Pristojne organizacije v državah članicah

Mrežo organizacij držav članic, ki delujejo na področjih poslanstva agencije EFSA, trenutno tvori več kot 300 univerz, inštitutov, vladnih, javnih in drugih znanstvenih organov.

Agencija EFSA vezi med temi organizacijami spodbuja z usklajevanjem skupnih dejavnosti, izmenjavo informacij ter razvojem in izvedbo skupnih znanstvenih projektov. S tem povezovanjem dodatno spodbuja izmenjavo strokovnega znanja in izkušenj ter najboljših praks na teh znanstvenih področjih.

Pristojne organizacije v državah članicah opravljajo različne naloge, s katerimi podpirajo delo agencije EFSA, vključno s pripravljalnim delom za znanstvena mnenja, znanstveno in tehnično pomočjo, zbiranjem podatkov in prepoznavanjem nastajajočih tveganj. Nekatere od teh nalog se lahko finančno podprejo z nepovratnimi sredstvi.

Do teh nepovratnih sredstev so upravičene samo organizacije s seznama pristojnih organizacij (ki se imenuje tudi seznam, sestavljen na podlagi člena 36). Na podlagi člena 36 uredbe o ustanovitvi agencije EFSA je treba sestaviti seznam pristojnih organizacij, ki jih določijo države članice.

Leta 2019 je bil ta seznam posodobljen, pri čemer sta bila uporabljena nov postopek in orodje.

Seznam se stalno posodablja. Države, ki lahko organizacije vključijo na seznam, so države članice EU, Islandija in Norveška.

Spodaj najdete odgovore na najpogostejša vprašanja. Za dodatne informacije stopite v stik z nacionalno informacijsko točko agencije EFSA ali agencijo EFSA (cooperation.article36 [at] efsa.europa.eu (cooperation[dot]article36[at]efsa[dot]europa[dot]eu)).

Frequently Asked Questions

The term originated in Article 36 of EFSA’s founding regulation (Regulation 178/2002), which is why these organisations are also known as “Article 36 organisations”.

Organisations may be considered as competent organisations if they:

  • are active in fields within EFSA’s mission;
  • fulfil a set of eligibility criteria, ensuring for example independence and scientific expertise; and
  • are designated by a Member State for inclusion in the List of Competent Organisations.

Organisations which fulfil the eligibility criteria set out in the Implementing Rules (Regulation 2230/2004) can be designated by Member States for inclusion on the list. National EFSA Focal Points support their country organisations in the process of designation. EFSA’s Management Board regularly updates the List of Competent Organisations based on this input from Member States.

The List of Competent Organisations is updated continuously by EFSA’s Management Board. The aim is to keep the list up to date and useful for networking, by including new organisations designated by Member States and removing organisations which have been withdrawn.

The national EFSA Focal Points support and facilitate the maintenance of the list at national level.

Focal Points are tasked to facilitate and support management of the List of Competent Organisations at national level.

Specifically, EFSA national Focal Points liaise with the organisations and other players in their country to:

  • maintain active contacts with the network of competent organisations;
  • collect information about an organisation, to enable the compliance check at national level;
  • facilitate the compliance check at national level;
  • support the designation procedure at national level;
  • contact EFSA to oversee the process of updating the List of Competent Organisations for their country.

The inclusion of new organisations on the list is authorised by EFSA’s Management Board, which meets regularly four times a year. New designations or substantial changes to organisations need to be sent to EFSA by the country’s permanent representation/mission to the EU in Brussels at least one month before the Management Board meeting.

Organisations can update their contact details directly online.

An organisation interested in joining the list should contact its national Focal Point, which will explain the procedure.

Contact details of the Focal Points are available on the EFSA website here.

If there are any changes to organisations on the list, the respective Focal Point should be informed immediately. The Focal Point will check the type of changes and support initiation of the relevant procedures accordingly.