Council Directive on assistance to the Commission in the scientific examination of questions relating to food
On 25 February 1993, the Council adopted a Directive, 93/5/EEC, on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable their competent authorities and bodies to cooperate with the Commission and lend it the assistance it needs in the scientific examination of questions of public interest relating to food, particularly in the field of public health, through disciplines such as those associated with medicine, nutrition, toxicology, biology, hygiene, food technology, biotechnology, novel foods and processes, risk assessment techniques, physics and chemistry. Each Member State shall designate the authority or body which will be responsible for the cooperation with the Commission and for distribution of work in appropriate institutes within Member States. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this directive before 1 June 1993.