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<BR>ANSES and its European and international network<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>The creation of ANSES has reaffirmed and reinforced French influence in the European and international arenas.<BR>The extended sphere of competence of the new Agency along with the complementary nature and global reach of its missions mean that it is a major European contributor to the protection and improvement of public health.<BR>By integrating the European and international dimension in all of its activities through networking with key partners, the Agency continually strives to achieve efficiency and excellence.<BR>The European and International Affairs Unit of ANSES, which reports directly to the General Directorate, establishes and promotes the Agency's influence, visibility and recognition abroad while also developing partnerships.<BR><BR><BR>Strong commitment to European and international scientific expertise<BR><BR><BR>ANSES intervenes in the spheres of competence of six European Agencies: EFSA (food safety, animal health and welfare, plant health), EMA (human and veterinary medicinal products), ECHA (chemical products), AEE (the environment), ECDC (infectious diseases), EU-OSHA (occupational health and safety) and of four independent scientific committees reporting to the European Commission that are responsible for evaluating risks related to consumer products, health and the environment, emerging and new health risks, as well as occupational exposure limits. In some cases, as the national representative appointed by the French government, ANSES is also involved in the work of international scientific panels, set up by organisations such as the WHO (World Health Organisation), the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation) or the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).<BR><BR>On all these bodies ANSES plays an active role:<BR>- by participating in decision making or consultancy, developing strategy and programming expertise activities;<BR>- by sending data or seconding experts, and by developing evaluation methodology and drawing up recommendations.<BR><BR><BR>Apart from promoting recognition of French expertise, the purpose of this involvement is to avoid any unnecessary duplication of work by sharing skills and resources. Dialogue and discussion also reduce the risk of diverging opinions or at least make it possible to understand and explain them. Furthermore through its monitoring and surveillance activities, particularly concerning emerging or re-emerging risks, ANSES exchanges information through European and international networks to enable it to get the earliest possible knowledge of potentially dangerous events, the objective being to anticipate and prevent risks affecting French territory. These networks, either institutionalised or informal, increase the Agency's responsiveness. Finally, at the request of the government or on its own initiative, ANSES reviews and establishes current scientific knowledge to enable it to support or promote national policy on European decision-making bodies (European Council, Parliament and Commission) or in international forums such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission.<BR><BR><BR>ANSES reference laboratory activities<BR><BR><BR>As an extension of the 51 national reference mandates which it has received from the Government, ANSES, through its laboratories, performs reference missions for the European Commission (8 mandates), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, 15 mandates), the FAO (4 mandates), and WHO (1 mandate).<BR>ANSES helps reinforce and standardise the analytical capabilities of laboratories on European and international levels by developing methodologies, undertaking training activities and organising inter-laboratory proficiency tests.<BR>These activities, which help validate the data produced by laboratories, are particularly crucial since they are used on the one hand for evaluating risks and on the other for triggering public health measures.<BR><BR>ANSES, a stakeholder in European and international research<BR><BR>In the research field, both in France and Europe, ANSES plays a role on two complementary levels: <BR>- by programming research. Through its expertise work, ANSES identifies gaps in data, which is a source of uncertainty for risk assessment, and hence establishes the need to produce further knowledge. In pointing out these needs to national work groups coordinated by French ministries, it helps identify priorities for French research.<BR>- the priorities are then brought by national authorities to the attention of the European Commission while it is drawing up its calls for research projects. They are then used by ANSES itself to support its own research support activities, through national calls for research projects and the work of the ERA-NET(1) in which it participates.<BR>- as a research operator. ANSES is involved in many European or international research projects, both bilateral and multilateral, either as coordinator or as a partner.<BR><BR>A clear cooperation and support policy<BR><BR>Following agreement on French and international strategic and geographic priorities such as "One World, One Health" (an OIE project) or the Millennium Objectives of the United Nations, ANSES' cooperation policy has a twofold objective of helping to reinforce and modernise the health structures of partner countries, particularly in the south, and of improving knowledge of their health situations, both of which are particularly important in a context of globalisation with increasing movement of individuals and exchange of products.<BR>The mobilisation of ANSES teams in twinning, cooperative and support projects bear witness to the Agency's strong and sustained commitment to the worldwide fight against health risks.<BR><BR><BR>(1) European Research Area Network<BR><BR><BR>1 July 2010<BR><BR><BR><BR>Home,Anses,News,Press room,Agenda,Our topics,Food,Animal health and nutrition,Environmental health,Occupational health,Plants,Opinions and publications,Last opinions and reports,Food opinions and reports,Animal health and nutrition opinions and reports,Environmental and occupational health opinions and reports,Plants opinions,Opinions and reports in English,Bulletins and periodicals,Other publications,Subscribe to Anses newsletter,Research and reference,Research program,Laboratories and reference activities, + ,Job opportunities,Public procurement contracts,Our websites,Partners,Extranet / ExpertNet,Kid's area,Legal notice,Contact, ,<BR>Agency presentation,Missions,Governance system,Agency organization,Expertise,Scientific panels and Commissions,Quality policy,Ethical framework ,Europe/international,Activity reports,Official Bulletin ,<A HREF='PNH0I0.htm'>Europe </A>
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ANSES and its European and international network
The creation of ANSES has reaffirmed and reinforced French influence in the European and international arenas. The extended sphere of competence of the new Agency along with the complementary nature and global reach of its missions mean that it is a major European contributor to the protection and improvement of public health. By integrating the European and international dimension in all of its activities through networking with key partners, the Agency continually strives to achieve efficiency and excellence. The European and International Affairs Unit of ANSES, which reports directly to the General Directorate, establishes and promotes the Agency's influence, visibility and recognition abroad while also developing partnerships.
Strong commitment to European and international scientific expertise
ANSES intervenes in the spheres of competence of six European Agencies: EFSA (food safety, animal health and welfare, plant health), EMA (human and veterinary medicinal products), ECHA (chemical products), AEE (the environment), ECDC (infectious diseases), EU-OSHA (occupational health and safety) and of four independent scientific committees reporting to the European Commission that are responsible for evaluating risks related to consumer products, health and the environment, emerging and new health risks, as well as occupational exposure limits. In some cases, as the national representative appointed by the French government, ANSES is also involved in the work of international scientific panels, set up by organisations such as the WHO (World Health Organisation), the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation) or the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
On all these bodies ANSES plays an active role: - by participating in decision making or consultancy, developing strategy and programming expertise activities; - by sending data or seconding experts, and by developing evaluation methodology and drawing up recommendations.
Apart from promoting recognition of French expertise, the purpose of this involvement is to avoid any unnecessary duplication of work by sharing skills and resources. Dialogue and discussion also reduce the risk of diverging opinions or at least make it possible to understand and explain them. Furthermore through its monitoring and surveillance activities, particularly concerning emerging or re-emerging risks, ANSES exchanges information through European and international networks to enable it to get the earliest possible knowledge of potentially dangerous events, the objective being to anticipate and prevent risks affecting French territory. These networks, either institutionalised or informal, increase the Agency's responsiveness. Finally, at the request of the government or on its own initiative, ANSES reviews and establishes current scientific knowledge to enable it to support or promote national policy on European decision-making bodies (European Council, Parliament and Commission) or in international forums such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
ANSES reference laboratory activities
As an extension of the 51 national reference mandates which it has received from the Government, ANSES, through its laboratories, performs reference missions for the European Commission (8 mandates), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, 15 mandates), the FAO (4 mandates), and WHO (1 mandate). ANSES helps reinforce and standardise the analytical capabilities of laboratories on European and international levels by developing methodologies, undertaking training activities and organising inter-laboratory proficiency tests. These activities, which help validate the data produced by laboratories, are particularly crucial since they are used on the one hand for evaluating risks and on the other for triggering public health measures.
ANSES, a stakeholder in European and international research
In the research field, both in France and Europe, ANSES plays a role on two complementary levels: - by programming research. Through its expertise work, ANSES identifies gaps in data, which is a source of uncertainty for risk assessment, and hence establishes the need to produce further knowledge. In pointing out these needs to national work groups coordinated by French ministries, it helps identify priorities for French research. - the priorities are then brought by national authorities to the attention of the European Commission while it is drawing up its calls for research projects. They are then used by ANSES itself to support its own research support activities, through national calls for research projects and the work of the ERA-NET(1) in which it participates. - as a research operator. ANSES is involved in many European or international research projects, both bilateral and multilateral, either as coordinator or as a partner.
A clear cooperation and support policy
Following agreement on French and international strategic and geographic priorities such as "One World, One Health" (an OIE project) or the Millennium Objectives of the United Nations, ANSES' cooperation policy has a twofold objective of helping to reinforce and modernise the health structures of partner countries, particularly in the south, and of improving knowledge of their health situations, both of which are particularly important in a context of globalisation with increasing movement of individuals and exchange of products. The mobilisation of ANSES teams in twinning, cooperative and support projects bear witness to the Agency's strong and sustained commitment to the worldwide fight against health risks.
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