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Beijing, December 2004

Opportunities within the FP6 Framework Programme of the

European Commission

                     

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Agenda

Food Quality and Safety Thematic Priority

Conclusions.

Introduction

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What is FP6?

Introduction

FP6 (www.cordis.lu/fp6) is the financial instrument to help make the European Research Area (ERA) a reality!

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Thematic Priorities under FP6

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

2. Information Society Technologies

3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices

4. Aeronautics and space

5. Food quality and safety

6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Introduction

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Food Quality and Safety Thematic Priority

Improve the health and well-being of European citizens through higher quality food and improved control of food production

and related environmental factors.

Introduction

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Specific Support Action (SSA)To support the implementation of FP6

To potentially help the preparation of future Framework Programme

To stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of:

SMEs Small research teams Newly developed and remote research centres Organizations from the Candidate Countries

Conferences, seminars, studies and analysis, working and expert groups, information and communication

Available Instruments and Schemes

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Coordination Action (CA)

To promote and support the networking and coordination of researchand innovation activities

Coordination actions should cover: Definition Organization Management

Organisation of conferences, meetings, peformance of studies,exchange of personnel, exchange and dissemination of good

practices

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Available Instruments and Schemes

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Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)

Aimed at improving: European competitiveness or Meeting the needs of society or Community policies.

An RTD project designed to gain knowledge or improveexisting products, processes or services.

A demonstration project designed to prove the viability ofnew technologies but which cannot be commercialized directly

Multipartner, research, demonstration or innovation projects

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Available Instruments and Schemes

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Open Calls

Call number Call Title Deadline Instrument(s)

FP6-2004-FOOD-3-B

Thematic call in the area of 'Food quality and safety'

08 Feb 2005 SSA, CA, STREP

FP6-2004-FOOD-3-C

Thematic call in the area of 'Food quality and safety'

07 Sep 2005 SSA

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Open Calls

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CA STREP

SSA: 1 legal entity from a MS or AS

Minimum number of partners for each of the instruments:

3 independent legal entities from 3 different MS or AS, with at least 2 MS or ACC (Associated Candidate Countries)

Indicative Budget SSA: Euro 5 million in each of the callsCA and STREP: Euro 54 million

SSA, CA AND STREP

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Areas Addressed

5.1. Total food chain

5.2. Epidemiology of food-related diseases and allergies

5.3. Impact of food on health

5.4. Traceability processes along the production chain

5.5. Methods of analysis, detection and control

5.6. Safer and environmentally friendly production methods and technologies and healthier food stuffs

5.7. Impact of animal feed on human health

5.8. Environmental health risks

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Objectives for SSAs under the Food Quality and Safety thematic priority:

Realizing ERA objectives

Promoting SME participation

Stimulating international cooperation

Supporting policy development Stimulating exploitation

Contributing to the EU Strategy for Life Sciences and

Biotechnology

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Suggested strategic actions for each of these horizontal objectives:

Realising ERA objectives Preparation ot Technology Platforms

Promoting SME participationTargeted measures to increase SME participation in specific areas of food quality and safety research

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Stimulating international cooperationInitiatives aimed at: Stimulating co-operation (international workshops, platforms, fora, networks, etc.); Facilitating the participation of INCO target countries in research projects (information dissemination, match-making, networking, expert meetings etc); Networking on issues related to genetic resources; Review the existing scientific knowledge concerning agricultural biotechnology in developing countries; Bi-regional co-operation platforms for FQ&S research; Networking and training national contact points from INCO target countries for FQS research.

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Supporting policy development

Expert groups, workshops and other actions supporting policy development, such as:

Analysis of the impact of the new EU “feed and food control” regulation on developing countries. The economic impact of dietary strategies. Stakeholder workshops on future scenarios for food and agricultural research. Multi-stakeholder fora on traceability/ on bio-active compounds and functional food from the marine food chain, etc.

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Stimulating exploitation Transregional discussion platforms on innovation and research partnerships (regional public and private actors).Tools to facilitate uptake of new technologies by SMEs.

Contributing to the EU Strategy for Life Sciences and Biotechnology Networks of biotechnology clusters. Consumer consensus, education and stakeholder communication strategy. Strengthening the links between science and the media. Workshop on exploratory methods for assessing potential cumulative and long-term effects of GM crops and food produced therefrom.

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Specific Support Actions (SSA)

The suggested list of strategic actions is not exhaustive.

Any proposal meeting horizontal objectives may be submitted to Sixth

Framework Programme.

The topic of the SSA has to fall within the general objectives and

scope of the thematic priority Food Quality and Safety.

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Coordination Actions (CA)

There is only one thematic area identified for CA in the current FP6 call in Food Quality and Safety:

Area: Impact of food on health Topic for 2005 - T5.4.3.4 Catering and eating out of home

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Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)

For 2005 there are very specific thematic topics identified for STREP in the open Food Quality and Safety call:

T5.4.1.3 Improving the quality and safety of ready-to-eat products and semi prepared

foodstuffs by the exploitation of new and innovative technologies

T5.4.2.2 Developing a trans-European methodology to study food consumption

T5.4.2.3 Health risks and benefits of increased global trade in foods and food

ingredients

T5.4.4.2 Vulnerability of food and feed chains to dangerous agents and substances.

T5.4.5.3 Investigating the fundamentals of TSE enabling the rational development of

detection and control strategies

T5.4.6.5 Sustainable apiculture and honey production

T5.4.6.6 Methods for the control of helminths in livestock

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Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) – cont.

T5.4.6.7 Developing efficient and stable biological containment systems for GM plants

T5.4.6.8 Improved rabbit production

T5.4.6.9 Rational use of water for quality and safe crop products

T5.4.6.10 Mycobacterium avium sub-species paratuberculosis diagnosis and control

T5.4.7.2 Development of alternative sources of nutrients in livestock feeds

T5.4.8.3 Assessing health benefits against potential effects of environmental

contaminants in selected food groups

T5.4.8.4 Risk assessment of non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls

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Co-operation under Sixth Framework Programme

Conclusions

Suggested Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Specific Thematic Area(s) – to be selected

One of two open Calls for proposals to be chosen – depending on the planned date of submission (February or September 2005)

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