The Commission of the European Union today [Wednesday] launched the procedure to find an executive director to head up the new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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While the location of the new agency has yet to be decided, the Commission said it was forging ahead with practical planning to ensure that it can start its operations as soon as practicable. The authority is a major component of the wide ranging reform of EU food law launched by the Prodi Commission in its January 2000 White Paper on Food Safety.
The commission heralded the launch of the procedure to find the executive director as the second major initiative towards getting the agency up an running of the past few weeks, the first being the procedure to identify suitable candidates for the management board of the authority, which was launched on 1 February.
The regulation that will provide the legal basis for the new European Food Safety Authority was formally adopted by the Council of Ministers on 28 January 2002 and entered into force last Thursday. This regulation provides a framework of fundamental principles, definitions and requirements for food safety and establishes the structural and operational basis for the European Food Safety Authority.
To learn more about the role of the executive director and management board, as well as the recruitment process, click here.
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