# C_2022159EN.01000601.xml

| 12.4.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 159/6 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

12.4.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/6

---

COUNCIL DECISION

of 7 April 2022

appointing representatives of Member States as members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority

(2022/C 159/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 25(1) thereof,

Having regard to the nominations submitted by Member States to the Council,

Whereas:

| (1) | It is vital to ensure the independence, high scientific quality, transparency and efficiency of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is also indispensable to ensure the cooperation of that Authority with Member States. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

It is vital to ensure the independence, high scientific quality, transparency and efficiency of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is also indispensable to ensure the cooperation of that Authority with Member States.

| (2) | Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) modified Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, including its Article 25(1) on the composition of the EFSA Management Board. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) modified Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, including its Article 25(1) on the composition of the EFSA Management Board.

| (3) | In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1381, the term of office of the members of the EFSA Management Board in office on 30 June 2022 will expire on that date. The members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board whose term of office is to start on 1 July 2022 are to be appointed in accordance with the new procedure for nomination and appointment introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/1381. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1381, the term of office of the members of the EFSA Management Board in office on 30 June 2022 will expire on that date. The members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board whose term of office is to start on 1 July 2022 are to be appointed in accordance with the new procedure for nomination and appointment introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/1381.

| (4) | Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that each Member State nominate a member and an alternate member as its representatives to the EFSA Management Board. The members and alternate members thus nominated are appointed by the Council for a period of four years, which may be renewed, and have the right to vote. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that each Member State nominate a member and an alternate member as its representatives to the EFSA Management Board. The members and alternate members thus nominated are appointed by the Council for a period of four years, which may be renewed, and have the right to vote.

| (5) | The representatives that have been nominated by Member States have relevant and extensive experience and expertise in the field of food chain law and policy, including risk assessment, and also in the fields of managerial, administrative, financial and legal matters. Their appointment therefore secures within the EFSA Management Board the highest standards of competence and the broadest range of relevant experience available. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The representatives that have been nominated by Member States have relevant and extensive experience and expertise in the field of food chain law and policy, including risk assessment, and also in the fields of managerial, administrative, financial and legal matters. Their appointment therefore secures within the EFSA Management Board the highest standards of competence and the broadest range of relevant experience available.

| (6) | Pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, representatives appointed as members of the EFSA Management Board by this Decision can no longer be members of the EFSA Advisory Forum, |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, representatives appointed as members of the EFSA Management Board by this Decision can no longer be members of the EFSA Advisory Forum,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following persons are hereby appointed as members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026:

| Member State | Members | Alternate members |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | Mr Herman DIRICKS | Mr Carl BERTHOT |
| Bulgaria | Mr Georgi GEORGIEV | Ms Svetlana TCHERKEZOVA |
| Czechia | Mr Jindřich FIALKA | Ms Jitka GÖTZOVÁ |
| Denmark | Ms Annelise FENGER | Mr Henrik Dammand NIELSEN |
| Germany | Ms Marie-Luise TREBES | Mr Dietrich RASSOW |
| Estonia | Mr Hendrik KUUSK | Ms Pille TAMMEMÄGI |
| Ireland | Ms Pamela BYRNE | Ms Patricia REILLY |
| Greece | Mr Antonis ZAMPELAS | Mr George-John NYCHAS |
| Spain | Ms Isabel PEÑA-REY LORENZO | Ms Ana RODRÍGUEZ CASTAÑO |
| France | Mr Roger GENET | Mr Loïc EVAIN |
| Croatia | Ms Darja SOKOLIĆ | Ms Lidija KOZAČINSKI |
| Italy | Mr Massimo CASCIELLO | Mr Pierdavide LECCHINI |
| Cyprus | Mr Stelios YIANNOPOULOS | Mr Herodotos HERODOTOU |
| Latvia | Mr Aivars BĒRZIŅŠ | Mr Jānis RUŠKO |
| Lithuania | Mr Mantas STAŠKEVIČIUS | Mr Deividas KLIUČINSKAS |
| Luxembourg | Mr Patrick HAU | Mr Marc WEYLAND |
| Hungary | Mr Szabolcs PÁSZTOR | Ms Beáta CZEGLÉDI |
| Malta | Ms Ingrid BORG | Mr Rudie VELLA |
| Netherlands | Ms Ana Isabel VILORIA ALEBESQUE | Ms Marie-Ange DELEN |
| Austria | Mr Ulrich HERZOG | Ms Josefine SINKOVITS |
| Poland | Ms Katarzyna STOŚ | Mr Piotr JEDZINIAK |
| Portugal | Ms Ana BATALHA | Ms Susana POMBO |
| Romania | Mr Alexandru Nicolae BOCIU | Mr Laszlo CSUTAK-NAGY |
| Slovenia | Mr Jernej DROFENIK | Ms Ana LE MARECHAL KOLAR |
| Slovakia | Ms Zuzana NOUZOVSKÁ | Mr Martin POLOVKA |
| Finland | Ms Marjatta RAHKIO | Mr Sebastian HIELM |
| Sweden | Ms Annica SOHLSTRÖM | Ms Hanna DUFVA |

Member State

Members

Alternate members

Belgium

Mr Herman DIRICKS

Mr Carl BERTHOT

Bulgaria

Mr Georgi GEORGIEV

Ms Svetlana TCHERKEZOVA

Czechia

Mr Jindřich FIALKA

Ms Jitka GÖTZOVÁ

Denmark

Ms Annelise FENGER

Mr Henrik Dammand NIELSEN

Germany

Ms Marie-Luise TREBES

Mr Dietrich RASSOW

Estonia

Mr Hendrik KUUSK

Ms Pille TAMMEMÄGI

Ireland

Ms Pamela BYRNE

Ms Patricia REILLY

Greece

Mr Antonis ZAMPELAS

Mr George-John NYCHAS

Spain

Ms Isabel PEÑA-REY LORENZO

Ms Ana RODRÍGUEZ CASTAÑO

France

Mr Roger GENET

Mr Loïc EVAIN

Croatia

Ms Darja SOKOLIĆ

Ms Lidija KOZAČINSKI

Italy

Mr Massimo CASCIELLO

Mr Pierdavide LECCHINI

Cyprus

Mr Stelios YIANNOPOULOS

Mr Herodotos HERODOTOU

Latvia

Mr Aivars BĒRZIŅŠ

Mr Jānis RUŠKO

Lithuania

Mr Mantas STAŠKEVIČIUS

Mr Deividas KLIUČINSKAS

Luxembourg

Mr Patrick HAU

Mr Marc WEYLAND

Hungary

Mr Szabolcs PÁSZTOR

Ms Beáta CZEGLÉDI

Malta

Ms Ingrid BORG

Mr Rudie VELLA

Netherlands

Ms Ana Isabel VILORIA ALEBESQUE

Ms Marie-Ange DELEN

Austria

Mr Ulrich HERZOG

Ms Josefine SINKOVITS

Poland

Ms Katarzyna STOŚ

Mr Piotr JEDZINIAK

Portugal

Ms Ana BATALHA

Ms Susana POMBO

Romania

Mr Alexandru Nicolae BOCIU

Mr Laszlo CSUTAK-NAGY

Slovenia

Mr Jernej DROFENIK

Ms Ana LE MARECHAL KOLAR

Slovakia

Ms Zuzana NOUZOVSKÁ

Mr Martin POLOVKA

Finland

Ms Marjatta RAHKIO

Mr Sebastian HIELM

Sweden

Ms Annica SOHLSTRÖM

Ms Hanna DUFVA

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 2022.

For the Council

The President

J. DENORMANDIE

---

(1)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

1

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 2065/2003, (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 1331/2008, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) 2015/2283 and Directive 2001/18/EC (OJ L 231, 6.9.2019, p. 1).

2

---