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The new Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013): "prevention is better than cure"
Conclusions and Actions following the DG SANCO 2006 Peer Review Group on Stakeholder Involvement
In June 2006, a Peer Review Group - chaired by Mr. Madelin - was established to assist DG SANCO in reviewing its
experience concerning stakeholder involvement and to identify best practices and improvements to the existing consultation system.
It included a mixed representation of stakeholders affected by the different SANCO policy areas. Industry (federations
and individual firms), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Member States as well as local and regional authorities were all represented
in the group. In addition to stakeholders, the group also included experts on public participation.
The group met four times in the course of 2006 (13th June, 7th September, 11th October and 1st of December) and
focused its work on four main issues: “Stakeholders & Inequalities” (WG A), “Feedback & Communication” (WG B), “Stakeholder Planning &
Resources” (WG C) and “Comitology” (WG D).
The work of the Peer Review Group resulted in a series of recommendations, agreed by DG SANCO, to improve
stakeholder involvement and participation. For more insight please read the report
 Updated 03-04-2007.
In order to explain specific aspects in the legislation on Food Contact Materials, the following documents are available on site
Documents in the website Food Contact Materials:
- Addresses of European and National Authorities
- Summary of the national legislation - national legislation additional to existing EU legislation
- List of abbreviations and explanations - of terms used in various documents
- Questions and Answers - on EU legislations and procedures
- EU and National laws - list of the EU and national legislations
- EU Substances - substances listed in EU Directives
- Note for Guidance to prepare the applications for evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- • National contact points for petitions – contact points to which petitions for the authorisation of substances to be used in food contact materials and petitions for authorisation of recycling processes to produce recycled plastics should be submitted
- Contacts of European Professional Organisations
- Provisional list of additives to be used in plastic food contact materials
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The TSE Roadmap
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reflection paper providing an outline of possible future changes to EU measures
on BSE in the short, medium and long-term
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Report on the monitoring and testing of ruminants for the
presence of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) in 2005, June
2006
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Report on the monitoring and testing of ruminants for the
presence of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) in 2004, June
2005
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Report on the monitoring and testing of ruminants for the
presence of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) in 2003, May
2004
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Report
on the monitoring and testing of ruminants for the presence of Transmissible
Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) in 2002, July 2003
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Report on the monitoring and testing of bovine animals for the
presence of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in 2001, June 2002
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Intercomparison study for the determination of processed
animal proteins including meat and bone meal in animal feed
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An evaluation of a positive list of authorised feed materials at
Community level, produced by B. R. Cotrill and G. Tran (ADAS Consulting
Ltd)
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This report was produced by B.R. Cottrill and G. Tran for
DG Health & Consumer Protection and represents the views of the contractors
or authors. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the
Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's or
DG Health & Consumer Protection's views. The European Commission does not
guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report, nor does it accept
responsibility for any use made thereof.
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