through Partnerships Bernhard Url Executive Director Guilhem de - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sustainability through Partnerships

Bernhard Url Executive Director Guilhem de Seze Head of the REPRO Department

76th Advisory Forum meeting Virtual meeting, 01-02.07.2020

The journey to new partnership models

2

• Experts:
• Panels & Working Groups
• Total of 10.000 days/year in meeting + 10.000

days/year preparation

• Grants & Procurement:
• Average 10 Million euro/year

Sourcing is not new to EFSA

3

= 100 FTE

+

= 100 FTE _________ 200 FTE

TOTAL non-EFSA staff =

Transparency Regulation new opportunities

• + indemnity
• + training
• pportunities
• + expertise
• + preparatory

work (G&P)

• + capacity

building in MS

• + harmonized

methodologies & innovation

• Building a Pan

European RA model

• Investment in

partnerships with MSs

EFSA sourcing at a glance

PROCUREMENT

(non)science

EXPERTS

WGs Scientific Panels Scientific Committee

Increase EFSA production capacity Innovate to master future complexity Align on common EU Risk Assessment approach

SOURCING PILLARS TASKS & PARTNERSHIP NEEDS/OPPORTUNITIES

GRANTS GRANTS

TR Art 28 (5e)

partnering

Piloting Partnerships

6

Cooperation

• n enzymes

risk assessments Framework partnership agreement on sharing tools and knowledge Framework partnership agreement on MCRA of pesticides in food commodities

EFSA-BfR sharing knowledge and tools (1/2)

7

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

Benefits for other MS

• Provision of software tools,

e.g. FoodChain-Lab

• Transparent and harmonised RA,

e.g. model repository

• Aligned procedures,

e.g. uncertainty assessment

• Training and preparedness,

e.g. crisis exercises

Opportunities for other MS

• Review and testing of prototypes,

user feedback

• Exchange of national guidance

documents, standards, topic related networking

• Training of staff
• Coaching of institutions on the

implementing new working procedures

EFSA-BfR sharing knowledge and tools (2/2)

8

EFSA-ANSES enzymes risk assessment (1/2)

9

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

EFSA-ANSES enzymes risk assessment (2/2)

10

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…

EFSA-RIVM Cumulative Risk Assessment (1/2)

11

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

EFSA-RIVM Cumulative Risk Assessment (2/2)

12

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

Proposed next steps - work in progress

13

Pilot projects to inform draft concept partnerships

• Engage in current pilots
• Express interest in topics for upcoming

partnerships

AF meetings in 2020 (October / December)

• discussions on draft concept for a

partnership framework

During 2021

• pilot projects under the newly

agreed partnership framework

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

Stay connected

Subscribe to

efsa.europa.eu/en/news/newsletters efsa.europa.eu/en/rss

Receive job alerts

careers.efsa.europa.eu – job alerts

Follow us on Twitter

@efsa_eu @plants_efsa @methods_efsa @animals_efsa

Follow us Linked in

Linkedin.com/company/efsa

Contact us

efsa.europa.eu/en/contact/askefsa

15