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| 28.2.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/38 |
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28.2.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/38

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 February 2023

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

(2023/C 72/03)

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 Bulgaria, France, Italy and Lithuania to the Council,

Whereas:

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

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

| (2) | 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. |
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(2)

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.

| (3) | The Council, by means of its Decision of 7 April 2022 (2), appointed representatives of the Member States as members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026. |
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(3)

The Council, by means of its Decision of 7 April 2022 (2), appointed representatives of the Member States as members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026.

| (4) | By letter dated 7 October 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Roger GENET, the member for France, retired. |
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(4)

By letter dated 7 October 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Roger GENET, the member for France, retired.

| (5) | By letter dated 1 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Massimo CASCIELLO, the member for Italy, retired. |
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(5)

By letter dated 1 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Massimo CASCIELLO, the member for Italy, retired.

| (6) | By letter dated 9 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Mantas STAŠKEVIČIUS, the member for Lithuania, resigned. |
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(6)

By letter dated 9 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Mr Mantas STAŠKEVIČIUS, the member for Lithuania, resigned.

| (7) | By letter dated 12 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Ms Svetlana TCHERKEZOVA, the alternate member for Bulgaria, resigned. |
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(7)

By letter dated 12 December 2022, EFSA was informed that Ms Svetlana TCHERKEZOVA, the alternate member for Bulgaria, resigned.

| (8) | Four new representatives should therefore be appointed to serve for the remainder of their respective predecessor’s term of office. |
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(8)

Four new representatives should therefore be appointed to serve for the remainder of their respective predecessor’s term of office.

| (9) | The representatives that have been nominated by Bulgaria, France, Italy and Lithuania 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, |
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(9)

The representatives that have been nominated by Bulgaria, France, Italy and Lithuania 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority until 30 June 2026:

| — | Mr Benoît VALLET (France), |
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Mr Benoît VALLET (France),

| — | Mr Ugo DELLA MARTA (Italy), |
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Mr Ugo DELLA MARTA (Italy),

| — | Mr Egidijus PUMPUTIS (Lithuania). |
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Mr Egidijus PUMPUTIS (Lithuania).

Article 2

The following person is hereby appointed as alternate member of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority until 30 June 2026:

| — | Ms Gergana Nikolova BALIEVA (Bulgaria). |
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Ms Gergana Nikolova BALIEVA (Bulgaria).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. ROSWALL

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

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(2)  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 (OJ C 159, 12.4.2022, p. 6).

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