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Permanent Representations
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Subject: Renewal and new membership of ECHA Committees RAC and SEAC
Dear Sir/Madam,
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is herewith launching the process for
(re)nominating candidates for membership of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC)
and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC).1
The names of the current members whose term of office is about to end are listed in Annex
1 and the list of vacancies is contained in Annex 2.
To support Member States in selecting the most appropriate candidates, we attach
background documents (Annexes 4 and 5) that describe the two Committees of ECHA with
respect to their tasks, role of members, ways of operation and the foreseeable workload.
The background documents also specify the current needs of the Committees in terms of
scientific expertise.
Members are expected to provide at least 50% of their time to the work of the Committees
and the nominating authority, on behalf of the member’s employer, guarantees this by
signing Annex 3 of the nomination papers. With responsibilities as rapporteur, this can rise
to 70-80% of the member’s time, particularly in RAC. All members of RAC and SEAC are
required to take on the crucial role of rapporteur and draft the scientific opinion of the
Committee on specific cases. Commenting on draft opinions circulated for Committee
consultation is an equally important task.
Prior to submitting the (re-)nomination documents, the nominating authority/employer is
strongly recommended to liaise with the Chairs of RAC and SEAC, respectively, to discuss
suitable profiles for candidates being nominated for the first time and to discuss the
performance of candidates (current members) proposed for re-nomination:
Chair of RAC:
[email protected]
Chair of SEAC:
[email protected]
A phone interview with the respective Chair will be organized for all new candidates;
nominations will only be forwarded for consideration by the Management Board of the
Agency once this has successfully been completed.
1. Practicalities
You are kindly invited to submit your nominations and supporting documents no later
than 3 May 2022 to
[email protected].
Nominations must come through the Permanent Representation/Mission to the EU. This is
to be done preferably by forwarding to ECHA, via email the nomination form (Annex 3)
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REACH Regulation, Articles 85(1) and (2).
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signed by the Member State Competent Authority (MSCA). Supporting documents can be
provided directly to ECHA by the nominee or MSCA.
Supporting documents for nomination of new candidates
Expertise grid (Annexes 4-5)
Declaration of Interest (Annex 6)
Europass CV (Annex 7)
Supporting documents for renewal of current membership
Annexes 4-7 if there is a need for an update, otherwise the previously submitted
documents are considered valid. Note that the RAC Expertise grid has been
updated.2. Independence of members
The appointing authority is invited to read the ECHA policy on Prevention and Management
of potential Conflicts of Interest and in particular its Annex 2 on the Eligibility criteria for
candidates for membership in the ECHA bodies and for key positions in the ECHA
Secretariat.
3. Publication of personal data2
ECHA will process any personal data received in accordance with ECHA’s privacy rules.
Please note that the list of nominees, the membership of the Committees, professional
qualifications and Declaration of Interests of the members shall be made public on the
Agency’s website.
If you have any questions, please contact the Committees Secretariat at: committees-
[email protected].
Yours faithfully,
(e-signed)3
Peter van der Zandt
Director of Risk Management
Cc: REACH Competent Authorities of the Member States
Secretariat of the ECHA Management Board
Members of ECHA Committees listed in Annex 1
Encls. Annex 1 Members of the Committees whose term of office is expiring
Annex 2 List of vacant positions on the two Committees
Annex 3 Nomination form
Annex 4 Background paper on RAC with the expertise grid
Annex 5 Background paper on SEAC with the expertise grid
Annex 6 ECHA Declaration of Interest
Annex 7 Europass CV template
2 Article 88(1) and 85 of REACH
3 As this is an electronic document, it is not physically signed. This communication has been approved
according to ECHA’s internal decision approval process.
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Annex 2 - List of vacant positions on the two Committees from March
2022
Number of Current number of
Country Committee Number of vacants
members allowed members
Austria RAC 2 2 0
Austria SEAC 2 1 1
Belgium RAC 2 1 1
Belgium SEAC 2 2 0
Bulgaria RAC 2 2 0
Bulgaria SEAC 2 1 1
Croatia RAC 2 2 0
Croatia SEAC 2 0 2
Cyprus RAC 2 1 1
Cyprus SEAC 2 2 0
Czech Republic RAC 2 1 1
Czech Republic SEAC 2 0 2
Denmark RAC 2 2 0
Denmark SEAC 2 2 0
Estonia RAC 2 2 0
Estonia SEAC 2 1 1
Finland RAC 2 2 0
Finland SEAC 2 1 1
France RAC 2 2 0
France SEAC 2 2 0
Germany RAC 2 2 0
Germany SEAC 2 2 0
Greece RAC 2 2 0
Greece SEAC 2 1 *
Hungary RAC 2 1 1
Hungary SEAC 2 1 1
Iceland RAC 2 0 2
Iceland SEAC 2 0 2
Ireland RAC 2 2 0
Ireland SEAC 2 1 1
Italy RAC 2 2 0
Italy SEAC 2 2 0
Latvia RAC 2 2 0
Latvia SEAC 2 2 0
Liechtenstein RAC 2 0 2
Liechtenstein SEAC 2 0 2
Lithuania RAC 2 2 0
Lithuania SEAC 2 2 0
Luxembourg RAC 2 2 0
Luxembourg SEAC 2 1 1
Malta RAC 2 0 2
Malta SEAC 2 0 2
Netherlands RAC 2 2 0
Netherlands SEAC 2 2 0
Norway RAC 2 1 1
Norway SEAC 2 1 1
Poland RAC 2 2 0
Poland SEAC 2 1 1
Portugal RAC 2 1 1
Portugal SEAC 2 1 1
Romania RAC 2 2 0
Romania SEAC 2 0 2
Slovakia RAC 2 0 2
Slovakia SEAC 2 0 2
Slovenia RAC 2 2 0
Slovenia SEAC 2 2 0
Spain RAC 2 1 1
Spain SEAC 2 2 0
Sweden RAC 2 2 0
Sweden SEAC 2 2 0
* Vacancy expected from mandates ending
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Teema: Membership in ECHA Committees RAC and SEAC - Nominations by 3 May 2022
Dear Sir/Madam,
With this e-mail, you are invited to (re-)nominate your Member State’s representative/s in the European Chemicals Agency’s Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC). Attached letter and Annexes explain the nomination process, documentation required, and background information on the type of expertise sought for the RAC and SEAC members.
On behalf of ECHA, we would like to express our encouragement to the Member State Competent Authorities to continue to support the work of the members of these bodies, which have a continuously increasing workload.
Yours faithfully,
Tim Bowmer / Chair of RAC
Maria Ottati / Chair of SEAC
p.p. Pirjo Vainio-Hätönen
Assistant, Risk Management
European Chemicals Agency
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ANNEX 1 - Current Members of the Committees whose term of office will end
by 31 December 2022
Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC)
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Country Title Member Organisation
Term
HU Ms BIRÓ Anna National Public Health Center 26/09/2022
Institute for Medical Research and
HR Ms VARNAI Veda Occupational Health 26/09/2022
NO Ms BJØRGE Christine Norwegian Environment Agency 30/09/2022
ANSES - French Agency for Food,
Environmental and Occupational Health
FR Ms PRINTEMPS Nathalie & Safety 16/12/2022
ES Mr SOGORB Miguel A. Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche 16/12/2022
ISPRA - Institute for Environmental
IT Mr PARIS Pietro Protection and Research 16/12/2022
PL Ms PĘCZKOWSKA Beata Bureau for Chemical Substances 17/12/2022
Chemicals Office of the Republic of
SI Ms MENARD SRPČIČ Anja Slovenia 17/12/2022
LT Mr UŽOMECKAS Žilvinas Environmental Protection Agency 17/12/2022
National Institute for Public Health and
NL Ms SCHUUR Gerlienke the Environment 18/12/2022
LV Mr KADIĶIS Normunds Health Inspectorate 18/12/2022
FI Ms LEINONEN Riitta Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency 18/12/2022
SE Mr LUND Bert-Ove Swedish Chemicals Agency 18/12/2022
SI Ms SCHULTE Agnes Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 18/12/2022
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC)
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Country Title Member Organisation
Term
Independent Authority for Public
Revenue (I.A.P.R.) General Chemical
GR Ms ANTONIADOU Sofia State Laboratory (G.C.S.L.) 19/06/2022
LV Mr BERGS Ivars Laurus konsultācijas ltd. 15/12/2022
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National Institute for Public Health and
NL Mr JANSSEN Martien the Environment 13/12/2022
SE Mr JOYCE John Stockholm International Water Institute 12/12/2022
FI Ms KIISKI Johanna Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency 16/12/2022
RODRIGUEZ
ES Mr HERNANDEZ Manuel Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 26/09/2022
Federal Institute for Materials Research
DE Mr URBAN Klaus and Testing 22/06/2022
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