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

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

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)

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    Dit type werkgroepen van de Europese Unie adviseert de Europese Commissie bij het opstellen van nieuwe wetgeving en nieuw beleid. Daarnaast houden ze zich bezig met controle, coördinatie en samenwerking met de lidstaten. Expertgroepen kunnen tijdelijk of permanent zijn ingesteld. De deskundigen worden niet betaald, maar krijgen een onkostenvergoeding. Expertgroepen zijn samengesteld uit deskundigen van nationale overheden, vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties en/of experts uit het bedrijfsleven.
     
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    This Directorate-General is responsible for EU legislation in the areas of food safety, safety of products and public health.