PEC01/02

Pan-European Conference on Food Safety and Quality
Thermal and Conference Hotel Hélia

Budapest (Hungary), 25-28 February 2002

Provisional timetable

Registration will take place as follows:
Sunday 24 February 2002 15.00-19.00 hrs.
Monday 25 February 2002 07.30-11.30 hrs.
Tuesday 26 February 2002 08.00-11.00 hrs.

Monday 25 Feburary 2002

Plenary session, Hélia Conference Ball Room

Time	Agenda item	Subject
09.00	1	Opening ceremony - Opening address by the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development, His Excellency Mr. András Vonza
09.10		- Opening address by the Hungarian Minister of Health, His Excellency Mr. István Mikola
09.20		- Opening address by the Assistant Director-General Economic and Social Department of FAO, Mr. Hartwig de Haen
09.30		- Opening address by the Excecutive Director Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments of WHO
09.40		Closing of the opening ceremony
09.45	2	Keynote address by His Excellency Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries of the Netherlands
10.15		Coffee beak
10.45	3	Plenary session introduction by the Chair election of Officers adoption of the Agenda
11.00		Presentation of Conference papers:
	4	Pan-European co-operation in policy and science advancement
	4a	Food Safety and Quality in Europe - emerging issues and unresolved problems Mme. Isabelle Chmitelin, France
11.25	4b	Statistics on food-borne disease in Europe Ms. Cristina Tirado, WHO
11.50	4c	System of food safety in Poland, present situation and prospects of change Mr. Lucjan Szponar, Poland
12.15		Break for lunch
14.20	4d	Examples of comprehensive and integrated approach to risk analysis in the food chain - experiences and lessons learned Mr. Stuart Slorach, Sweden
14.45	4e	Institutional and scientific cooperation, networking and capacity building in the field of food safety and quality Mr. Cornelis Houtman, The Netherlands
15.10	5	Pan-European co-operation in information and communication development
	5a	Rapid Alert System for food products in the European Union and its possible extension to other countries in the region Mr. Patrick DeWevre, European Commission
15.35		Coffee break
16.00	5b	Information exchange and networking – an Emerging Risk Identification System (ERIS) Mr. Edwin Hecker, The Netherlands
16.25	5c	A mechanism for the exchange of official information on food safety, animal and plant health Mr. David Nowell, FAO
16.50	5d	Consumer information and participation – interactive communication with consumers on food safety risks and food quality Mr. Jim Murray, BEUC
17.15	6	Other matters
18.00		Closing of the first plenary session
19.00		Reception hosted by the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development, Helia Hotel

Tuesday 26 February 2002

Time	Agenda item	Subject
09.00		Plenary Session Establishment of the Agenda of the Work Groups Conference Ball Room
10.00		Coffee break
10.30		Commencement of the Work Groups:
	4	Pan-European co-operation in policy and science advancement Conference Ball Room
	5	Pan-European co-operation in information and communication development Mercure Room
12.30		Break for lunch
14.30		Continuation of the Work Groups
16.00 - 16.30		Coffee break
18.00		Closing

Wednesday 27 February 2002

Time	Agenda item	Subject
09.00		Continuation of Work Groups:
	4	Pan-European co-operation in policy and science advancement Conference Ball Room
	5	Pan-European co-operation in information and communication development Mercure Room
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee break
12.30		Break for lunch
14.30	7	Plenary session Presentation of the results of the Work Groups Conference Ball Room
16.00 - 16.30		Coffee break
18.00		Closing

Thursday 28 February 2002

Time	Agenda item	Subject
09.00		Excursion offered by the host Government (optional)
13.30	8	Plenary Session Adoption of the Final Report with Recommendations Conference Ball Room
16.00		Closing of the Conference