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"BCOMMISSION DECISION
of 20 September 1994
establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of
cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food
(94/652/EC)
(OJ L 253, 29.9.1994, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 95/142/EC of 11 April 1995 L 92 26 25.4.1995
"M2 Commission Decision 95/492/EC of 15 November 1995 L 282 25 24.11.1995
"M3 Commission Decision 96/460/EC of 8 July 1996 L 191 53 1.8.1996
"M4 Commission Decision 97/174/EC of 20 February 1997 L 70 11 12.3.1997
"M5 Commission Decision 97/576/EC of 23 July 1997 L 236 26 27.8.1997
"M6 Commission Decision 98/177/EC of 19 February 1998 L 65 27 5.3.1998
"M7 Commission Decision 98/479/EC of 27 January 1999 L 215 71 1.8.1998
"M8 Commission Decision 1999/134/EC of 27 January 1999 L 44 55 18.2.1999
"M9 Commission Decision 1999/634/EC of 9 September 1999 L 249 32 22.9.1999
"M10 Commission Decision 2000/198/EC of 25 February 2000 L 61 19 8.3.2000
"M11 Commission Decision 2000/669/EC of 18 October 2000 L 279 49 1.11.20001994D0652 — EN — 01.11.2000 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 September 1994
establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken
within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the
scientific examination of questions relating to food
(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
particular 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 cooperation in
the scientific examination of questions relating to food;
Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the establishment
and updating at least every six months of the inventory of tasks to be
undertaken within the framework of scientific cooperation and their
associated priorities, and for the distribution of these tasks between the
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 the
foodstuffs 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
scientific cooperation;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance
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
cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of
questions relating to food together with the distribution of these tasks
between the Member States is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Each authority or body which has been designated by the Member States
in accordance with Article 2 of Directive 93/5/EEC shall forthwith
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 any
changes.!B
(1) OJ No L 52, 4. 3. 1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ No L 189, 23. 7. 1994, p. 84.1994D0652 — EN — 01.11.2000 — 001.001 — 2
Article 3
Not later than 1 January 1995, and every six months thereafter, each
authority or body which has been designated by the Member States in
accordance with Article 2 of Directive 93/5/EEC shall forward to the
Commission a progress report on the accomplishment of the tasks which
have been distributed to it.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1994D0652 — EN — 01.11.2000 — 001.001 — 3
!M11
ANNEX
Inventory of tasks to be undertaken by Member States within the framework of cooperation by the Member States
in the scientific examination of questions relating to food
Subject, nature and extent of the taskMember States to which the task
is distributedTime limit for
completion
1. Flavouring substances
1.1. Chemically defined flavouring substances as listed in
the register in the Annex to Commission Decision
1999/217/EC of 23 February 1999
— to prepare reports for the safety evaluation of
chemically defined flavouring substances ac-
cording to the evaluation programme referred toin Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96;
— to establish and maintain a physical and
electronic archive of the available toxicologicaland 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 in the
Member States required for risk assessment by
the Scientific Committee for Food in response to
unscheduled and urgent questions related tofood contaminantsItaly, United Kingdom (joint
coordinators)
All the Member States (*)31 December 2000
3.2. Specific questions
3.2.6. Provision of validated methods to support the SCF
recommendations regarding 3-monochlorpropane-diol (3-MCPD) in hydrolised vegetable protein
(HVP) and other foodsUnited Kingdom
(coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, Greece,
Spain, Ireland, Italy,Netherlands, Austria (*)31 August 2000
3.2.7. Assessment of dietary intake of ochratoxin A by the
population of EU Member StatesItaly (coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, Greece,
Spain, France, Ireland,
Netherlands, Portugal,
Finland, Sweden, UnitedKingdom (*)31 December 2000
3.2.8. Assessment of dietary intake of patulin by the
population of EU Member StatesGermany (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Spain,
France, Italy, Netherlands,
Austria, Portugal, Sweden,
United Kingdom (*)30 June 2001
3.2.9. Collection and collation of data on levels of
3-monochlorpropanediol (3-MCPD) and related sub-
stances in foodstuffsSweden, United Kingdom
(joint coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, France,
Ireland, Netherlands, Austria,
Finland (*)31 December 2001
7. Nutrition, allergies and health
7.3. Collection of data on products intended for use in
very low calorie dietsNetherlands (coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
France, Ireland, Italy,Portugal, Finland, Sweden,United Kingdom (*)31 May 20011994D0652 — EN — 01.11.2000 — 001.001 — 4
Subject, nature and extent of the taskMember States to which the task
is distributedTime limit for
completion
7.4. Study of the enzymes used in foodstuffs and collation
of data on their safetyFrance (coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, Greece,
Spain, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal,Finland, United Kingdom30 September 2000
8. Packaging materials
8.1. Preparation of summary data sheets or reports for the
risk assessment of the substances used for or presentin food contact materialsNetherlands (coordinator)
Denmark, Germany, France,
Ireland, Italy, Finland, Sweden
United Kingdom (*)31 December 2002
9. Official Food Control
9.1. Preparation of a working document in support of the
uniform interpretation of legislative standards and
the laboratory quality standards prescribed underDirective 93/99/EECUnited Kingdom
(coordinator)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, Spain, France,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
Austria, Portugal, Finland,Sweden (*)31 December 2000
(*) Norway participates in this task.!M111994D0652 — EN — 01.11.2000 — 001.001 — 5