and the concept "Free Sale Certificate". - Other documentation, if applicable
Additional Information
No documentation is required in the following cases:
- Company Free Sale Certificate.
- Self-control system certificate based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) or a Good Hygiene Practice Guide (GHG).
Important: To request this certificate, it is essential to have previously passed a favorable audit. - Certificate of absence of environmental radiological contamination and non-affectation of food.
The requirements to request certification are:
- Be registered in RSIPAC. [Check the register here].
- The applicant must be the owner or representative of the company, or responsible for placing on the market the product or activity for which the certificate is requested.
- In the case of the self-control system certificate (HACCP or GHG), have previously passed a favorable audit.
- To request a product certificate for food supplements and foods intended for special population groups, the company's registered office must be located in Catalonia.
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Complementary information- The amount of the fee is variable and is calculated automatically in the form.
- You can request different types of certificates in the same application.
The fee applies per type of certificate, except for the product free sale certificate, where the fee increases according to the number of products requested. - The method of payment of the fee depends on the location of the establishment or the registered office if the company does not have facilities, except in the case of free sale certificates for products that are food supplements or foods intended for special groups, where the payment method always depends on the registered office.
See Step 2: Payment of the fee for more information.
- If you need to include different establishments, you must make a separate request for each one.
- You can select up to two languages per certificate. One of them will always be Catalan or Spanish.
- If you request a product certificate for food supplements or foods intended for special population groups, indicate this in the "Observations" field of the form. This certificate will only be issued if the company's registered office is located in Catalonia.
- Technical inquiries, separate from administrative or procedural issues that will be handled through OGE or 012, can be directed to:
- Establishments and companies in Barcelona city:
Barcelona Public Health Agency - Food Safety Directorate: isal@aspb.cat - Establishments and companies outside Barcelona city:
- Regional Subdirectorate in Barcelona: spsb@aspb.cat
- Regional Subdirectorate in Girona: girona@gencat.cat
- Regional Subdirectorate in Lleida and Alt Pirineu i Aran: apslleida.salut@gencat.cat
- Regional Subdirectorate in Central Catalonia: cc@gencat.cat
- Regional Subdirectorate in Camp de Tarragona: ar@gencat.cat and Terres de l’Ebre: aps.ebre@gencat.cat
Steps to follow
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Step one
Request the certificate
This procedure can only be performed online.
When you send the form, you must identify yourself with a digital certificate or idCAT Mòbil, if you are the company's owner, or with a digital certificate of representation, if you are the representative.
If you need technical assistance, you can call 012, or +34 932 142 124, if you are calling from outside Catalonia.
By Internet
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What's the procedure?
- Download the form for requesting health certificates for food companies registered in the Catalan Health Register of Food Industries and Products (RSIPAC).
- Complete the form and attach the documentation listed on the application form, which will vary depending on the type of certificate requested. Remember that attached file names cannot include blank spaces, accents or diereses.
- Validate the form (the form will only validate if you have completed all the fields).
- Send the form. In order to send the form, you must sign it with your digital certificate or using the idCAT Mòbil system. The signature must be that of the applicant or the legal representative.
- Send the form. When you have sent the form, you will receive confirmation of receipt and the copy of the form sent. It is important that you print or save the form because it has the entry record (the date on which this procedure has started) and the procedure's identifier, which you can use to track the changes in the procedure's status.
Important aspects to be considered when making the application:
- Remember that all the fields highlighted in red are mandatory. If you leave any of these fields empty, an error message will be displayed when validating the application and you will not be able to send it until you have completed the empty fields.
- If you click on the "Next" button at the bottom of a page, the system will validate all the data entered on that page and will tell you if there are any errors (empty fields, incorrect format, etc.) so that you can correct them.
- Take note that there are drop-down lists in some fields.
- To attach documents, click on the "Attach" button and you will be able to look for the document you want in your computer and attach it. Remember that the form plus the attached documents cannot have more than 5 MB.
- You cannot use the same form for different applications; if you want to send another application after you have already sent one, you must download the form again and fill it in a second time.
- The procedure allows signature by a legal person or a natural person. If you are a legal person, you must send the form using a certificate of the person given in the form as the owner or representative or by registering the representative on idCAT Mòbil.
- To access the electronic notifications, consult the following Canal Empresa address, which you may find useful: http://canalempresa.gencat.cat/ca/tramits-i-formularis/notificacions-electroniques/
- If you are requesting a certificate for food supplements and foods intended for special population groups, you must specify this in the form's remarks field. This certificate must be requested from the regional government corresponding to the company's registered address. Accordingly, certificates will only be issued to companies whose registered address is in Catalonia.
If you experience any problems during the procedure, you should first look at the recommendations given in the "Support to processing" section on gencat.cat's Procedures website. You can also consult the Help section for procedures performed with the Ministry of Health.
Second, once you have confirmed that you have all the necessary resources and have carried out the process as instructed, you can check whether there has been any service outage or problem in the "Alerts and service suspensions" section on the website. Look for the service problems for the appropriate year and order them in the "Start date and time" field in descending order to see the most recent. If you cannot complete the procedure because there is a problem in the system, try again later.
Call the 012 help line if you need technical support.
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Step two
Make payment
The method of payment of the fee varies depending on the location of the establishment or the company's registered office:
The method of payment of the fee varies depending on the location of the establishment or the company's registered office:
- The establishment or the company's registered office without facilities is outside the city of Barcelona or a product certificate for food supplements or foods intended for special groups has been requested and the company has its registered office outside the city of Barcelona.
- Once you have submitted the application, you will find in your private area of Canal Empresa the necessary documentation to make the payment (this may take a few hours).
- If you have requested notifications, you will receive an email with the pending payment notice.
- Payment methods:
- By bank card (VISA or MASTERCARD).
- By payment slip.
- See information on how to pay a procedure.
- The establishment or the company's registered office without facilities is in the city of Barcelona or a product certificate for food supplements or foods intended for special groups has been requested and the company has its registered office in the city of Barcelona.
- Payment methods:
- You can only do it by bank transfer.
- Bank account for payment: ES11-2100-3000-17-2201727139 (Barcelona Public Health Agency).
- Concept: free sale certificate.
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Step three
Consult the procedure's status
You can consult the procedure's status:
You can consult the procedure's status:
- In the Canal Empresa private area (with idCAT Mòbil and/or digital certificate)
- In "Status of my procedures and processes" (gencat.cat) (with the procedure's identifier and your DNI/NIF)
- In "Estat de les meves gestions" (Status of my procedures and processes) (Canal Empresa, only available in Catalan and Spanish) (with the procedure's identifier and your DNI/NIF)
- Via the 012 help line (with the procedure's identifier and your DNI/NIF)
To find out more, you can consult the section providing support for Ministry of Health procedures.
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Step four
Receiving a reply from the administrative body
When will I receive the response?
When will I receive the response?
Once it is verified that you meet the established requirements, we will issue the certificate.
If the company or establishment is not registered in RSIPAC or does not meet the necessary requirements, you will receive a communication indicating the reason why the certificate is not issued.How will I receive the response?
You will receive an electronic notification via e-NOTUM.
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