Related documents:

Terms of reference	List of stakeholder organisations	List of "Associated membership”

See also:

• Press release: EFSA’s Stakeholder Consultative Platform appoints Chair - http://www.efsa.eu.int/press_room/press_release/1227_en.html
  
  
• View the Management Board Meeting to see discussions on the establishment of the Stakeholder Consultative Platform - http://www.flyonthewall.com/FlyBroadcast/efsa.eu.int/BoardMeeting0605/
  

Membership

Before being able to attend a meeting, an organization must apply formally to EFSA for membership. To be eligible organisations must meet all the following eligibility criteria:

- organisations set up at the EU level;
- organisations with a specific expertise on matters within the remit of EFSA and in particular food safety issues or covering a specific sector of the food chain
- organisations which are representative in the field of their competence and involved in the areas covered by EFSA;
- organisations permanently established at the EU level and well-known at the Community level for their activities in the area within the remit of EFSA.

Associated membership

In accordance to the Terms of Reference setting up the Platform, EFSA launched a call for expression of interest to constitute a list of "associated members" to be invited on topic-related and case-by-case basis.

Call for expressions of interest:

All applications received have been checked against the criteria laid down in the call of expressions of interest.

The list of eligible organisations is below enclosed.

List of Associated membership