national competent authority | food safety | animal health | foodstuffs legislation | EU food chain Friday 13 December 2019, 08:00 (CET)Brussels, Belgium Media 20191213_ocr-conf_pik-69.jpg20191213_ocr-conf_pik-69.jpg20191213_ocr-conf_pik-99.jpg20191213_ocr-conf_pik-99.jpg20191213_ocr-conf_pik-81.jpg20191213_ocr-conf_pik-81.jpgClose Programme 13 Dec 2019, 08:00 - 17:00 (CET)Conference ProgrammeModerator: Corinna Egerer) download agenda as a PDFTimeTopicVenue08:00-09:00Registration and welcome coffee 09:00-09:30Opening and introductionStella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food SafetyDr Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, for the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EUAnja Hazekamp - Vice Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public and Food Safety of the European ParliamentGASP09:30-10:15New Official Controls Regulation – an overview (including tertiary legislation and RASFF/IMSOC)Bernard van Goethem, Director Crisis management in food, animals and plants - DG SANTEAndrea Gavinelli, Head of Unit Official controls and eradication of diseases in animals - DG SANTEGASP10:15-10:45Coffee break 10:45-11:45Parallel sessions1. Panel discussion: Official controls of plantsJosep M. Pagès, ENA – European Nurserystock AssociationSylvie Mamias, UnionfleursPauline Cazaban, Ministry of Agriculture, FranceThorwald Geuze, Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, The NetherlandsRosalinda Scalia, Plant health, DG SANTEHélène Klein, Head of Sector TRACES - IMSOC, DG SANTEGASPUntil 11:302. 40 years of RASFF: “All you need is RASFF?” – Changes impacted by the Official Controls Regulation - Philippe Loopuyt, Head of Unit Alerts, traceability and committees, DG SANTEJan Baele – RASFF Head of Sector, RASFF, DG SANTELeena Räsänen (Ruoka) - Director of Food Safety Department of Ruokavirasto, Finland: “RASFF-case story”MANS11:45-12:45Parallel sessions 1. Panel discussion: Enforcement of EU legislationAidan O'Connor, Head of Unit Country knowledge and Enforcement, DG SANTEAna Canals, AESAN (Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition), SpainDr. Mary Canty, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, IrelandPetr Čejka, Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, Czech RepublicLina Koufokotsiou, Team Leader - Organic Farming / Control, Monitoring and Supervision, DG AGRIDr Thomas Jemmi, Deputy Director General, FSVO (Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office), SwitzerlandGASP11:30-12:302. 40 years of RASFF: “All you need is RASFF?” – Panel discussion on Transparency - Bernard Van Goethem, Director Crisis management in food, animals and plants - DG SANTEDr. Rebeca Fernandez - Director Food Policy, Science and R&D, FoodDrinkEuropeKarine Jacquemart - Director General, Foodwatch FranceMANS12:45-14:15Lunch break 14:15-15:30Parallel sessions: 1. Panel discussion: Official controls – the role of stakeholdersMrs Deidre Webb, FEFAC (European Feed Manufacturers' Federation)Paolo Patruno, Deputy Secretary General, CLITRAVI, (Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the European UnionCamille Perrin, BEUC (European Consumer Organisation)Els Bedert, EurocommerceWouter Lox, Secretary General, AIJN (European Fruit Juice Association)GASP14:00-15:002. 40 years of RASFF: “All you need is RASFF?” – Cooperation - Jan Baele, Head of Sector, RASFF, DG SANTEPresentation by Dr. Ceyhur Gungor, WHO INFOSAN Secretariat: “INFOSAN: learning from the past and looking to the future”Presentation by Mrs Wipada Saengkham, ASEAN on "Reinforcing cooperation on food safety in ASEAN countries: the ASEAN RASFF network"Presentation by Dr. Georg Schreiber, Deputy Head of Directorate 'Food Safety' BVL, Germany, on e-commerce achievements and prospectsMANS15:00-16:003. 40 years of RASFF: “All you need is RASFF?” – Smarter data = better analysis - Jan Baele, Head of Sector, RASFF, DG SANTEPresentation by Dr. Ana Afonso, Team Leader Emerging Risks, EFSA on EFSA’s assistance to RASFFPresentation by Dr. Ákos Jóźwiak, National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH), Hungary, “Role of Data Science in Food Chain Safety Decision Making: Current Status and Future Trends”MANS14:15-15:454. Protecting the EU plant health in a changing world - Dorothée Andre, Head of Unit Plant Health, DG SANTEHarry Arijs, EU Commission Deputy head of Unit plant health- The new plant health law and awareness raisingAlmansa de Lara Valentín, Director General for animal and plant health of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture- Member State view on some of the new elements of the plant health law: prevention and surveillancePhilip Binard, General Delegate Freshfel Europe – The new plant health regime: new tools for protecting EU producers and boost tradeMaria Bergsma-Vlami, Director of the EURL for bacteriology – the EURLs activities in supporting the effectiveness of official controls in plant healthGiuseppe Stancanelli, Deputy head of Unit Animal and Plant health EFSA –Commodity risk assessments, Horizon scanning and survey cardsElisabetta Balzi, Head of Unit JRC ISPRA - Innovative technologies to support early detection of pestsJesus Barreiro Hurle, JRC SEVILLA - Science for Policy in the implementation of Plant Health RegulationFrancoise Petter, Assistant Director EPPO – EPPO activities in support of the plant health legislative frameworkRalph Lopian, Chair of the International Steering Committee for the IYPH (FAO-IPPC)- Toward the international year of plant healthJENK15:30-16:00Coffee break 16:00-16:45Panel discussion: Official controls and global tradeMichael Scannell, Director - for Common Market Organisations for agricultural products DG AGRIPaul Lopez , President- AVEC (European poultry meat)Flavio Coturni, Head of Unit, Agriculture, Fisheries, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Market Access, Biotechnology, DG TRADEDirk Lange, Head of Unit Multilateral international relations, DG SANTEDr. Ritu Nalubola, Director of the European Office of the Food and Drug Administration, USAGuus Pastoor, President, AIPCE (European Fish Processors Association)GASP16:45-17:00Closing remarksBernard van Goethem, Director Crisis management in food, animals and plants - DG SANTEGASPVenue Key:GASP = GASP roomJENK = LORD JENKINS roomMANS = SICCO MANSHOLT room Practical information WhenFriday 13 December 2019, 08:00 (CET)WhereCharlemagne Building Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi 170, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium WebsiteOfficial Controls RegulationSocial media links@Food_EU#FoodPlantsControl Report The new Official Controls Regulation (OCR), which brings together disperse rules into a single Regulation, offers more targeted, risk-based controls along the agri-food chain.With its broader scope and new IT based tools, it provides for a modernised, integrated and efficient system to intercept risks related to public health, plant health, animal health and welfare.With a few exceptions, the new Regulation (and a significant number of Delegated and Implementing acts) became applicable on 14 December 2019.On the same date, the new Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants also became applicable.These acts represent major elements of the overall legal framework contributing to the protection of public, animal and plant health in the EU.The new legislation also makes enforcement more efficient by the introduction of a new computerised system (IMSOC), which integrates existing computerised systems, including the RASFF system.These new rules and celebrating 40 years of RASFF, the Commission organised, with the support of the Finnish Presidency, the conference “Smarter rules for safer food and plant health” in Brussels.Presentations:New Official Controls RegulationBernard van Goethem, Director Crisis management in food, animals and plants - DG SANTE: The new Official Controls Regulation – an overviewAndrea Gavinelli, Head of Unit Official controls and eradication of diseases in animals - DG SANTE: The new Official Controls Regulation – Delegated and implementing actsProtecting the EU plant health in a changing world:Harry Arijs, EU Commission Deputy head of Unit plant health: The new plant health law and awareness raisingPhilip Binard, General Delegate Freshfel Europe: The new plant health regime: new tools for protecting EU producers and boost tradeMaria Bergsma-Vlami, Director of the EURL for bacteriology: The EURLs activities in supporting the effectiveness of official controls in plant healthGiuseppe Stancanelli, Deputy head of Unit Animal and Plant health EFSA: Commodity risk assessments, Horizon scanning and survey cardsElisabetta Balzi, Head of Unit JRC ISPRA: Innovative technologies to support early detection of pestsFrancoise Petter, Assistant Director EPPO: EPPO activities in support of the plant health legislative frameworkRalph Lopian, Chair of the International Steering Committee for the IYPH (FAO-IPPC): Toward the international year of plant health40 years of RASFF:Jan Baele – RASFF Head of Sector, RASFF, DG SANTE: Changes impacted by the official controlsLeena Räsänen (Ruoka) - Director of Food Safety Department of Ruokavirasto, Finland: managementPanel discussion on TransparencyDr. Ceyhur Gungor, WHO INFOSAN Secretariat: INFOSAN: learning from the past and looking to the futureWipada Saengkham, ASEAN on Reinforcing cooperation on food safety in ASEAN countries: the ASEAN RASFF networkDr. Georg Schreiber, Deputy Head of Directorate 'Food Safety' BVL, Germany, on e-commerce achievements and prospectsDr. Ana Afonso, Team Leader Emerging Risks, EFSA on EFSA’s assistance to RASFFDr. Ákos Jóźwiak, National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH), Hungary, Role of Data Science in Food Chain Safety Decision Making: Current Status and Future Trends Related links EU Plant Health legislationRASFFOfficial Controls Regulation Policies Official controls and enforcement Related events07-08Nov2023Conferences and summits14th meeting of the EU Platform on Food losses and Food WasteBrussels, BelgiumLive streaming available12Jan2023Conferences and summitsInformative session on Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on Veterinary Medicinal Products20Oct2022Conferences and summits13th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food WasteBelgiumLive streaming availableSee all
The new Official Controls Regulation (OCR), which brings together disperse rules into a single Regulation, offers more targeted, risk-based controls along the agri-food chain.With its broader scope and new IT based tools, it provides for a modernised, integrated and efficient system to intercept risks related to public health, plant health, animal health and welfare.With a few exceptions, the new Regulation (and a significant number of Delegated and Implementing acts) became applicable on 14 December 2019.On the same date, the new Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants also became applicable.These acts represent major elements of the overall legal framework contributing to the protection of public, animal and plant health in the EU.The new legislation also makes enforcement more efficient by the introduction of a new computerised system (IMSOC), which integrates existing computerised systems, including the RASFF system.These new rules and celebrating 40 years of RASFF, the Commission organised, with the support of the Finnish Presidency, the conference “Smarter rules for safer food and plant health” in Brussels.Presentations:New Official Controls RegulationBernard van Goethem, Director Crisis management in food, animals and plants - DG SANTE: The new Official Controls Regulation – an overviewAndrea Gavinelli, Head of Unit Official controls and eradication of diseases in animals - DG SANTE: The new Official Controls Regulation – Delegated and implementing actsProtecting the EU plant health in a changing world:Harry Arijs, EU Commission Deputy head of Unit plant health: The new plant health law and awareness raisingPhilip Binard, General Delegate Freshfel Europe: The new plant health regime: new tools for protecting EU producers and boost tradeMaria Bergsma-Vlami, Director of the EURL for bacteriology: The EURLs activities in supporting the effectiveness of official controls in plant healthGiuseppe Stancanelli, Deputy head of Unit Animal and Plant health EFSA: Commodity risk assessments, Horizon scanning and survey cardsElisabetta Balzi, Head of Unit JRC ISPRA: Innovative technologies to support early detection of pestsFrancoise Petter, Assistant Director EPPO: EPPO activities in support of the plant health legislative frameworkRalph Lopian, Chair of the International Steering Committee for the IYPH (FAO-IPPC): Toward the international year of plant health40 years of RASFF:Jan Baele – RASFF Head of Sector, RASFF, DG SANTE: Changes impacted by the official controlsLeena Räsänen (Ruoka) - Director of Food Safety Department of Ruokavirasto, Finland: managementPanel discussion on TransparencyDr. Ceyhur Gungor, WHO INFOSAN Secretariat: INFOSAN: learning from the past and looking to the futureWipada Saengkham, ASEAN on Reinforcing cooperation on food safety in ASEAN countries: the ASEAN RASFF networkDr. Georg Schreiber, Deputy Head of Directorate 'Food Safety' BVL, Germany, on e-commerce achievements and prospectsDr. Ana Afonso, Team Leader Emerging Risks, EFSA on EFSA’s assistance to RASFFDr. Ákos Jóźwiak, National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH), Hungary, Role of Data Science in Food Chain Safety Decision Making: Current Status and Future Trends
07-08Nov2023Conferences and summits14th meeting of the EU Platform on Food losses and Food WasteBrussels, BelgiumLive streaming available
12Jan2023Conferences and summitsInformative session on Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on Veterinary Medicinal Products
20Oct2022Conferences and summits13th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food WasteBelgiumLive streaming available
