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1 (3) D(2025)0862 Helsinki, 13 October 2025 RS/MO/mm Permanent Representations of the EU Member States and EEA-EFTA Countries Sent by email only Subject: Member States’ and EEA-EFTA countries’ nominations to ECHA Committees RAC and SEAC - Renewal and new membership Dear Sir/Madam, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is launching the process for (re)nominating candidates for membership of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio- Economic Analysis (SEAC).1 We would like to draw your attention to the importance of prompt nomination of committees’ members. The ex-post evaluation of ECHA’s Committees, conducted in 2023, found that RAC and SEAC are working at their capacity limits and that there is a significant untapped potential for Member States to nominate more members to these committees. You are kindly invited to submit your nominations and supporting documents no later than Monday 27 October 2025 to [email protected]. Please note that 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) signed by the Member State Competent Authority (MSCA). Supporting documents can be provided directly to ECHA by the nominee or MSCA. According to the REACH Regulation each country can nominate up to two RAC and SEAC members. However, some Member States have nominated only one committee member, and some Member States have nominated none. Because of this, RAC is at about 80% of full capacity and SEAC at just over 50%. In addition, new expertise is needed to carry out new tasks (Drinking water, Batteries, etc.). Prior to submitting the (re-)nomination documents, the nominating authority 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: • Roberto SCAZZOLA Chair of RAC: [email protected] • Maria OTTATI 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 and the Chairs have reviewed the qualifications and availability of the nominees. 1 REACH Regulation, Articles 85(1) and (2). P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | echa.europa.eu  2 (3) 1. Practicalities The names of the current members whose term of office is about to end are listed in Annex 1 and the full 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 and ways of operation. 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. 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 also an important ongoing task. 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. Note that the RAC Expertise grid was updated to take account of specific expertise needed for new RAC processes. Please submit updated grids for all renewals. 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 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. P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | echa.europa.eu  3 (3) 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 updated expertise grid Annex 5 Background paper on SEAC with the updated expertise grid Annex 6 ECHA Declaration of Interest Annex 7 Europass CV template P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | echa.europa.eu 1(1) Annex 2 - List of vacant positions on the two Committees from 1 October 2025 Current number of Country Committee Number of vacancies members Austria RAC 2 0 Austria SEAC 1 1 Belgium RAC 2 0 Belgium SEAC 1 1 Bulgaria RAC 2 0 Bulgaria SEAC 1 1 Croatia RAC 2 0 Croatia SEAC 0 2 Cyprus RAC 2 0 Cyprus SEAC 2 0 Czechia RAC 2 0 Czechia SEAC 1 1 Denmark RAC 2 0 Denmark SEAC 1 1 Estonia RAC 1 1 Estonia SEAC 1 1 Finland RAC 2 0 Finland SEAC 1 1 France RAC 2 0 France SEAC 2 0 Germany RAC 2 0 Germany SEAC 2 0 Greece RAC 2 0 Greece SEAC 1 1 Hungary RAC 2 0 Hungary SEAC 0 2 Iceland RAC 0 2 Iceland SEAC 0 2 Ireland RAC 1 1 Ireland* SEAC 1 1 Italy RAC 2 0 Italy SEAC 2 0 Latvia RAC 2 0 Latvia SEAC 1 1 Liechtenstein RAC 0 2 Liechtenstein SEAC 0 2 Lithuania RAC 2 0 Lithuania SEAC 2 0 Luxembourg RAC 2 0 Luxembourg SEAC 1 1 Malta RAC 0 2 Malta SEAC 0 2 Netherlands RAC 2 0 Netherlands SEAC 2 0 Norway RAC 2 0 Norway SEAC 1 1 Poland RAC 2 0 Poland SEAC 0 2 Portugal RAC 1 1 Portugal SEAC 1 1 Romania RAC 2 0 Romania SEAC 0 2 Slovakia RAC 1 1 Slovakia SEAC 0 2 Slovenia RAC 2 0 Slovenia SEAC 2 0 Spain RAC 2 0 Spain SEAC 2 0 Sweden RAC 2 0 Sweden SEAC 1 1 * Nomination for current vacancy in progress Saatja: "Webdesktop" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Info - SOM" <[email protected]>, "Enda Veskimäe" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Teema: Webdesktop: Nimetamine - ECHA Committees RAC and SEAC Kuupäev: 2025-10-14 12:35 Tere! Edastan Euroopa Kemikaaliameti kirja. Eestil ei paista aeguma hakkavaid liikmesusi olevat, on vaid 1 vaba koht RAC ja SEAC komitees. EV AEEL juures reg. number: 10.2-11/984 Reg. kuupäev: 13.10.2025 Sisu: Nimetamine - (re-)nominate your Member State’s representative/s in the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) -- Heade soovidega Tiiu Noobel sekretär, EV alaline esindus EL juures +32 2227 4337 ANNEX 1 1 (1) ANNEX 1 - Current Members of the Committees whose term of office will end by 30 June 2026 Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) End of Country Member Organisation Term CY Christodoulou University of Cyprus 29/03/2026 Sotirios FI Santonen Tiina Finnish Institute of Occupational Health 16/06/2026 DE Schlüter Urs Federal Institute for Occupational Safety 29/03/2026 and Health, Federal office for Chemicals GR Tsitsimpikou General Directorate of the General 22/03/2026 Christina Chemical State Laboratory GR Spetseris Nikolaos General Directorate of the General 22/03/2026 Chemical State Laboratory IT Aquilina Gabriele National Institute of Health 21/06/2026 LT Manusadžianas Nature Research Centre 20/06/2026 Levonas LU Neumann Michael German Environment Agency 16/06/2026 NL Hakkert Betty National Institute for Public Health and the 20/06/2026 Environment PL Barański Bogusław Bureau for Chemical Substances 18/06/2026 RO Docea Anca University of Medicine and Pharmacy 06/04/2026 Craiova Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) End of Country Member Organisation Term DE Thiele Karen German Environment Agency 15/12/2025 P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | Fax +358 9 68618210 | echa.europa.eu Saatja: ECHA Committees secretariat <[email protected]> Saaja: ECHA Committees secretariat Teema: Membership in ECHA Committees RAC and SEAC - Nominations by 27 October 2025 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). The 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. 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