Kompetente organisationer i medlemslandene
Over 300 universiteter, institutter, statslige, offentlige og andre videnskabelige organer udgør nu et netværk af medlemslandsorganisationer, der er aktive på områder inden for EFSA's mission.
EFSA fremmer båndene mellem disse organisationer gennem koordinering af fælles aktiviteter, udveksling af information, og udvikling og gennemførelse af fælles videnskabelige projekter. Denne netværksaktivitet styrker yderligere delingen af ekspertviden og bedste praksis på disse videnskabelige områder.
De kompetente organisationer i medlemsstaterne udfører forskellige opgaver til støtte for EFSA's arbejde, herunder forberedende arbejde med sigte på videnskabelige udtalelser, videnskabelig og teknisk bistand, indsamling af data og identifikation af nye risici. Nogle af disse opgaver kan få økonomisk støtte i form af tilskud.
Kun organisationer på listen over kompetente organisationer (også betegnet artikel 36-listen) er berettiget til at modtage tilskud. Oprettelsen af listen over kompetente organisationer udpeget af medlemsstaterne er et krav i artikel 36 i EFSA's oprettelsesforordning.
I 2019 blev listen over kompetente organisationer fornyet med anvendelse af en ny proces og et nyt værktøj.
Listen holdes løbende opdateret. Lande, der er berettiget til at udpege organisationer til listen, er EU's medlemsstater, Island og Norge.
Nedenfor finder du svar på nogle af de oftest stillede spørgsmål. For yderligere information kan du kontakte dit nationale EFSA-knudepunkt eller 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.