List of Candidates
A list of 14 names was approved by the Commission on 10 February 2012, with a view to renewing or replacing 7 members of EFSA's Management Board, whose term of office expires on 30 June 2012. This list and the related documents were forwarded to the Council. The Council, in consultation with the European Parliament, will appoint the new members.
The Commission adopted this list after a selection procedure based on a call for expressions of interest published in Official Journal C 144 of 14 May 2011 
and in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) N° 178/2002.
| Forename | Surname | Nationality |
| Valérie | BADUEL | FR |
| Arthur | BESCH | LU |
| Alejandro | CHECCHI LANG | ES |
| Sue | DAVIES * (1) | UK |
| Piergiuseppe | FACELLI (1) | IT |
| Mella | FREWEN ** | IE |
| Jaana | HUSU-KALLIO | FI |
| George-John | NYCHAS | GR |
| Radu | ROATIŞ CHEŢAN | RO |
| Jiri | RUPRICH (1) | CZ |
| Bernhard | URL (1) | AT |
| Carlos | VAN PETEGHEM | BE |
| Tadeusz | WIJASZKA | PL |
| Michael | WINTER | DE |
* Background in Organisations representing consumers.
** Background in organisations representing other interests in the food chain.
(1) Current member of EFSA's Management Board