Public consultation on a Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes of the European Food Safety Authority

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on its Draft Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes. This document provides a comprehensive overview of the various measures in place at EFSA to safeguard independence and scientific integrity. 

In line with EFSA’s policy on openness and transparency and in order for EFSA to receive comments from all interested parties, EFSA has launched a public consultation on the draft policy. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 16 September 2011. Please use exclusively the electronic template provided with the documents to submit comments and refer to the line and page numbers. Please note that comments submitted by e-mail or by post cannot be taken into account and that a submission will not be considered if it is:

  • submitted after the deadline set out in the call
  • presented in any form other than what is provided for in the instructions and template
  • not related to the contents of the document
  • contains complaints against institutions, personal accusations, irrelevant or offensive statements or material
  • is related to policy or risk management aspects, which is out of the scope of EFSA's activity.

EFSA will assess all comments from interested parties which are submitted in line with the criteria above. The comments will be explored in more detail in a dedicated meeting that EFSA will hold in the autumn. Feedback from the consultation and the outcomes of this meeting will be compiled in a report and, where appropriate, incorporated into a revised draft of the policy to be presented to the EFSA Management Board for possible adoption before the end of 2011.