Governance structure

Use the interactive map above to discover the governance structure of P-A-R-C.

Management Board (MB): The MB is the operational body that supports the Coordinator in the day-to-day implementation of the Grant Agreement based on the Description of Action and Annual Work Plans. The MB includes the Coordinator and the Work Package co-leaders.
 
Grant Signatory Board (GSB): The GSB manages the contractual implementation of PARC both on the scientific and administrative levels. It has an important role, in collaboration with the MB and GB, in the provision of input in the PARC orientations and priorities, and for the identification of synergies, resources and capacities between Participants. The GSB members are national or EU agencies in charge of chemical risk assessment or equivalents, e.g. national agencies dealing with chemicals aspects of environmental or health policies. The GSB members bring their network of scientists with whom they cooperate at national level into the Partnership as Affiliated Entities.
 
Coordination Team (CT): The Coordinator is the legal entity acting as the intermediary between the Parties, including their Affiliated Entities and Represented Associated Partners, and the Granting Authority. The Coordinator is responsible for the scientific and administrative management of the Programme. The Coordinator is supported by the CT for the administrative management and by the Deputy Coordinator and the MB for the scientific management. The CT ensures the secretariat of the GB, GSB and MB. The Coordinator, in addition to its responsibility as a Party, performs tasks assigned to it as described in the Grant Agreement and the Consortium Agreement.