2000/198/EC: Commission Decision of 25 February 2000 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(2000) 498) (Text with EEA relevance)
8. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 61/19 COMMISSION DECISION of 25 February 2000 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(2000) 498) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/198/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (5) Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation. The measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on 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 frame- work of cooperation by Member States in the scientific exam- ination of questions relating to food is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000. For the Commission Erkki LIIKANEN Member of the Commission 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: (1) (2) (3) (4) 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. Commission Decision 94/652/EC (3) has established 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. Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inven- tory and distribution of tasks. tasks The inventory of 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. The tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the (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 61/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 3. 2000 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 task Member States to which the task is distributed Time 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 (1) — to prepare reports for the safety evaluation of chemically defined flavouring substances according to the evaluation programme referred to in article 4 of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 (2) — to establish and maintain a physical and electronic archive of the available toxicological and exposure data for the substances concerned Denmark (coordinator) 31 December 2004 Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom 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 unsched- uled and urgent questions related to food contaminants Italy, United Kingdom (joint coordinators) All the Member States (3) 31 December 2000 3. 2. Specific questions 3. 2. 5. Preparation of a working document in support of an EU risk evaluation of dioxins and related PCBs as food contaminants, covering the estimated dietary intakes in individual Member States 3. 2. 6. Provision of validated methods to support regarding 3-monochloropropanediol protein (HVP) and other foods (3-MCPD) the SCF recommendations in hydrolised vegetable Netherlands, Sweden (joint coordinators) 31 March 2000 Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, United Kingdom (3) United Kingdom (coordinator) 30 June 2000 Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria (3) 3. 2. 7. Assessment of dietary intake of ochratoxin A by the population of EU Italy (coordinator) 31 December 2000 Member States Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (3) 7. Nutrition, allergies and health 7. 3. Collection of data on products intended for use in very low calorie diets Netherlands (coordinator) 31 December 2000 7. 4. Study of the enzymes used in foodstuffs and collation of data on their safety 8. Packaging materials 8. 1. Preparation of summary data sheets or reports for the risk assessment of the substances used for or present in food contact materials Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (3) France (coordinator) 31 March 2000 Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, United Kingdom Netherlands (coordinator) 31 December 2002 Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom (3) 8. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 61/21 Subject, nature and extent of the task Member States to which the task is distributed Time limit for completion 9. 9. 1. Official food control Preparation of a working document in support of the uniform inter- pretation of legislative standards and the laboratory quality standards prescribed under Council Directive 93/99/EEC (4) United Kingdom (coordinator) 31 December 2000 Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden (3) (1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ L 299, du 23. 11. 1996, p. 1. (3) Norway participates in this task. (4) OJ L 290, du 29. 11. 1993, p. 14