In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the Union shall contribute to protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers, as well as to promoting their right to information, education and to organise themselves in order to safeguard their interests.

A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities. Union action, which shall complement national policies, shall be directed towards improving public health, preventing human illness and diseases, and obviating sources of danger to human health. Such action shall cover the fight against the major health scourges, by promoting research into their causes, their transmission and their prevention, as well as health information and education. The Union shall complement the Member States' action in reducing drugs-related health damage, including information and prevention.

(Article 168 and 169 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Disseminating the results of the information operations planned and implemented by the Commission.

Helping to evaluate the programme's impact, in particular the annual and/or mid-term evaluation of implementation of the programmes, and implementing the follow-up actions on evaluations decided by the Commission.

Collecting, processing and distributing data and in particular compiling, analysing and transmitting to the Commission all information required to guide implementation of the Union programmes and measures, promote coordination and synergy with other programmes of the Communities, the Member States or international organisations.

Managing all the phases of the cycle of projects (for monitoring and dissemination purposes, the Agency shall take the necessary steps to create a database of projects or to continue an existing one, incorporating a project description and the final results).

Under the Union programmes mentioned below, the Agency is responsible for implementing the following tasks as defined in the delegation act adopted on 9 September 2008 (1) :

As a consequence, any reference in this annex to the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) shall also be deemed a reference, as of 1 January 2014, to the newly established Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (Chafea), which is the legal successor of EAHC.

By its implementing Decision of 17 December 2013 (Ref. 2013/770/EU) the European Commission established the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency — Chafea — which replaced and succeeded the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2024.

The Agency also manages all the phases in the lifetime of the implementing measures delegated to it in the framework of the programme of Union action in the field of public health 2003-2008, adopted by Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The Agency is responsible for carrying out the implementation tasks for the management of the second Public Health Programme 2008-2013 as adopted by Decision No 1350/2007/EC, the Consumer Programme for 2007-2013 as adopted by Decision No 1926/2006/EC and the food safety training measures covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Directive 2000/29/EC.

It adopts the Agency's annual work programme after approval by the European Commission. In addition, it adopts the administrative budget of the Agency and its annual activity report.

Comprises five members appointed by the European Commission. The members of the Steering Committee are appointed for two years.

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