The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received a mandate from the European Commission for a scientific opinion on the risk for human and animal health related to the presence of dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin like substances (DL-PCBs) in food and feed.

The study’s aim was to evaluate the efficiency, coherence, effectiveness, relevance and EU added value of the selected EU legislative texts over the period 2004-14 with respect to the achievement of the objectives for a more competitive and sustainable construction sector, in particular for SMEs.

RPA, in association with CSES, was commissioned by the European Commission (DG HOME - Migration and Home Affairs) to perform the interim evaluation of activities under the Horizon 2020 Secure Societies Challenge.

ECHA commissioned a study to better understand the impact of the REACH & CLP implementation on change drivers at strategic level for these organisations within their sustainability framework.

The cosmetics and personal care industry makes a significant social and economic contribution to national and regional economies across the EU. The report prepared by RPA on behalf of Cosmetics Europe, provides a comprehensive evaluation of the socio-economic contribution made by the European cosmetics industry (covering the EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland).

This study aimed to identify the water quality benefits of remediating two coal mine discharges, one in Scotland and one in Northern England. For each site, the assessment followed the updated coal methodology (RPA, 2015). The first stage involved the development of assumptions for the assessment, setting out key points such as the length of waterbody affected, the likely extent of the improvement in water quality, and whether this improvement would be sufficient to result in a status change under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).