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ANNUAL REPORT 2015

Management Board 16 March 2016

2

Trusted science for safe food

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Activity Report 2015

Innovation

Openness Cooperation

3

Progress

4

2015 HIGHLIGHTS - TRANSFORMATION

80% of requirements achieved for Quality - ISO 9001 certification

The MATRIX project cost-benefit

concluded, go decision for 2016

Centralised procurement and contract management

with efficiency gains via STEP-2018

Talent Management defined revised policies,

processes and tools, start implementation in 2016

Annual Activity Report 2015

5

Opening of the Data Warehouse

2015 HIGHLIGHTS - TRANSFORMATION

Annual Activity Report 2015

Innovation and collaboration on machine Learning

Transparency and Engagement

in Risk Assessment project

6

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

Isoflavone opinion applying the

Prometheus approach

Publication of Caffeine opinion

Annual Activity Report 2015

Advice to EU risk managers to front the new outbreaks of

Xylella fastidiosa

7

Agora project with the launch of the New Website

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

Second EFSA scientific conference @ EXPO

Opening of the Brussels Office

Annual Activity Report 2015

8

Strategic Objectives

TOWARDS 2020

Public engagement in risk assessment

Open & wide evidence base

Scientific capacity & knowledge community

Preparedness to risk assessment challenges

Enabling culture & environment

Annual Activity Report 2015

9

Figures

10

Operational variation:

Timing of mandate received from EC

Scientific complexity

Consolidation

Supporting publications exceed target by 54%

Output at 96% of target

SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT

62

307

6

86

304

2 0

100

200

300

Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3

Actual

Target

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11

Operational variation:

Adoptions in the following month (A1)

Additional scientific data required to produce the opinion

Adoption timeliness at 95% of target

ADOPTION TIMELINESS

92 83

100 100 90

100

0

100

Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3

Actual

Target

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Clock-stops driven by flavourings All new applications in clock-stop due to insufficient data submission. Re-evaluations largely completed. Remaining few most complex, require more data

ACTIVITY 2: CLOCK-STOP

Annual Activity Report 2015

13

Improvement in overdues Increases due to 10 year re-evaluations

ACTIVITY 2: OVERDUES

Annual Activity Report 2015

14

Scientific Output by Sector

ACTIVITY 2: REGULATED PROJECTS

1

1

2

7

9

17

18

21

22

31

34

68

76

Food enzymes

Processing aids

Animal by-products

Novel food

Pesticides other

GMO

Flavourings

Food contact materials

Health claims

Food additives

Pesticides peer review

Feed additives

Maximum Residue Levels

Annual Activity Report 2015

15

41.7

9.6

28.4

39.4

11.8

28.2

Personnel Infrastructure Operations

Budget

Actual

Budget Execution by Title

A shift from internal to external focus

BUDGET EXECUTION BY TITLE

-0.6

-0.4

0.8

0.2

Budget transfers in Title III during 2015

IT Tools

Scientific Meetings

Scientific Cooperation

Outreach

Commitment at 99.81% Payments at 90.11%

Annual Activity Report 2015

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13.5

19.5 24.6

5.4

16.4 12.4

20.7 22.8

7.0

16.7 12.1

20.0 22.9

7.1

17.4

Scientific adviceand risk

assessment

Evaluation ofregulated products

Data collection &scientific

cooperation

Communicationand dialogue

Total supportactivities

Actual 2014

Budget 2015

Actual 2015

Budget Execution by Activity in € Millions

A shift from internal to external focus

BUDGET EXECUTION BY ACTIVITY

Centralisation of financial and procurement

functions drives higher cost re-allocation to A6

Annual Activity Report 2015

17

80

129

85

34

117 66

145

105

39

122

66

135

99

36

116

Scientific adviceand risk

assessment

Evaluation ofregulated products

Data collection &scientific

cooperation

Communicationand dialogue

Total supportactivities

2014 FTEs

2015 budget posts

2015 FTEs

Staffing by Activity in Full Time Equivalent Resource

A shift from internal to external focus

STAFFING BY ACTIVITY

Operational activities increase 0.3% in staffing

Annual Activity Report 2015

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EFSA’S INDEPENDENCE POLICY

Implementation of DOI rules (in force as of 30 Sep 2014)

Objective Indicator Achieved

2015

Ensure full compliance with EFSA policy on Independence

Proportion of experts with approved annual DOI (aDOI) before first meeting invitation

99.80%

Proportion of experts with approved specific DOIs (sDOI) before participation in an EFSA meeting

99.72%

DoIs Screened Meeting agenda

items scrutinised Potential conflicts prevented

Staff members leaving EFSA

4591 SDoIs 3016 ADoIs

32.200 SDoIs: 76 agenda items

20 aDoIs rejected

Total: 28 Private sector: 5

Restrictions: 2

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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS PREVENTED (REJECTIONS)

99.80 99.72

% ADoI approved beforeinvitation

% SDoI approved beforemeeting

Ensuring full compliance with policy

INDEPENDENCE

Annual Activity Report 2015

3016 ADoIs

4591 SDoIs

32 200 meeting agenda items

evaluated

20 ADoIs 76 agenda items

DEPARTURES Total: 28 Private sector: 5 Restrictions: 2