Article 2 Establishing of the list of competent organisations

The Authority shall ensure that the organisations designated by the Member States comply with the criteria set out in Article 1(1). Where necessary, the Member States shall be asked, by reasoned request, to add to the evidence referred to in Article 1(2).

The Authority’s Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up the list of competent organisations, stating their specific fields of competence, especially in the field of safety assessment of genetically modified foods and feeds, on the basis of the procedure set out in paragraph 1.

The list provided for in paragraph 2 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the list’) shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (‘C’ series).

The list shall be updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from the Authority’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States.