Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the EuFMD meets twice a year. The Executive Committee, made up by seven members from the EU and two non-EU member countries, and FAO, WOAH, and the European Commission, agree to the EuFMD workplan. Thereafter, one member of the Executive maintains an oversight and guidance on the components development while the workplan is implemented by the EuFMD Secretariat.
The Executive Committee is made up by a Chairperson, two Vice-Chairs, and one observer - elected by the Member Nations at the General Session - and governs the Commission between the Sessions.
FAO, WOAH, DG-SANTE, OECD, European Union Reference Laboratory, The Pirbright Institute, and World Reference Laboratory participate as observers to all the Executive Committee meetings.
The reports of the Executive Committee are available here.
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 |
Emmanuelle Soubeyran (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 Gumen | Türkiye | Director General of Food and Control, Ministry 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 |
Spiridon Doudounakis | Greece | Head of Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food |
Cristina Bungardean-Armas | Romania | Director of the President's Cabinet at the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority |