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CALLS

ECDC Call for Tenders on Country support to advance One-Health responses against antimicrobial resistance in Western Balkans - OJ/2022/DIR/23891

Deadline September 5th, 2022

The scope of this call for tender is to contribute to the advancement of the ‘One-Health’ approach against AMR in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) through:

(i)                  identification of gaps in the current national AMR strategies and action plans;

(ii)                 development of country roadmaps;

(iii)               support in the development of electronic surveillance of AMR; and

(iv)               raising awareness initiatives.

This is part of ECDC technical pre-accessions assistance to national public health authorities in EU candidate and potential candidate countries funded by the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance of the EU.

Announcement

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/procurement-and-grants

TED publication date

21/06/2022 00:00

Question deadline

26/08/2022 23:59 UTC+02:00

Time limit for receipt of tenders

05/09/2022 16:00 UTC+02:00

Conditions for opening tenders (date)

07/09/2022 10:00 UTC+02:00

Award method

Best price-quality ratio

Estimated total value

300000.00 EUR

Functional mailbox

procurement@ecdc.europa.eu

Call for Tenders: OJ/2022/DIR/23891- Country Support to Advance One-Health Responses against Antimicrobial Resistance in Western Balkans

Document: 1. Invitation to tender DIR/23891 has been published EN

Document: 2. Tender specifications DIR/23891 has been published EN

Document: 3. Annex I- Model Contract DIR/23891 has been published EN

Document: 4. Annex II - Financial tender form DIR/23891 has been published EN


Call for proposal - NAM projects in the areas of AOP development and transcriptomics for risk assessment (GP/EFSA/ED/2022/01)

Deadline September 26th, 2022

This call is aimed at inviting proposals for NAM-based case studies in areas that have been identified in the NAM roadmap as needing further scientific development. In line with EFSA’s vision, the proposed case studies should have the potential to improve the speed, precision and predictability of chemical risk assessment related to food safety by enabling the integration of mechanism-based data while at the same time reducing the need for animal bioassays.

This call for proposals is divided into the following two lots:

  • Lot 1: Development of AOPs/AOP networks
  • Lot 2: NAM transcriptomics for toxicology specific pathway analysis to predict target organ toxicity

It consists of a 2-step procedure, with the first step consisting in submitting a concise Outline Proposal (step 1) that, if shortlisted, will lead to the applicant being invited to submit a Full Application (step 2). To be eligible, applicants must be on the list of competent organisations designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and Commission Regulation (EC) 2230/2004. This list is regularly updated by EFSA Management Board and is available for consultation using this link https://efsa.force.com/competentorganisations/s/.

The maximum budget is 10,000,000.00 € (5,000,000.00 € for each lot: 1 & 2).

The deadline for submission of outline proposals (step 1): 26 Sep 2022 -23:59 (CEST)

The link to the call can be found at the EFSA grants page

For questions, please contact: EFSAprocurement@efsa.europa.eu


Prior Information Notice for open call - Advancing Aggregate Exposure to Chemicals in EU

Link: TED website

The aim of this procurement is to develop a roadmap for action (i.e., strategic planning document that outlines the current status of the issue, data gaps, barriers, cooperation opportunities that allows prioritisation of strategies necessary to achieve a given vision) in the area of aggregate exposure to chemicals, defined as exposure to one chemical via different sources (e.g. air, soil, diet, consumer products) and via different routes (oral, dermal and inhalation), and to define a multi-annual strategy for its implementation.

The launch of the roadmap for action “Advancing Aggregate Exposure to Chemicals in EU” is foreseen by the end of July 2022. Once the call is published, we will also share this information with you.

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CONSULTATIES

Public consultation - Draft report on the development of a harmonised approach to exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products, feed additives and pesticides in food of animal origin

EMA and EFSA launched a public consultation on a joint report on the development of a harmonised approach to exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products, feed additives and pesticides in food of animal origin.

Food from animals may contain traces of veterinary medicines as well as feed additives and pesticides. The presence of residues in food of animal origin is regulated in the European Union to ensure the safety of consumers. 

The two EU agencies have joined together at the request of the European Commission to harmonise how they do dietary exposure assessments, which until now differed because of the separate regulatory frameworks in the areas of veterinary medicines, feed additives and pesticides. 

The draft report was produced by experts from EMA, EFSA, the Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), and with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). EMA and EFSA are proposing a set of recommendations to harmonise and align data gathering and assessment processes to improve consistency of outcomes across these three fields. 

The public consultation is open until 31 August 2022. For more information you can consult this link.  

OVERIG

EFSA’s new Management Board is operational as of 1 July 2022. 

  • In the new governance model, the Member States, the European Parliament, the European Commission, civil society and those representing food chain interests, will be represented in EFSA’s Management Board. 
  • The new model responds to the requirements of the Transparency Regulation, which entered into force in March 2019 and increased the role of Member States as well as the engagement of all parties involved with the work of EFSA. 
  • The Management Board ensures that EFSA functions effectively and efficiently delivers its mandate as defined in its founding Regulation and meets the expectations of European and national institutions, stakeholders and the public 

You can read more in English here (translations are also available in DE, FR, ES and IT).

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