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76th Advisory Forum meeting Virtual meeting, 01-02.07.2020 Sustainability through Partnerships Bernhard Url Executive Director Guilhem de Seze Head of the REPRO Department

The journey to new partnership models 2

Sourcing is not new to EFSA  Experts:  Panels & Working Groups = 100 FTE  Total of 10.000 days/year in meeting + 10.000 days/year preparation +  Grants & Procurement: = 100 FTE  Average 10 Million euro/year _________ 200 FTE TOTAL non-EFSA staff = 3

Transparency Regulation new opportunities • + preparatory work (G&P) • + indemnity • Building a Pan European RA • + capacity • + training model building in MS opportunities • Investment in • + harmonized • + expertise partnerships methodologies with MSs & innovation

EFSA sourcing at a glance Align on common Increase EFSA Innovate to EU Risk production master future Assessment capacity complexity approach TASKS & PARTNERSHIP NEEDS/OPPORTUNITIES partnering PROCUREMENT GRANTS GRANTS EXPERTS (non)science WGs SOURCING PILLARS TR Scientific Panels Art 28 (5e) Scientific Committee

Piloting Partnerships Framework Framework partnership Cooperation partnership agreement on on enzymes agreement on MCRA of risk sharing tools pesticides in assessments and food knowledge commodities 6

EFSA-BfR sharing knowledge and tools (1/2) What?  BfR to share national knowledge and tools (e.g. Food chain lab) with EFSA to adapt into EU standard tools Objective:  Partnership EFSA & BfR to share tools/guidance/models and work towards EU solutions Challenges:  Correct level of co-financing, both partners benefit  Matching of policies Opportunities for involvement of other MS (partnering): Area 1: Map and analyse global food and feed supply chains • Area 2: Knowledge Hub on food processing and handling, as well as on RA studies • Area 3: Evidence appraisal for epidemiological studies • Area 4: Evidence management for the safety assessment of Plant Protection Products • Area 5: Open interfaces to identify, analyse, exchange of evidence for emerging risks • Area 6: Evidence-based risk communication • 7

EFSA-BfR sharing knowledge and tools (2/2) Benefits for other MS Opportunities for other MS  Provision of software tools,  Review and testing of prototypes, e.g. FoodChain-Lab user feedback  Transparent and harmonised RA,  Exchange of national guidance e.g. model repository documents, standards, topic related networking  Aligned procedures, e.g. uncertainty assessment  Training of staff  Training and preparedness,  Coaching of institutions on the e.g. crisis exercises implementing new working procedures 8

EFSA-ANSES enzymes risk assessment (1/2) What?  ANSES WG to perform the RA for enzymes, EFSA Panel to adopt Objective:  Partnership between EFSA & MSs for EU-wide RA capacity to meet demand of innovation Challenges:  Guidelines and data requirement  Use harmonised criteria in RA: how to minimise intrinsic differences in expert judgement  Operational issues: DoI policy, harmonisation of workflow, efficiency 9

EFSA-ANSES enzymes risk assessment (2/2) Opportunities for partnering:  EC Mandate - > EFSA requested to update the “Guidance on food enzymes”  Timeline: 18 months, including public consultation  MS invited to nominate experts (with RA experience, preferably on food enzymes) to form a pool of experts -> EFSA to invite experts on ad-hoc basis  Staff exchange or visiting scientists  Feedback from MS since the last AF: new ideas, proposals… 10

EFSA-RIVM Cumulative Risk Assessment (1/2) What?  Framework Partnership Agreement on the Implementation of Cumulative Risk Assessment for Pesticides Objective:  Improvement and maintenance of the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) software  Cumulative exposure assessments for the effects of pesticides on various organs and systems Challenges:  Complexity and transparency of the MCRA software  Dependency on other outside developments (e.g. exposure scenarios by the EC)  FPAs have a budget ceiling not a guaranteed budget, that can be difficult for planning 11

EFSA-RIVM Cumulative Risk Assessment (2/2) Opportunities for partnering:  Capacity-building, harmonisation and accelerated implementation with Member States  Improve connectivity with EFSA’s Data Warehouse and other data repositories  Enhance co-creation through an open source and modular MCRA software 12

Proposed next steps - work in progress Pilot projects to inform draft concept partnerships - Engage in current pilots - Express interest in topics for upcoming partnerships AF meetings in 2020 (October / During 2021 December) - pilot projects under the newly - discussions on draft concept for a agreed partnership framework partnership framework 13

Topics for (pilot) partnerships 2020/2021 1 Annual summary reports (TSE, zoonoses, contaminants,…) ( call soon to be launched ) 2 GLP compliance check of studies submitted in the context of RA dossiers/files (as applicable) 3 Nutrients Upper Levels e.g. systematic reviews / screening / data extraction for Upper Levels, appraisal of studies ( mandate not yet received ) 4 Assessment of recycling processes for Food Contact Materials 5 Systematic reviews and Critical Appraisal Tools e.g. ecotox 6 Scientific and statistical expertise to assess toxicological studies

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