Ekspertgruppe om folkehelse
Kommisjonsbeslutning av 7. desember 2022 om opprettelse av Kommisjonens ekspertgruppe om folkehelse og om oppheving av kommisjonsbeslutning om opprettelse av Kommisjonens ekspertgruppe 'Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases’
Commission Decision of 7 December 2022 setting up a Commission expert group on public health and repealing Commission Decision setting up a Commission expert group ‘Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases’
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(1) In accordance with Article 168(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Union action, which is to complement national policies, should be directed towards improving public health, preventing physical and mental illness and diseases, and obviating sources of danger to physical and mental health. Under Article 168(2) of the Treaty, Member States are required, in liaison with the Commission, to coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 of that article. The Commission may, in close contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators and the organisation of exchange of best practice.
(2) The experience and the results achieved through the Commission expert group ‘Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases’ have shown that the coordination among Member States can contribute to reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases in the Union by sharing and implementing best practices and improving the coordination of action.
(3) In that expert group, the Commission has worked closely with the Member States to develop actions and policies which can support them in achieving the sustainable development goals, and in particular the sustainable development goal 3 ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages’. This work is in accordance with the Commission Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future – European action for sustainability. The Sustainable Development Goals will continue to provide the steer for actions on public health.
(4) Since the establishment of that expert group, the Union has been facing other important public health challenges, such as those related to communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis as well as related challenges concerning vaccination and antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, it is necessary that the coordination should no longer be limited to health promotion, disease prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, but should also be extended to these important new public health challenges.
(5) The mission of a new expert group should complement the work of the Health Security Committee, established by Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, by further supporting the exchange and implementation of best practices.
(6) The new expert group on public health will work on areas which are not overlapping with the work of the Health Security Committee, established by Decision No 1082/2013/EU. The Health Security Committee acts on preparedness and crisis response whilst the new expert group on public health will advise the Commission on policy development and transfer of best practices related to major public health challenges, including non-communicable disease as well as communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis, vaccination and antimicrobial resistance, in order to promote coordination between the Member States.
(7) Due to the broader scope of activities which go beyond of the current expert group, which focuses only on non-communicable diseases, it is necessary to set up a new expert group in the field of public health and to define its tasks and its structure, in compliance with Commission Decision C (2016) 3301 on establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups. The scope of this expert group should be extended to these public health challenges and not be limited to non-communicable diseases only.
(8) The group should be composed of Member States’ authorities.
(9) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down.
(10) Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the General Data Protection Regulation), which applies to the Member States.
(11) Commission Decision setting up the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases should be repealed and this group should be replaced by the new group established in the present decision, in order to develop actions and initiatives, to promote coordination between the Member States, to address major public health challenges in the Union, such as those related to communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis as well as related challenges including vaccination and antimicrobial resistance and not be limited to non-communicable diseases only.
(12) It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision, which should be of five years. The Commission should consider in due time the need for an extension of the application period, following an evaluation of the operations and outputs of the Expert group on public health.
(1) In accordance with Article 168(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Union action, which is to complement national policies, should be directed towards improving public health, preventing physical and mental illness and diseases, and obviating sources of danger to physical and mental health. Under Article 168(2) of the Treaty, Member States are required, in liaison with the Commission, to coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 of that article. The Commission may, in close contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators and the organisation of exchange of best practice.
(2) The experience and the results achieved through the Commission expert group ‘Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases’ have shown that the coordination among Member States can contribute to reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases in the Union by sharing and implementing best practices and improving the coordination of action.
(3) In that expert group, the Commission has worked closely with the Member States to develop actions and policies which can support them in achieving the sustainable development goals, and in particular the sustainable development goal 3 ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages’. This work is in accordance with the Commission Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future – European action for sustainability. The Sustainable Development Goals will continue to provide the steer for actions on public health.
(4) Since the establishment of that expert group, the Union has been facing other important public health challenges, such as those related to communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis as well as related challenges concerning vaccination and antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, it is necessary that the coordination should no longer be limited to health promotion, disease prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, but should also be extended to these important new public health challenges.
(5) The mission of a new expert group should complement the work of the Health Security Committee, established by Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, by further supporting the exchange and implementation of best practices.
(6) The new expert group on public health will work on areas which are not overlapping with the work of the Health Security Committee, established by Decision No 1082/2013/EU. The Health Security Committee acts on preparedness and crisis response whilst the new expert group on public health will advise the Commission on policy development and transfer of best practices related to major public health challenges, including non-communicable disease as well as communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis, vaccination and antimicrobial resistance, in order to promote coordination between the Member States.
(7) Due to the broader scope of activities which go beyond of the current expert group, which focuses only on non-communicable diseases, it is necessary to set up a new expert group in the field of public health and to define its tasks and its structure, in compliance with Commission Decision C (2016) 3301 on establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups. The scope of this expert group should be extended to these public health challenges and not be limited to non-communicable diseases only.
(8) The group should be composed of Member States’ authorities.
(9) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down.
(10) Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the General Data Protection Regulation), which applies to the Member States.
(11) Commission Decision setting up the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases should be repealed and this group should be replaced by the new group established in the present decision, in order to develop actions and initiatives, to promote coordination between the Member States, to address major public health challenges in the Union, such as those related to communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis as well as related challenges including vaccination and antimicrobial resistance and not be limited to non-communicable diseases only.
(12) It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision, which should be of five years. The Commission should consider in due time the need for an extension of the application period, following an evaluation of the operations and outputs of the Expert group on public health.