# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (Text with EEA relevance), Article 6: Harmonised quality criteria and implementing conditions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. After consulting the Commission, the Authority shall lay down harmonised quality criteria for the performance of tasks which it entrusts to the organisations on the list, in particular:
(a) criteria to ensure that tasks are performed to high scientific and technical standards, especially with regard to the scientific and/or technical qualifications of staff assigned to them;
(b) criteria relating to the resources which may be allocated to the performance of tasks, especially with a view to ensuring that they are completed by pre-established deadlines;
(c) criteria relating to the existence of rules and procedures for ensuring that specific categories of tasks are carried out with independence, integrity and respect for confidentiality.
2. The precise conditions for the performance of tasks entrusted to organisations on the list shall be laid down in specific agreements between the Authority and each organisation concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/2230/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2230/article-6
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