
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 2011 on the members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health established by Decision 2004/613/EC (2011/242/EU) 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2004/613/EC of 6 August 2004 concerning the creation of an advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:

(1) An advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health has been established by Decision 2004/613/EC with effect from 25 August 2004. This group is consulted by the Commission on its programme of work on food and feed safety, food and feed labelling and presentation, human nutrition in relation to food legislation, animal health and welfare, and plant health and also on any measures which the Commission has to take or propose in these fields.

(2) Pursuant to Article 3(3) of Decision 2004/613/EC, the Commission shall select representative European bodies which most effectively meet the criteria referred to in Article 3(1) of that Decision and who have responded to the call for an expression of interest.

(3) The Commission originally selected 36 members of the advisory group. The list of original members was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in 2005.

(4) The Commission has now decided to extend the membership of the advisory group, in particular in order to include certain unrepresented sectors. Following a call for expressions of interest, nine additional bodies have been selected.

(5) All members of the advisory group have equal status.

(6) It is appropriate to confirm the 36 current members of the advisory group, and, in addition, to appoint the 9 newly selected members,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The Commission confirms as members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health the European bodies listed in Part A of the Annex, and, in addition, appoints as members of this advisory group the European bodies listed in Part B of the Annex.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

PART A
AIPCE-CEPAssociation des industries du poisson de l’Union européenne/Comité des organisations nationales des importateurs et exportateurs de poisson de l’Union européenneANIMALS ANGELSAnimal Welfare AssociationAVECAssociation of Poultry Processors and Poultry Import and Export Trade in the European Union CountriesBEUCBureau européen des unions de consommateursCEFICConseil européen des fédérations de l’industrie chimiqueCELCAAComité européen de liaison des commerces agroalimentairesCES/ETUCConfédération européenne des syndicats/European Trade Union ConfederationCIAAConfédération des industries agroalimentaires de l’Union européenneCLITRAVICentre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viandes de l’Union européenneCOCERALComité du commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d’olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures de l’Union européenneCOPA-CogecaComité des organisations professionnelles agricoles de l’Union européenne – Confédération générale des coopératives agricoles de l’Union européenneECCAEuropean Crop Care AssociationECPAEuropean Crop Protection AssociationECSLAEuropean Cold Storage and Logistics AssociationEDAEuropean Dairy AssociationEFFATEuropean Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade UnionsEFPRAEuropean Fat Processors and Renderers AssociationEMRAEuropean Modern Restaurant AssociationESAEuropean Seed AssociationEUROCHAMBRESAssociation of European Chambers of Commerce and IndustryEUROCOMMERCEEuropean Representation of Retail, Wholesale and International TradeEUROCOOPEuropean Community of Consumer CooperativesEUROGROUPEurogroup for Animal WelfareEUROPABIOEuropean Association of BioindustriesFEDIAFFédération européenne de l’industrie des aliments pour animaux familiersFEFACFédération européenne des fabricants d’aliments composés pour animauxFERCOFédération européenne de la restauration collective concédéeFESASSFédération européenne pour la santé animale et la sécurité sanitaireFRESHFELEuropean Fresh Produce AssociationFVEFederation of Veterinarians of EuropeHOTRECConfédération des associations nationales de l’hôtellerie, de la restauration, des cafés et établissements similaires de l’Union européenne et de l’Espace économique européenIFAH-EUROPEInternational Federation for Animal Health EuropeIFOAM EU GROUPInternational Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements — European Union Regional GroupUEAPMEUnion européenne de l’artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprisesUECBVUnion européenne du commerce du bétail et de la viandeUGALUnion des groupements de détaillants indépendants de l’Europe

PART B
AESGPAssociation of the European Self-Medication IndustryECVCEuropean Coordination Via CampesinaEHPMEuropean Federation of Associations of Health Product ManufacturersEUWEPEuropean Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products and Poultry and GameFEFANAEU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their MixturesFoEEFriends of the Earth EuropePAN EUROPEPesticide Action Network EuropePFPPrimary Food ProcessorsSLOW FOODSlow Food Associazione Internazionale
