Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed - Système d'alerte rapide (RASFF) - Main contents

Details

Abbreviation: RASFF

Policy Area: Food Safety

Public Health

Lead DG: SANTE - DG Health and Food Safety

Type: Informal, Permanent

Scope: Limited

Mission: To exchange views and best practices for the operation of the RASFF

Task: Coordinate with Member States, exchange of views

Contact: sanco-info@ec.europa.eu

Publication in RegExp: 08 Feb 2012

Link to Website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/rapidalert/index_en.htm

Last updated: 11 Aug 2014

Additional Information

Activity Report The group meets on regulary basis twice a year. Dates of the last meetings are: 14/9/2010, 21/3/2011 and 19/9/2011, 20/3/2012, 25/9/2012, 13/11/2012, 22/4/2013, 5/11/2013, 3/3/2014Selection Procedure (members) All EU Member Stares are members. EFSA is member of the RASFF by virtue of Art. 50 of Regulation 178/2002. Regarding EFTA countries, free circulation applies between EFTA and the EU - they are members by virtue of EEA agreement. Switzerland is partly a member of the RASFF by virtue of Veterinary agreement (Decision No 1/2008 of the joint veterinary committee set up by the agreement between the European Community and teh Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products O.J. L 6, 10.1.2009, p. 89-116).Internal Rules of Procedure Expert groups usually operate in an informal setting without any formal rules of procedure.Other Manual

summaryMANUAL2010.doc (approx. 136 kb)

Other Commission Regulation No 16/2011 laying down implementing measures for the RASFF. The work on guidelines is ongoing.

16-2011 laying down implementing measures for the RASFF.pdf (approx. 728 kb)

Subgroups

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