Article 7

The Centre shall issue a scientific opinion: at the request of the Commission, in respect of any matter within its mission, and in all cases where Community legislation makes provision for the Centre to be consulted; at the request of the European Parliament or a Member State, on matters falling within its mission; and on its own initiative, on matters falling within its mission. Requests referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by background information explaining the scientific issue to be addressed and the Community interest. The Centre shall issue scientific opinions within a mutually agreed time frame. Where different requests are made on the same issues or where the request is not in accordance with paragraph 2, or is unclear, the Centre may either refuse, or propose amendments to a request for an opinion in consultation with the institution or Member State(s) that made the request. Justifications for the refusal shall be given to the institution or Member States(s) that made the request. Where the Centre has already delivered a scientific opinion on the specific topic in a request and it concludes that there are no scientific elements justifying the re-examination, information supporting that conclusion shall be given to the institution or Member State(s) that made the request. The Centre’s internal rules shall specify requirements regarding the format, explanatory background and publication of a scientific opinion.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.