1999/134/EC: Commission Decision of 27 January 1999 amending Decision 94/652/EC 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 (notified under document number C(1999) 138) (Text with EEA relevance)
18. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 44/55 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 January 1999 amending Decision 94/652/EC 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 (notified under document number C(1999) 138) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/134/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 exam- ination of questions relating to food (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, 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 Commission Decision 94/652/EC (3) has estab- lished the inventory and distribution of tasks to be under- taken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food; whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks; Whereas the inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the require- ments 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 the Standing in accordance with the opinion of Committee for Food, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC 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 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 January 1999. For the Commission Martin BANGEMANN Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 52, 4. 3. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ L 189, 23. 7. 1994, p. 84. (3) OJ L 253, 29. 9. 1994, p. 29. L 44/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 2. 1999 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 ANNEX Subject, nature and extent of the task Member States to which the task is distributed Time limit for completion 1. Flavouring substances 1. 1. Chemically defined flavouring substances Denmark (coordinator) 31 December 2000 — To prepare reports for the safety evaluation of chemically defined flavouring substances — To establish and maintain a physical and electronic archive of the and exposure data for the available toxicological substances concerned Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom 2. Microbiology 2. 3. Microbiological risk assessment France (coordinator) 31 March 1999 Collection from participating Member States of information on methodology and data to underpin a process for microbiological risk assessment at the European level Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (1) 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 to food contaminants Italy, United Kingdom (joint coordinators) All the Member States (1) 31 December 1999 3. 2. Specific questions 3. 2. 5. Preparation of a working document in support of a EU risk evaluation on dioxins and related PCBs as food contaminants, covering the estimated dietary intakes in individual Member States Netherlands, Sweden (joint coordinators) Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Finland, United Kingdom (1) 31 December 1999 3. 2. 6. Provision of validated methods to support the SCF recommenda- tions regarding 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) in hydro- lised vegetable protein (HVP) and other foods United Kingdom (coordinator) 30 June 2000 Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Austria (1) 3. 2. 7. Assessment of dietary intake of ochratoxin A by the population Denmark, Italy (joint coordinators) 31 December 1999 of EU Member States Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (1) 18. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 44/57 Subject, nature and extent of the task Member States to which the task is distributed Time limit for completion 7. Nutrition, allergies and health 7. 3. Collection of data on products intended for use in very low Netherlands (coordinator) 31 December 1999 calorie diets 7. 4. Study of the enzymes used in foodstuffs and collation of data on their safety 8. 8. 1. 9. 9. 1. Packaging materials Preparation of summary data sheets or reports for the risk assess- ment of the substances used for or present in food contact materials Official food control Preparation of a working document in support of the uniform interpretation of legislative standards and the laboratory quality standards prescribed under Directive 93/99/EEC (1) Norway participates in this task. Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (1) France (coordinator) 30 September 1999 Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, United Kingdom Netherlands (coordinator) 31 December 2002 Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (1) United Kingdom (coordinator) 31 December 2000 Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden (1)