Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the EuFMD meets twice a year. The Executive Committee of the EuFMD and its officers (a Chairperson and two vice-chairs) are elected by EuFMD member nations at the biennial General Session. The committee comprises representatives from nine EuFMD Member Nations (seven that are from EU member states and two that are non-EU countries). At its six-monthly meetings, committee members are joined by representatives of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the European Commission (DG-SANTÉ), the World Reference Laboratory for FMD (The Pirbright Institute) and the EU Reference Laboratory for FMD (ANSES/Sciensano). At these meetings, the EuFMD workplan is agreed and progress in implementation by the Secretariat is monitored
The elected members of the Executive Committee for the 2023-25 biennium are as follows:
Name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|
Lajos Bognar (Chairperson) | Hungary | Food-Chain Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture |
Marie-Christine Le Gal (1st Vice Chair) | France | Chief veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty |
Hendrik-Jan Roest (2nd Vice Chair) | Netherlands | Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality |
Christodoulos Pipis | Cyprus | Chief Veterinary Officer, Director Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment |
Hele-Mai Sammel | Estonia | Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Rural Affairs |
Taina Aaltonen | Finland | Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
Matjaž Guček | Slovenia | Chief Veterinary Officer, Administration for Food safety, Veterinary sector and Plant protection |
Ahmet Gümen | Türkiye | Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry |
Christine Middlemiss | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Observers
Name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|
Saša Bošković | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Department for Animal Health and Welfare - Veterinary Office |
TBC | Greece | TBC |
Cristina Bungardean-Armas | Romania | Director of the President's Cabinet at the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority |