BfR Annual Report 2015

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Personnel
How many scientists does the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment employ? Which committees do
they serve on? How does the institute finance itself? The answers to these questions are provided in
the following chapter on the key data of the BfR. The figures all relate to the reporting year 2015.
Key data for 2015
National Number
Federal bodies 45
Federal government federal state bodies 49
BVL committees 26
Committees of other institutions 107
European level Number
Bodies of the European Commission 39
Bodies of the European Food Safety Authority 38
Bodies of the European Chemicals Agency 15
Bodies of other European institutions 28
Worldwide Number
WHO/FAO: Bodies of Codex Alimentarius 13
WHO/FAO: other bodies 3
Bodies of other United Nations specialised Agencies 9
OECD bodies 43
Other bodies involved in global standardisation activities 9
Participation in bodies
Scientists 324
Administrative staff 202
Technical assistants 95
PhD candidates 35
Apprentices/trainees 25
Animal carers 24
Other 96
Total 801 employees