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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of20September1994
establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of
cooperationbyMember Statesinthescientific examinationofquestionsrelatingtofood
(94/652/EC)
(OJ L 253, 29.9.1994, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionDecision95/142/EC of 11 April 1995 L 92 26 25.4.1995
►M2CommissionDecision95/492/EC of 15 November 1995 L 282 25 24.11.1995
►M3CommissionDecision96/460/EC of 8 July 1996 L 191 53 1.8.1996
►M4CommissionDecision97/174/EC of 20 February 1997 L 70 11 12.3.1997
►M5CommissionDecision97/576/EC of 23 July 1997 L 236 26 27.8.1997
►M6CommissionDecision98/177/EC of 19 February 1998 L 65 27 5.3.1998
►M7CommissionDecision98/479/EC of 27 Jan uary 1999 L 215 71 1.8.1998
►M8CommissionDecision1999/134/EC of 27 Jan uary 1999 L 44 55 18.2.1999
►M9CommissionDecision1999/634/EC of 9 September 1999 L 249 32 22.9.1999
►M10CommissionDecision2000/198/EC of 25 February 2000 L 61 19 8.3.2000
►M11CommissionDecision2000/669/EC of 18 October 2000 L 279 49 1.11.2000
►M12CommissionDecision2001/773/EC of 26 October 2001 L 290 9 7.11.2001
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of20September1994
establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be under-
taken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in
thescientific examinationofquestionsrelating tofood
(94/652/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on
assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in
the scientific examination of questions relating to food(1), and in parti-
cular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Directive 93/5/EEC provides for assistance to the Commission
and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of
questions relating to food; whereas Commission Decision 94/458/EC(2)
has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperationin the scientific examination of questions relating to food;
Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the establish-
ment and updating at least every six months of the inventory of tasks
to be undertaken within the framework of scientific cooperation andtheir associated priorities, and for the distribution of these tasksbetweenthe Member States;
Whereas the inventory of tasks should be established and updated
having regard to the needs for the protection of public health within
the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in thefoodstuffs sector;
Whereas the tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific
expertise and resources available within the Member States and in
particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scien-tific cooperation;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decisionare inaccordan ce
with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Food,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The inventory of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of coop-
eration by the Member States in the scientific examination of questionsrelating to food together with the distribution of these tasks betweenthe Member States is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Each authority or body which has beendesign ated by the Member
States inaccordan ce with Article 2 of Directive 93/5/EEC shall forth-with inform the Commission of the names of the institute or institutes
which will carry out the tasks referred to in the Annex which have
been distributed to it. It shall forthwith inform the Commission of anychanges.
Article 3
Not later than 1 January 1995, and every six months thereafter, each
authority or body which has beendesign ated by the Member States inaccordance with Article 2 of Directive 93/5/EEC shall forward to the1994D0652 — EN — 07.11.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 52, 4. 3. 1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ No L 189, 23. 7. 1994, p. 84.
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Commissiona progress report onthe accomplishmen t of the tasks
which have beendistributed to it.
Article 4
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.1994D0652 — EN — 07.11.2001 — 002.001 — 3
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ANNEX
InventoryoftaskstobeundertakenbyMember Stateswithintheframeworkofcooperation by
theMember Statesinthescientific examinationofquestionsrelating tofood
Subject, nature and extent of the taskMember States to which the task is
distributedTime limit for comple-
tion
1.Flavouringsubstances
1.1. Chemically defined
flavouring substances as
listed inthe register inthe
Annex to Commission Deci-
sion1999/217/EC
To prepare reports for the
safety evaluationof chemi-
cally defined flavouring
substances according to the
evaluationprogramme
referred to inArticle 4 of
Regulation(EC) No 2232/96
To establish and maintain a
physical and electronic
archive of the available toxi-
cological and exposure data
for the substances concernedDenmark (coordinator)
Germany, Spain, France, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Finland,
Sweden, United Kingdom31 May 2005
3.Contaminants
3.1. General questions
3.1.1. Unscheduled and urgent
questions
To coordinate the collection
of data inthe Member States
required for risk assessment
by the Scientific Committee
for Food inrespon se to
unscheduled and urgent ques-
tions related to food
contaminantsItaly, United Kingdom (joint coor-
dinators)
All the Member States (*)30 April 2002
3.2. Specific questions
3.2.8. Assessment of dietary intake
of patulinby the population
of EU Member StatesGermany (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Sweden, United
Kingdom (*)31 January 2002
3.2.9. Collectionan d collationof
data onlevels of 3-mon o-
chloropropanediol (3-MCPD)
and related substances in
foodstuffsSweden, United Kingdom (joint
coordinators)
Denmark, Germany, Spain, France,
Ireland, Netherlands, Austria,
Finland (*)31 July 2002
3.2.10. Collectionof occurren ce data
of fusarium toxins in food
and assessment of dietary
intake by the population of
EU Member StatesGermany (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, France,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United
Kingdom (*)31 December 2002
3.2.11. Assessment of the dietary
exposure to lead, cadmium,
mercury and arsenic of the
populationof the EU
Member StatesItaly, Sweden (joint coordinators)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, Spain, France, Ireland,
Netherlands, Austria, Portugal,
Finland, United Kingdom (*)31 October 2002
3.2.12. Collectionof occurren ce data
onpolyn uclear aromatic
hydrocarbons in foodFrance (coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Finland, United
Kingdom (*)30 April 20031994D0652 — EN — 07.11.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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Subject, nature and extent of the taskMember States to which the task is
distributedTime limit for comple-
tion
3.2.13. Assessment of the dietary
exposure to organotin
compounds of the population
of the EU Member StatesItaly (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, France, Netherlands,
United Kingdom (*)31 October 2002
7.Nutrition, allergies and
health
7.3. Collectionof data on
products intended for use in
very low calorie dietsNetherlands (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal,
Finland, Sweden, United
Kingdom (*)15 October 2001
8.Packagingmaterials
8.1. Preparationof summary data
sheets or reports for the risk
assessment of the substances
used for or present in food
contact materialsNetherlands (coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, France, Italy,
Finland, Sweden, United
Kingdom (*)31 December 2002
9.Official foodcontrol
9.1. Preparationof a workin g
document in support of the
uniform interpretation of
legislative standards and the
laboratory quality standards
prescribed under Directive
93/99/EECUnited Kingdom (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, Spain, France, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Finland, Sweden (*)15 October 2001
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