Geert Dancet as ECHA Executive Director

27 Dec '07

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Management Board met on 17 December. The Board formally appointed Geert Dancet as the first Executive Director of the Agency. His term will begin on 1 January 2008. It also appointed the members of the Risk Assessment Committee. In addition, the Board adopted the 2008 budget of the Agency and the implementing rules for it.

Chair of the Management Board, Jukka Malm, said: “I'm pleased to see the Board could again take several important decisions that will make the Agency operational by June 2008. In particular, unanimous appointment of Mr. Dancet as the Executive Director, and the appointment of the members of the Risk Assessment Committee were essential. The Board also welcomed the outcome of the final vote of the European Parliament on the financial and human resources of the Agency.”

The Management Board unanimously appointed Geert Dancet as the first Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency. The term is five years, renewable once up to another five years. Geert Dancet has served as the Interim Executive Director since the Agency started on 1 June 2007.

His term as the Executive Director will start on 1 January 2008. The Management Board adopted the Agency's staff plan and budget for 2008, and the implementing rules for budget execution. Next year's budget amounts to €66.4 million. € 62.6 million is requested from the budget of the European Union and the remainder is to be covered by registration fees to be paid by industry.

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