2. Organisational Structure and Its Changes New Territorial Competences of the CAFIA Regional Inspectorates:
With effect from 1.1.2002 a number of changes were made to the territorial competences of the individual Regional Inspectorates of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), taking into consideration the present administrative division of the Czech Republic:
- Regional Inspectorate in Prague – having territorial competences in the Region of Central Bohemia and the capital of Prague;
- Regional Inspectorate in Tábor – having territorial competences in the Region of South Bohemia and the Highlands Region;
- Regional Inspectorate in Plzeň – having territorial competences in the Regions of Plzeň and Karlovy Vary;
- Regional Inspectorate in Ústí nad Labem – having territorial competences in the Regions of Ústí nad Labem and Liberec;
- Regional Inspectorate in Hradec Králové – having territorial competences in the Regions of Hradec Králové and Pardubice;
- Regional Inspectorate in Brno – having territorial competences in the Regions of South Moravia and Zlín;
- Regional Inspectorate in Olomouc – having territorial competences in the Regions of Olomouc and Moravia-Silesia.
New CAFIA Organisation Manual: A new CAFIA Organisational Manual became effective from 01.03.2002, altering considerably organisational structure of the headquarters, which is in line with the principles of administrative agencies systemisation to be arranged.
The new organisational structure of the CAFIA headquarters:

- General Director
- Authority Office (AO)
- Control, Laboratories and Certification Department (CLCD)
- Law, European Integration and Foreign Affairs Department (LEIFAD)
- Economic and Personnel Department (EPD)
- Public Relations Unit (PRU)
- Internal Auditor
The end of 2002 was characterised by ongoing arrangements for the implementation of changes arising from the Act No. 146/2002, on the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, which would become effective from 1 January 2003.