Commission Decision
of 3 March 2004
setting up Scientific Committees in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/210/EC) (repealed)
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Scientific Committee advisory structure and fields of competence
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mission
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment of the members of the Scientific Committees and associated members
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Constitution of a reserve list
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Election of the Chairs and Vice-chairs
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coordination of the Scientific Committees
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Terms of office
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Working groups and participation of external experts
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reimbursements and indemnities
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rules of procedures
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Voting rules
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adoption of scientific opinions
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diverging opinions
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Independence
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transparency
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretariat of the Commission's Scientific Committees
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Replacement of the Scientific Committees
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeals
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX I

FIELD OF COMPETENCE
1.

Scientific Committee on Consumer Products
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Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks
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3.

The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
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ANNEX II

INDEMNITIES
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Repealed by Commission Decision of 5 August 2008 setting up an advisory structure of Scientific Committees and experts in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment and repealing Decision 2004/210/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/721/EC).