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THE BICHEL COMMITTEE

2. Composition of the Committee

Appointment of members

A main committee and four sub-committees were appointed. Together with the members of the sub-committees, the chairman of the Main Committee and the chairmen of the sub-committees were appointed by the Minister of Environment and Energy. The other members of the Main Committee were appointed on the recommendations of various interest organisations and ministries.

Members of the Committee

The composition of the Main Committee was as follows:

Chairman

Svend Bichel., Reader

Members of the Main Committee

  • Arent B. Josefsen, director, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, chairman of the sub-committee on agriculture.
  • Professor Niels Kærgård, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, chairman of the sub-committee on manufacturing, the economy and employment.
  • Henrik Sandbech, director, National Environmental Research Institute, chairman of the sub-committee on the environment and health.
  • Professor Karsten Revsbech, Århus University, chairman of the sub-committee on legislation.
  • Anders Borgen, Danish Association for Organic Farming.
  • Peder Thomsen, farmer, Danish Family Farmers.
  • Niels Th. Ilsøe, farmer, Danish Farmers Union, who was replaced by Henrik Høegh, farmer, in October 1998.
  • Rikke Lundsgaard, agronomist, Danish society for Nature Preservation.
  • Axel Ljungquist, veterinarian, Consumer Advisory Council, who was replaced by Poul Wendel Jessen, Head of Department, in October 1998.
  • Per Kristensen, director, Danish Crop Protection Association.
  • Ulla Hansen Telcs, Section Head, Confederation of Danish Industries.
  • Bent Claudi Lassen, farmer, Foodstuffs industry.
  • Jesper Lund Larsen, consultant, General Workers' Union.
  • Dorrit Krabbe, principal, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.
  • Mette Felding Schrøder, principal, Torben Skovgård Andersen, Ministry of Finance.
  • Anne Marie Elmer, principal, and Alf Therkildsen, Ministry of Economic Affairs.
  • Gunver Bennekou, head of section, Ministry of Environment and Energy.

The members of the sub-committees can be found in the sub-committee reports.

Meetings

The Main Committee has held the following meetings:

  • 22 October 1997
  • 9 December 1997
  • 25 February 1998
  • 10 June 1998
  • 9 September 1998
  • 20 October 1998
  • 15 December 1998
  • 22 January 1999
  • 9 and 10 February 1999
  • 23 and 24 February 1999
  • 3 March 1999
  • 9 March 1999
  • 16 March 1999

Mid-term conference

The Main Committee also held a mid-term conference on 21 September 1998.

Secretariat

The Danish EPA has been responsible for the secretariat, and in that context called on expertise from the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences.

The following persons were attached to the secretariat:

  • Nina Herskind, Principal, Danish EPA.
  • Lise Nistrup Jørgensen, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
  • Erik Steen Kristensen, Chief Scientist, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
  • Marianne Lassen, Principal, Danish EPA.
  • Anne Marie Linderstrøm, Head of Section, Danish EPA.
  • Kaj Juhl Madsen, Ph.D., Danish EPA.

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