Memorandum of Understanding between EFSA and EMA

EMA and EFSA as Parties of the present Memorandum of Understanding commit to fostering cooperation between the two agencies in the field of activities identified below based on the principles of appropriateness, common interest, reciprocity and complementarity.

The implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding aims in particular at avoiding duplication, at further developing the scientific excellence and the other core values of the two agencies involved, at optimising of the use of risk assessment capacity across the European Union, at developing and harmonising methodologies and approaches to assessing risks associated with the remit of the agencies involved, and at strengthening the evidence basis for risk assessment and risk monitoring.