ANNUAL REPORT 2022 | 15 same time, the SGL has the opportunity to demonstrate the activities and skills of a small Member State and its adaptability to cope with new requirements and challenges. The SGL actively participates in the following European Bodies/networks/meetings/programmes/studies: y European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) – Advisory Forum (AF) – Focal Point (FP) https://cutt.ly/qpBudYg – Communication Experts Network (CEN) – Scientific Networks: Chemical Monitoring Data Collection (ChemMon), Food Consumption and Exposure Data, Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EMRISK), Food Contact Materials, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment of GMOs (Food and Feed), and Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed y Expert Working Group on Analytical Methods of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). y European Reference Laboratories (EURL-NRL) meetings. y Collaborative studies on standardisation of methods (ISO) under the coordination of the competent EURLs. y Working Group for a guidance document on NRL involvement in the investigation of staphylococcal food poisoning outbreaks and for the validation of a front-line real-time PCR method for the characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes. y “Ring Tests” of the European Customs Laboratories CLEN for the harmonisation, integration and the publication of official CLEN methods. y EU comitology expert groups and standing committees. y European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) for drugs, arson, gunshot residues and explosives. y Network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories of the Council of Europe (EDQM-OMCL) in cooperation with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and other subcommittees of the Network. y Committee for Cosmetics and Consumer Health (CD-P-COS) and Committee of Experts on Cosmetic products (P-SC-COS) of the Council of Europe. y Committee for Food Contact Materials and Articles (CD-P-MCA) of the Council of Europe. y Customs Programme: – EU Customs Laboratories European Network (CLEN) for harmonisation and joint actions, and Working Groups of the Program (Actions 1 to 6). – EU Customs Laboratories Working Groups dealing with new psychoactive substances. Furthermore, in 2022, the SGL: y Continued participation in the following: – The evaluation of EU research proposals for funding and in the Programming Committee of the “Horizon Europe” (in areas of its competence) for research, etc. – The Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Health for the development of a strategy for research, and the approval of applications for applied research within the various departments of the Ministry. – The integration, enrichment and extension of the “European Bank for the Isotopic Characteristics of Wines” (as scientific coordinator of Cyprus and Greece), coordinated by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in implementation of Regulation (EC) 555/2008. – The Working Groups of the Council of the EU for the formation/modification of the European legislation. – The Management Board of the European Joint Research Programme on Human Biomonitoring (HBM4EU), representing the Ministry of Health and being the Cyprus scientific coordinator of the project. It also represents HBM4EU in European and international forums on mercury issues. In terms of International cooperation, the SGL continued participation in the following: y The Codex Alimentarius, the FAO and the WHO discussions in areas of its competence. y The work of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), mainly for the adoption of common legislation in the field of wines and wine products. y The WHO “Environment and Health Process”, as the National Contact Point of the Ministry of Health, as well as the National Focal Point (health sector) on the “European Environment and Health Task Force
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