Activities of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2018/0088(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (debate) IT
Amendments (4)
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nomination of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should also be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently. Furthermore, as the Authority is responsible for the assessment of products in different sectors, namely agriculture, food and health, it is important that the Members of the relevant Panel have the adequate expertise to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a particular subject matter. In particular, the assessment should consider the specific characteristics of the given substance and establish a proper methodology for a correct assessment, applying the most appropriate approach according to the kind of substance, that shall be different if it is isolated compounds obtained by chemical synthesis or natural complex substances.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point d – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Ensuring the expertise of a Panel responsible for a given assessment matches the competences required for such evaluation, proving understanding of a particular subject matter, and adopting the most appropriate methodology that shall be different if it is compounds obtained by chemical synthesis or natural complex substances.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 b
5b. When the AuthorityManagement Board identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 5.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall advise on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisation. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. The advice would facilitate the understanding on the requirements of the studies to be conducted and serve to establish guidelines on criteria to apply in the studies where international protocols are missing or not suitable for the specific case.