Panels of veteran tasters normally carry out tastings on a regular and continuous basis, involving sensory tests which require a great effort on their part.

Transmit to Switzerland the project proposals recommended by the evaluation committee;

Participate in the evaluation committee as an observer.

The selection of the most appropriate variant or the solution most appropriate in expert terms for the project documentation shall be made by a special expert evaluation commission. The expert evaluation commission shall consist of individuals that are appointed members by the relevant professional chamber and individuals that are appointed members by the investor. The composition of the expert evaluation commission must be such that the members appointed by the investor are in the majority and the predominance of the profession is ensured.

Establish an evaluation committee, chaired by the NCU in which selected line ministries, the regions and NGOs with voting power are represented,

Mid-term and ex-post evaluations shall respond to common evaluation questions defined by the Commission in consultation with the Republic of Slovenia and shall, as a general rule, be accompanied by achievement related criteria and indicators.

Names of any members of the jury who have already been selected

Indicate whether the jury's decision is binding on the contracting authority

The Commission shall submit a preliminary interim evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme by 31 December 2006 at the latest, and a final report by 31 December 2010 at the latest.

These reports will constitute an essential form of information for the preparation, at the end of each Presidency, of an evaluation report to be submitted to the Council, and drafted by the Commission, on the existing situation in every third country, where Member States' immigration liaison officers are posted.

After the panels have been set up and have gone through the routine trials, it would obviously be necessary to regularly check their performance at suitable intervals.

Duties of the panel organizer or supervisor (or panel)

It is the duty of the panel supervisor to stimulate the morale of the panel members by encouraging interests, curiosity and a competitive spirit among them.

The panel organizer shall record the data for each of the candidates in the following manner to facilitate their arrangement:

When the conditions indicated in the above standards are met, the necessary facilities are available and the panel has been selected, each taster shall smell and taste (1) the sample of oil up for analysis contained in the tasting glass.

He is the key figure in the panel and is responsible for its organization and running.

Decisions of great technological and commercial importance depend in a large majority of cases on their judgement.

If any doubts should arise, he shall discuss the difficulties encountered privately with the panel supervisor.

Where a Member State encounters difficulties in setting up a panel in its territory, it may use the services of a panel operating in another Member State.

The evaluation report, to be drawn up within four months of completion of the measures, shall be forwarded to the Commission at the earliest opportunity.

The panel organizer shall be a suitably trained, knowledgeably person who is an expert on the kinds of oils which he will come across in the course of his work.

During the interview, the panel organizer shall explain the characteristics of his task to the candidate and approximately how much time it will take up.

The competent body shall forward the assessment reports referred to in paragraph 3 to the Commission on the 30th day following receipt of the documents referred to in that paragraph, at the latest.

This stage shall be completed by the panel organizer who shall personally interview the candidates to familiarize himself with their personality and surrounding environment.

The training stage normally entails a number of sessions, depending on the possibilities open to the panel and the study, during which, after individually analysing the oils, the tasters discuss the difficulties they have encountered with the panel organizer and comment on the marks given so as to unify criteria and opinions.

to commission an assessment study, at the applicant's expense, of the measures caried out, if this is requested by the Commission or by the competent body to which the application for financing has been submitted;

For that purpose, not later than 30 June 2004, the Commission shall submit to the Council an evaluation report, together with proposals for the future of this Regulation and for any amendments needing to be made to it.

When called by the panel supervisor to participate in an organoleptic test, the taster should be able to attend at the time set beforehand and shall observe the following:

Consequently, it is a point of reference common to any normal human group and may be used to homogenize the various panels by their olfactory-gustatory sensitivity alone.

The Commission shall submit a preliminary interim evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme by 31 December 2006 at the latest, and a final report by 31 December 2010 at the latest.

This 'threshold` concentration, which may be different for each initial oil because it depends on the intensity of the attribute present, should be similar for the different groups of candidates to various panels;

The organiser shall use this information to screen the candidates and shall reject those who show little interest in this kind of work, are not readily available or who are incapable of expressing themselves clearly.

In other words, it must be ensured that the probability, using this procedure, of selecting a taster for the panel who does not show sufficient discriminatory power for the intensities of the stimuli used in the selection process is less than a.

The Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on actions carried out under this framework before submitting a proposal for its possible renewal, and in any case by 31 December 2007 at the latest.

The work of the panel supervisor calls for sensory skill, meticulousness in the preparation of the tests and their rigorous arrangement, as well as for skill and patience in the planning and execution of the tests.

Should he feel physically unwell, and in particular if his sense of smell or taste is affected, or if he is under any psychological effect that prevents him from concentrating on his work, the taster shall inform the panel supervisor accordingly with a view to being withdrawn from the test or to the appropriate decisions being taken, bearing in mind the possible deviation in the mean values for the rest of the panel.

At their inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, the technical and scientific evaluations of azimsulfuron, and prohexadione calcium were finalised on 2 July 1999, and 16 June 2000, respectively in the Commission review reports for azimsulfuron and prohexadione calcium.

By 30 April 2004, each Member State shall submit to the Commission an assessment report on the pilot projects it has carried out, containing in particular a technical description of the systems implemented for the purpose of the pilot projects and how they inter-connect with existing systems for monitoring, control and surveillance.

The proposals found to be ineligible, out of scope, failing any of the individual thresholds for evaluation criteria and those which, because they fall below a certain ranking cannot be funded for budgetary reasons will be rejected by a decision of the Commission authorising officer.

These reports will constitute an essential form of information for the preparation, at the end of each Presidency, of an evaluation report to be submitted to the Council, and drafted by the Commission, on the existing situation in every third country, where Member States' immigration liaison officers are posted.

not be part of the jury,

Names of any members of the jury who have already been selected

The jury shall comprise an uneven number of experts.

The other members of the jury will each come from another Member State.

The members of the jury will work in an independent and anonymous way.

Indicate whether the jury's decision is binding on the contracting authority

Two members of the jury will come from the Member State performing the test.

monitor the independent and anonymous functioning of the members of the jury,

The Commission shall make the results of actions undertaken and the evaluation reports publicly available.

The competent authority shall submit this information to the Commission when submitting the evaluation report referred to in Article 11(2) of the Directive.