Annual report of the Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee for 2017.
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: European Chemicals Agency
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, activity report, advisory power, chemical product, conflict of interest

Annual report of the Conflict of  
Interest Advisory Committee for 2017 

February 2018 

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Annual report of the Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee for 2017 

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Annual report of the Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee for 2017 
Reference: ECHA-18-R-04-EN 
ISBN: 978-92-9020-423-7 
ISSN: 2599-6207
Cat. Number: ED-AY-18-001-EN-N 
DOI: 10.2823/22668 
Publ.date: February 2018 
Language: EN 

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1. Introduction 

The Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee (CoIAC) is an advisory body in the context of 
ECHA’s policy on prevention and management of potential conflicts of interest (MB/07/2014, 
publicly available on ECHA’s website). 

The Committee is available to the Management Board, the Committees and the Forum as well 
as to the Executive Director for advice on matters related to potential conflicts of interest of 
the Agency’s staff or members of its bodies. 

The Committee works on the basis of its Terms of Reference (MB/38/2012/D(2) final, publicly 
available on ECHA’s website). According to its Terms of Reference, the CoIAC’s Chairperson 
prepares an annual report to the Management Board on the Committee’s activities. This is the 
seventh such report. 

2. Members 

No changes to the composition of the CoIAC occurred in 2017. The Committee comprises: 

•  Ms Minna Heikkilä, the Head of the Legal Affairs Unit of ECHA, as Chairperson; 

•  Ms Judite Dipane, who was appointed by the Management Board; and 

•  Mr Julio Bacio Terracino, from the OECD Secretariat, who was appointed as an external 

expert by the Executive Director of ECHA. 

3. Meetings 

On 10 May 2017, the CoIAC convened for its ninth annual meeting at ECHA’s premises in 
Helsinki. The Chairperson introduced a new request for advice from the Executive Director. As 
the COIAC found that further elements would need to be clarified before deliberating on the 
final advice on the matter, a phone conference of the members was held on 6 June 2017 to 
further deliberate on the needs for further information and to decide on the further approach 
to drafting the CoIAC advice. 

4. Advice 

In 2017, ECHA’s Executive Director submitted a new request for advice of the CoIAC, which 
relates to a number of inter-related questions concerning the area of public statements and 
opinions as well as provision of consultancy services. The CoIAC started drafting its advice in 
autumn 2017 and the finalisation of the advice is expected early 2018. 

 
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