Scientific Committee for Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) - Main contents

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Abbreviation: SCHEER

Policy Area: Environment;Public Health

Lead DG: DG Health and Food Safety

Type: Formal

Scope: Limited

Mission: The SCHEER, on request of Commission services, addresses questions on: •health and environmental risks related to pollutants in the environmental media and other biological and physical factors, for example in relation to air quality, water, waste and soils. It also addresses issues related to the toxicity and eco-toxicity of biocides and of chemical, biochemical and biological compounds not addressed by other EU bodies. •complex or multidisciplinary issues requiring a comprehensive assessment of risks to consumer safety or public health, for example antimicrobial resistance, nanotechnologies, medical devices and physical hazards such as noise and electromagnetic fields.

Task: Assist the Commission in the preparation of legislative proposals and policy initiatives

Contact: -

Publication in RegExp: 12/05/2016

Creating Act: -

Last updated: 06/07/2023

Additional Information

Activity report: First Plenary meeting was held on 28 and 29 May - inaugural meeting of SCCS and SCHEER: http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/events/ev_20160428_en.htm

Selection procedure: Appointment of members of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/docs/appointment_letter_2016_en.pdf

Selection procedure: Reserve List of Suitable Candidates for the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risk for the Term 2016-2021; according to Decision C(2015) 5383 on establishing Scientific Committees in the fields of public health and consumer safety

https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/scientific_committees/docs/appointment_reserve_list_2016_en.pdf

Selection procedure: The Database of experts for the Scientific Committees of the European Commission is open to scientists wishing to contribute to the work of the Scientific Committees on specific issues, on an ad hoc basis, as members of working groups or for scientific hearings and workshops; according the Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Committees

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/experts/database_en

Selection procedure: All SCHEER members and external experts are appointed as Type A - individual appointed in a personal capacity.

Rules of procedure: RULES OF PROCEDURE The Scientific Committees on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) adopted these Rules at their joint plenary meeting on 28 April 2016

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/docs/rules_procedure_2016_en.pdf

Other: The Declarations of interests of the members of SCHEER: http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/experts/declarations/scheer_en.htm

Subgroups

Electronic cigarettes

FORENV cycle V - Emerging environmental, societal, economic and technological developments and other issues potentially impacting our ability to achieve a water-resilient Europe by 2050

ICCG

Protection of animals used for scientific purposes

SCHEER WG on electromagnetic fileds (EMF)

Scientific Opinion on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys

WG on Water Quality (Groundwater and EQS)