These rules shall specify in particular:(a) the procedure to be applied by the Authority to the requests referred to it;(b) the guidelines governing the scientific evaluation of substances, products or processes which are subject under Community legislation to a system of prior authorisation or entry on a positive list, in particular where Community legislation makes provision for, or authorises, a dossier to be presented for this purpose by the applicant.7. Where the Commission refers a request for scientific or technical assistance to the Authority, it shall specify, in agreement with the Authority, the time limit within which the task must be completed.Article 32Scientific studies1. The implementing rules for the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be laid down by the Commission, after consulting the Authority, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 58(2). The 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. (62) In order to ensure a more effective, comprehensive approach to the food chain, a Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health should be established to replace the Standing Veterinary Committee, the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs and the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the data they collect in the fields referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to be transmitted to the Authority. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission after an open competition, following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and elsewhere of a call for expressions of interest, for a period of five years which shall be renewable. 2. Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Conformity of a food with specific provisions applicable to that food shall not bar the competent authorities from taking appropriate measures to impose restrictions on it being placed on the market or to require its withdrawal from the market where there are reasons to suspect that, despite such conformity, the food is unsafe.9. Within one year following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall publish an inventory of Community systems existing in the fields within the mission of the Authority which make provision for Member States to carry out certain tasks in the field of scientific evaluation, in particular the examination of authorisation dossiers. (EC) No 178/2002 : Source: O.J. In general, the public shall have access to information on product identification, the nature of the risk and the measure taken.However, the members of the network shall take steps to ensure that members of their staff are required not to disclose information obtained for the purposes of this Section which by its nature is covered by professional secrecy in duly justified cases, except for information which must be made public, if circumstances so require, in order to protect human health.2. 2. The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities shall apply to the Authority. Those rules shall specify, in particular, the criteria for inclusion of an institute on the list of competent organisations designated by the Member States, arrangements for setting out harmonised quality requirements and the financial rules governing any financial support.4. Topics: CERTIFICAZIONE E TRACCIABILITÀ DEGLI ALIMENTI DI ORIGINE ANIMALE (Modulo Integrato),66019,,,Sicurezza e qualita' delle produzioni animali,8521,,,,,2017,6 There may be changes and effects to this Legislation not yet recorded or applied to the text. (60) Recent food safety incidents have demonstrated the need to establish appropriate measures in emergency situations ensuring that all foods, whatever their type and origin, and all feed should be subject to common measures in the event of a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment. Therefore it is necessary to adopt a uniform basis throughout the Community for the use of this principle. 2. This Chapter relates to all stages of the production, processing and distribution of food, and also of feed produced for, or fed to, food-producing animals.2. The Executive Director shall be the legal representative of the Authority and shall be responsible for: (a) the day-to-day administration of the Authority; (b) drawing up a proposal for the Authority's work programmes in consultation with the Commission; (c) implementing the work programmes and the decisions adopted by the Management Board; (d) ensuring the provision of appropriate scientific, technical and administrative support for the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panels; (e) ensuring that the Authority carries out its tasks in accordance with the requirements of its users, in particular with regard to the adequacy of the services provided and the time taken; (f) the preparation of the statement of revenue and expenditure and the execution of the budget of the Authority; (h) developing and maintaining contact with the European Parliament, and for ensuring a regular dialogue with its relevant committees. The dates for the EU versions are taken from the document dates on EUR-Lex and may not always coincide with when the changes came into force for the document. The Member States, the Commission and the Authority shall each designate a contact point, which shall be a member of the network. 6. (50) Improved identification of emerging risks may in the long term be a major preventive instrument at the disposal of the Member States and the Community in the exercise of its policies. (26) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1. "final consumer" means the ultimate consumer of a foodstuff who will not use the food as part of any food business operation or activity. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued. In good time, before the date referred to in paragraph 5, the Executive Director shall draw up an estimate of the Authority's revenue and expenditure for the coming financial year, and shall forward it to the Management Board, accompanied by a provisional list of posts. Food and feed business operators shall have in place systems and procedures to identify the other businesses to which their products have been supplied. The Authority shall lay down in its internal rules the practical arrangements for implementing the confidentiality rules referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Skip to content. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box. The Community should have access to high-quality, independent and efficient scientific and technical support. The Authority shall be open to the participation of countries which have concluded agreements with the European Community by virtue of which they have adopted and apply Community legislation in the field covered by this Regulation. 8. 1. Without prejudice to the application of other Community provisions, where a Member State is of the opinion that a measure taken by another Member State in the field of food safety is either incompatible with this Regulation or is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market, it shall refer the matter to the Commission, which will immediately inform the other Member State concerned.2. Publications Office of the European Union. Every reference to the Standing Committee on Plant Health in Community legislation based upon and including Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC, 90/642/EEC and 91/414/EEC relating to plant protection products and the setting of maximum residue levels shall be replaced by a reference to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The evaluation will take into account the views of the stakeholders, at both Community and national level. The expenditure of the Authority shall include the staff, administrative, infrastructure and operational expenses, and expenses resulting from contracts entered into with third parties or resulting from the financial support referred to in Article 36. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the competence conferred on the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products by Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93, Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, Council Directive 75/319/EEC(27) and Council Directive 81/851/EEC(28). 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 (59) A system for rapid alert already exists in the framework of Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general product safety(8). Without prejudice to the applicable provisions of Community and national law on access to documents, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a food or feed may present a risk for human or animal health, then, depending on the nature, seriousness and extent of that risk, public authorities shall take appropriate steps to inform the general public of the nature of the risk to health, identifying to the fullest extent possible the food or feed, or type of food or feed, the risk that it may present, and the measures which are taken or about to be taken to prevent, reduce or eliminate that risk. The Community budgetary procedure remains applicable as far as any subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the European Union are concerned. In specific circumstances where, following an assessment of available information, the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, provisional risk management measures necessary to ensure the high level of health protection chosen in the Community may be adopted, pending further scientific information for a more comprehensive risk assessment. (55) Appropriate cooperation with the Member States and other interested parties is necessary in the specific field of public information campaigns to take into account any regional parameters and any correlation with health policy. (14) For the same reason, it is necessary to consider other practices and agricultural inputs at the level of primary production and their potential effect on the overall safety of food. The Authority shall forward the results of its work in the field of data collection to the European Parliament, the Commission and the Member States.Article 34Identification of emerging risks1. The crisis unit may request the assistance of any public or private person whose expertise it deems necessary to manage the crisis effectively.3. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. By 31 March each year at the latest, the Executive Director shall forward to the Commission, the Management Board and the Court of Auditors the detailed accounts for all the revenue and expenditure in respect of the previous financial year.The Court of Auditors shall examine the accounts in accordance with Article 248 of the Treaty. It is therefore necessary to assign to the Authority an anticipatory task of collecting information and exercising vigilance and providing evaluation of and information on emerging risks with a view to their prevention. These should include issues having a direct or indirect impact on the safety of the food and feed supply chains, animal health and welfare, and plant health. This revised system should be managed by the Commission and include as members of the network the Member States, the Commission and the Authority. In such cases, it shall draw on the expertise of those working groups when establishing scientific opinions.3. Where different requests are made on the same issues or where the request is not in accordance with paragraph 2, or is unclear, the Authority may either refuse, or propose amendments to a request for an opinion in consultation with the institution or Member State(s) that made the request. Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the Authority's mission. Death and burial records include tombstone inscriptions, burial permits, death indexes and death certificates. The scope of the existing system includes food and industrial products but not feed. Members of the Advisory Forum may not be members of the Management Board. In respect of its staff, the Authority shall exercise the powers which have been devolved to the appointing authority.Article 49Participation of third countriesThe Authority shall be open to the participation of countries which have concluded agreements with the European Community by virtue of which they have adopted and apply Community legislation in the field covered by this Regulation.Arrangements shall be made under the relevant provisions of those agreements, specifying in particular the nature, extent and manner in which these countries will participate in the Authority's work, including provisions relating to participation in the networks operated by the Authority, inclusion in the list of competent organisations to which certain tasks may be entrusted by the Authority, financial contributions and staff.CHAPTER IVRAPID ALERT SYSTEM, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIESSECTION 1RAPID ALERT SYSTEMArticle 50Rapid alert system1. The Authority shall use all the information it receives in the performance of its mission to identify an emerging risk.4. (53) The Commission remains fully responsible for communicating risk management measures. Where there are no specific Community provisions, feed shall be deemed to be safe when it conforms to the specific provisions of national law governing feed safety of the Member State in whose territory the feed is in circulation, such provisions being drawn up and applied without prejudice to the Treaty, in particular Articles 28 and 30 thereof.Article 16PresentationWithout prejudice to more specific provisions of food law, the labelling, advertising and presentation of food or feed, including their shape, appearance or packaging, the packaging materials used, the manner in which they are arranged and the setting in which they are displayed, and the information which is made available about them through whatever medium, shall not mislead consumers.Article 17Responsibilities1. 3. The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction in any dispute relating to compensation for such damage.3. The following results are legislation items with 'EU Exit' in their title that directly reference and therefore may change this item of legislation. Where the Authority has already delivered a scientific opinion on the specific topic in a request, it may refuse the request if it concludes there are no new scientific elements justifying the re-examination. It shall provide opinions on multisectoral issues falling within the competence of more than one Scientific Panel, and on issues which do not fall within the competence of any of the Scientific Panels.Where necessary, and particularly in the case of subjects which do not fall within the competence of any of the Scientific Panels, the Scientific Committee shall set up working groups. 4. (13) OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26. It shall provide opinions on multisectoral issues falling within the competence of more than one Scientific Panel, and on issues which do not fall within the competence of any of the Scientific Panels. The Advisory Forum shall advise the Executive Director in the performance of his duties under this Regulation, in particular in drawing up a proposal for the Authority's work programme. 1. It shall be followed, in good time, by supplementary information, in particular where the measures on which the notification is based are modified or withdrawn. If a feed business operator considers or has reason to believe that a feed which it has imported, produced, processed, manufactured or distributed does not satisfy the feed safety requirements, it shall immediately initiate procedures to withdraw the feed in question from the market and inform the competent authorities thereof. Where a member of the network has any information relating to the existence of a serious direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed, this information shall be immediately notified to the Commission under the rapid alert system. A feed business operator shall immediately inform the competent authorities if it considers or has reason to believe that a feed which it placed on the market may not satisfy the feed safety requirements. In 2002, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law (General Food Law Regulation). (57) The Authority should be financed by the general budget of the European Union. Art. "placing on the market" means the holding of food or feed for the purpose of sale, including offering for sale or any other form of transfer, whether free of charge or not, and the sale, distribution, and other forms of transfer themselves; 9. The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities shall apply to the Authority.Article 47Liability1. (30) A food business operator is best placed to devise a safe system for supplying food and ensuring that the food it supplies is safe; thus, it should have primary legal responsibility for ensuring food safety. 3. Feed shall be deemed to be unsafe for its intended use if it is considered to: - have an adverse effect on human or animal health; - make the food derived from food-producing animals unsafe for human consumption. (21) In those specific circumstances where a risk to life or health exists but scientific uncertainty persists, the precautionary principle provides a mechanism for determining risk management measures or other actions in order to ensure the high level of health protection chosen in the Community.