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Document 52017XX1219(01)

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission

OJ C 438, 19.12.2017, p. 38–38 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

19.12.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 438/38


Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission

(2017/C 438/11)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.

The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Managements Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

i.

updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));

ii.

made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

iii.

made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

i.

the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on 12 December 2017 — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/171212-0;

ii.

the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and

iii.

Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search.

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu.


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).


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