De grundlæggende normer udarbejdes af Kommissionen, efter indstilling fra en gruppe personer udpeget af Det Videnskabelige og Tekniske Udvalg blandt medlemsstaternes videnskabelige eksperter, især blandt eksperter for offentlig sundhed.
The basic standards shall be worked out by the Commission after it has obtained the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee from among scientific experts, and in particular public health experts, in the Member States.