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The regulatory committees play a key role in ensuring that EU decisions and regulations - on food & feed safety, animal health &welfare and plant health - are practicable and effective.
Activities
The Commission may consult the relevant regulatory committee on measures it is planning. The Committee can then deliver an opinion to inform the Commission's work.
Membership
Committees are made up of representatives from EU governments and public authorities.
Individual committees
Standing Committee on the food chain and animal health (SCFCAH)
The Committee's mandate covers the entire food supply chain - from animal health issues on the farm to the product on the consumer's table - helping the EU deal effectively with health risks any every stage of the production chain. It is chaired by a European Commission representative.
 Provisional Planning Standing committees 2012  Updated 08-05-2012 (provisional, regularly updated)
Agendas & minutes from past meetings on:
The SCFCAH was set up by Regulation 178/2002 on food law and food safety
Other standing committees:
Appeal committees:
Agendas
2011
Phytopharmaceuticals
2012
Genetically modified food and feed and environmental risk
Summary records
2011
Phytopharmaceuticals
2012
Genetically modified food and feed and environmental risk
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