Nomination of a member

Ref. Ares(2022)8598749 - 12/12/2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY The Director-General Brussels, SANTE.B.2/SG/ik (2022) 9309440 Subject: Nomination of a member, an alternate member, and a contact person to the Health Security Committee Your Excellency, The European Parliament and the Council adopted in October 2022 three regulations that, together with the revised mandate of the European Medicines Agency, form the new EU Health Security Framework. The overall aim is to improve the EU’s capacities to respond to future pandemics and other cross-border health crises. The overarching element of this Framework is the Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU. This Regulation, together with the Regulation on the revised mandate of the ECDC and the Emergency Framework Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union(1) on 6 December 2022 and will enter into force 20 days after. The Health Security Committee (HSC), as formally established by Decision No 1082/2013/EU, plays an important role in the coordination of prevention, preparedness, and response planning for serious cross-border threats to health. Under the new Regulation, the HSC received additional responsibilities regarding the adoption of guidance and opinions to better support EU Member States in the prevention and control of serious cross-border threats to health, and to support better coordination between EU Member States to address those threats. (1) Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013 (OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 26–63). Regulation (EU) 2022/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control (OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 1–25). Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2372 on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis- relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level (OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 64–78. Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111 [email protected]  According to Article 4 of the Regulation, the Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Member States at two working levels:  a senior-level working group for regular discussion on serious cross-border threats to health and for the adoption of opinions and guidance; and  technical working groups to discuss specific topics. I will personally chair the senior-level group and hereby cordially invite you to nominate your representative and not more than two alternate members. I plan for the senior level working group to physically meet to discuss key issues regarding prevention and preparedness for and response to serious cross-border threats to health and to adopt opinions and guidance, when relevant. In addition, I invite you to nominate a liaison officer for day-to-day contacts with the HSC secretariat. Also, if not yet done, you can still nominate a representative for the first working group we are setting up: the “preparedness” working group. In accordance with the Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health, we will publish on the Commission’s website the authorities, organisations or bodies to which the HSC members belong, but no personal data, such as names or contact details. Please provide the title, name, work address, email address, phone number and the name of the authority, organisation or body for all representatives (senior level; liaison officer; working group member) by 15 December 2022 to the following e-mail address: SANTE- [email protected]. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the first formal in-person meeting of the senior-level HSC group is planned on 24 January 2023 in Luxembourg. Yours faithfully, [e-signed] Sandra GALLINA Electronically signed on 09/12/2022 19:49 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Saatja: SANTE CONSULT B2 <[email protected]> Saaja: (Permanent Representation of Austria = Représentation permanente de l'Autriche), (Permanent Representation of Belgium = Représentation permanente de la Belgique), (Permanent Representation of Bulgaria = Représentation permanente de la Bulgarie), (Permanent Representation of Croatia = Représentation permanente de la Croatie), (Permanent Representation of Cyprus = Représentation permanente de Chypre), (Permanent Representation of Denmark = Représentation permanente du Danemark), Esindus EL juures üldaadress, (Permanent Representation of Finland = Représentation permanente de la Finlande), (Permanent Representation of France = Représentation permanente de la France), (Permanent Representation of Germany = Représentation permanente de l'Allemagne), (Permanent Representation of Greece = Représentation permanente de la Grèce), (Permanent Representation of Hungary = Représentation permanente de la Hongrie), (Permanent Representation of Ireland = Représentation permanente de l'Irlande), (Permanent Representation of Italy = Représentation permanente de l'Italie = Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia presso l’U..., (Permanent Representation of Latvia = Représentation permanente de la Lettonie), (Permanent Representation of Lithuania = Représentation permanente de la Lituanie), (Permanent Representation of Luxembourg = Représentation permanente du Luxembourg), (Permanent Representation of Malta = Représentation permanente de Malte), (Permanent Representation of Netherlands = Représentation permanente des Pays-Bas), (Permanent Representation of Poland = Représentation permanente de la Pologne), (Permanent Representation of Portugal = Représentation permanente du Portugal), (Permanent Representation of Romania = Représentation permanente de la Roumanie), (Permanent Representation of Slovakia = Représentation permanente de la Slovaquie), (Permanent Representation of Slovenia = Représentation permanente de la Slovénie), (Permanent Representation of Spain = Représentation permanente d'Espagne), (Permanent Representation of Sweden = Représentation permanente de Suède), (Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic = Représentation permanente de la République tchèque) Teema: Invitation for nomination of senior-level representatives of the EU Member States and alternates to the Health Security Committee - Ares(2022)8598749 Dear Sir/Madam, Please find attached letter Ares(2022)8598749 from Sandra Gallina. Kind regards, HSC Secretariat Saatja: Webdesktop <[email protected]> Saadetud: 12.12.2022 18:20 Adressaat: SM Info <[email protected]>; Elen Ohov <[email protected]> Koopia: Agne Nettan-Sepp Brüsselis <[email protected]> Teema: Webdesktop: Nomination of a member, an alternate member, and a contact person to the Health Security Committee Tere!Edastan Komisjoni kirja. Vastamise tähtaeg on juba 15.12.2022.Reg. number: 14-4/1272Reg. kuupäev: 12.12.2022Sisu: Nomination of a member, an alternate member, and a contact person to the Health Security CommitteeHeade soovidegaTiiu [email protected]är EV alaline esindus EL juures