Table 1 Comparative analysis for the ‘Organization of the LoIs management’ criteria category
Selected criteria for assessing the management of links of interest\ Competent Authorities | Actors | Center zone | North zone | South zone | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | Netherlands | Poland | Hungary | Czech Republic | Sweden | Finland | France | Italy | Bulgaria | ||||
BfR | Ctgb | Ministry of Agriculture | Nébih | ÚKZÚZ (CISTA) | KEMI | Tukes | Anses | Ministero della Salute | БAБX (BFSA) | ||||
Period of consultation of the authority’s website (month/year) |  | 05/2022 | 03–04/2022 | 09/2022 | 04–05/2022 | 10/2022 | 04/2022 | 08/2022 | 03/2022 | 11/2022 | 12/2022 | ||
Receipt by the cnDAspe of a response letter (yes/no) and date of receipt | Â | Yes, 29/06/2022 | Yes, 29/06/2022 | No | Yes, 24/06/2022 | No | Yes, 20/06/2022 | No | Yes, 22/06/2022 | No | No | ||
1 | Obligation to complete a DoI prior to recruitment (YES/NO) | EE | YES | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | YES | YES | nf | |
IE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | YES | nf | |||
MO | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | YES | nf | |||
2 | Minimum frequency requirement to update DoI (/year) | EE | nf | 1 | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | 1 | nf | nf | |
IE | nf | 1 | nf | - | nf | nf | nf | 1 | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | 1 | nf | - | nf | nf | nf | 1 | nf | nf | |||
3 | Requirement to update DoI in case of significant change (YES/NO) If so, associated deadline (months) | EE | YES: - | YES: - | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | YES: - | 0,5 | nf | |
IE | nf | YES: - | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | YES: - | 0,5 | nf | |||
MO | nf | YES: - | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | YES: - | 0,5 | nf | |||
4 | Structure in charge of DoIs analysis | Independent external entity (YES/NO) | EE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | NO | NO | nf |
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | NO | nf | |||
MO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | NO | nf | |||
Internal entity + stakeholders (YES/NO) | EE | YES | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | NO | NO | nf | ||
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | NO | nf | |||
MO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | NO | nf | |||
Internal entity (YES/NO) | EE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | YES | YES | nf | ||
IE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | YES | nf | |||
MO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | YES | nf | |||
5 | Check on the accuracy of the DoIs contents | Exhaustive (YES/NO) | EE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | YES | nf | nf |
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
By sampling (YES/NO) | EE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | YES | nf | nf | ||
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
Minimum frequency (/year) | EE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | 1 | nf | nf | ||
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | 1 | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | 1 | nf | nf | |||
6 | How long is the DoI archived (years) | Â | nf | nf | nf | 50 | nf | nf | nf | 10 | nf | nf | |
7 | Obligations of experts and personnel before a new activity (consultant, other employer, advocating NGO…) | Prior agreement (YES/NO) | EE | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc |
IE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
Prior information (YES/NO) | EE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nc | NO | nf | nf | ||
IE | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | nf | nf | |||
Duration of the period during which the new duties must be notified and publicly available online (years) | EE | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | ||
IE | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | nf | nf | |||
MO | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | nf | nf | |||
8 | Minimum period before a new activity with a "major" interest can be accepted (years) | EE | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | |
IE | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | 3 | 3 | nf | |||
MO | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | 3 | 3 | nf | |||
9 | Regular audit of the implementation of the rules for managing links of interest | Via independent external entity (YES/NO) | Â | nf | YES | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | YES | nf |
Via internal entity + stakeholders (YES/NO) |  | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | NO | NO | nf | ||
Via internal entity (YES/NO) | Â | nf | NO | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | YES | NO | nf | ||
Minimum frequency (YES/NO) | Â | nf | 5 | nf | nf | nf | nf | nf | 1 | 1 | nf | ||