European Food Safety Authority: appointment of seven members of the Management Board

PURPOSE: appointment of seven members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

ACT: Council Decision appointing half of the members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority and amending the Decision of 24 June 2010.

BACKGROUND: noting that half of the members of the EFSA Management Board are finished their term of office on 30 June 2012, certain new members were proposed to the EU institutions. Bearing in mind the views of Parliament, the Council decided to appoint the following persons are appointed as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2016:

·        Valérie BADUEL

·        Sue DAVIES

·        Piergiuseppe FACELLI

·        Jaana HUSU-KALLIO

·        Radu ROATIȘ CHEȚAN

·        Jiří RUPRICH

·        Tadeusz WIJASZKA

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18.06.2012.