Council Decision of 27 April 2026 appointing representatives of Member States as members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority
Date: 2026-04-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European Food Safety Authority, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








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C/2026/2583


30.4.2026







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 27 April 2026
         
appointing representatives of Member States as members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority
(C/2026/2583)


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 Member States to the Council,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 established the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), comprising a Management Board as one of its bodies.












(2)


Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that each Member State nominates a member and an alternate member as its representatives to the EFSA Management Board. The members and alternate members thus nominated are to be appointed by the Council for a term of office of four years, which may be renewed, and have the right to vote.












(3)


In accordance with the Council Decision of 7 April 2022 (2), the term of office of the members and alternate members appointed to represent the Member States pursuant to that Decision expires on 30 June 2026.












(4)


Representatives of the Member States should therefore be appointed for a new term of office of four years, starting on 1 July 2026 and ending on 30 June 2030.












(5)


Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that the members and the alternate members of the Management Board be nominated and appointed on the basis of their relevant and extensive experience and expertise in the field of food chain law and policy, including risk assessment, whilst ensuring that there is relevant expertise in the fields of managerial, administrative, financial and legal matters within the Management Board.












(6)


The representatives that have been nominated by the Member States meet the relevant criteria. Their appointment therefore secures within the EFSA Management Board the highest standards of competence and the broadest range of relevant experience available, vital to ensure independence, high scientific standards, transparency and efficiency,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following persons are hereby appointed to represent the Member States as members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority for the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030:







Member State


Members


Alternate members




Belgium


Ms Christine ROMEYNS


Mr Carl BERTHOT




Bulgaria


Mr Koycho KOEV


Ms Gergana Nikolova BALIEVA




Czechia


Mr Jindřich FIALKA


Mr Martin ŠTĚPÁNEK




Denmark


Ms Cecilie SOLSTAD


Mr Henrik Dammand NIELSEN




Germany


Ms Marie-Luise TREBES


Mr Sebastian GRAF VON KEYSERLINGK




Estonia


Ms Triin KÕRGMAA


Ms Anneli TUVIKE




Ireland


Mr Greg DEMPSEY


Ms Geraldine DUFFY




Greece


Mr Antonis ZAMPELAS


Mr Stamatios KAMPOLIS




Spain


Mr Andrés BARRAGÁN URBIOLA


Mr Pedro GULLÓN




France


Mr Gilles SALVAT


Mr Loïc EVAIN




Croatia


Mr Nevijo ZDOLEC


Mr Dražen KNEŽEVIĆ




Italy


Mr Ugo DELLA MARTA


Mr Alessio NARDINI




Cyprus


Mr Stelios YIANNOPOULOS


Mr Herodotos HERODOTOU




Latvia


Mr Aivars BĒRZIŅŠ


Mr Jānis RUŠKO




Lithuania


Mr Egidijus PUMPUTIS


Ms Audronė MIKALAUSKIENĖ




Luxembourg


Mr Patrick HAU


Ms Françoise MORI




Hungary


Mr Szabolcs PÁSZTOR


Ms Barbara BÓNÉ




Malta


Mr Clive TONNA


Mr Sharlo CAMILLERI




Netherlands


Ms Ana Isabel VILORIA ALEBESQUE


Ms Pascalle DE RUYTER




Austria


Mr Ulrich HERZOG


Ms Josefine SINKOVITS




Poland


Mr. Janusz CIOK


Mr Piotr JEDZINIAK




Portugal


Ms Susana POMBO


Ms Ana Cristina CALDEIRA




Romania


Mr Alexandru Nicolae BOCIU


Mr Laszlo CSUTAK-NAGY




Slovenia


Mr Andrej KIRBIŠ


Mr Evgen BENEDIK




Slovakia


Mr Martin CHUDÝ


Mr Martin POLOVKA




Finland


Mr Sebastian HIELM


Ms Marjatta RAHKIO




Sweden


Ms Christina NORDIN


Ms Kristina GRANELLI






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 2026.


For the Council


The President

M. PANAYIOTOU
            





(1)  
            OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/178/oj.

(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).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2583/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)