The bill would create the State Public Health Agency

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1. The bill would create the State Public Health Agency (AESAP), a body with its own legal personality and management autonomy, attached to the Ministry of Health.
2. The Agency would monitor the population's health, assess health and environmental risks, coordinate emergency preparedness, inform the public and advise on health policies, working with the autonomous communities.
3. The bill would require all public administrations, entities and individuals to provide the AESAP with the data needed to monitor health and assess risks. Personal data could only be used for the Agency's purposes and under data protection rules.
4. The bill would amend the Public Health Law to add the 'One Health' principle, regulate preparedness and response plans against health threats, and give the Agency the Ministry of Health's technical functions in public health surveillance.
5. The bill would set fees for evaluating biocides and pesticides, with reductions for small and medium-sized businesses (from 60% for microbusinesses to 10% for medium-sized ones in some cases). The AESAP would manage these fees.
6. The Government would have to approve the Agency's Statute by royal decree within six months of the law taking effect. The law would enter into force the day after its publication in the official state gazette.

Who it affects

• Ministry of Health and AESAP: The Ministry would transfer direct management of technical surveillance functions to the Agency.
• Autonomous communities: They would have to provide health data to the Agency and cooperate on surveillance and emergencies, with representation on its Council.
• Health centers and companies: They would be required to provide data relevant to population health.
• Biocide and pesticide companies: They would pay fees for evaluations and authorizations, with reductions for small and medium-sized businesses.
• The public: People would receive information on health risks and have a state body for surveillance and crisis response.

Words worth knowing

Agencia estatal (state agency)

A public body with its own legal personality and some management autonomy, created to carry out specific tasks.

Vigilancia en salud pública (public health surveillance)

Collecting and analyzing data on population health to detect problems and risks early.

Una sola salud (One Health)

An approach that sees human, animal and environmental health as connected and managed together.

Biocidas (biocides)

Products that kill or control harmful organisms, such as disinfectants or insecticides.

Real decreto (royal decree)

A rule approved by the Government, with lower rank than a law.

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