The Directorate of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) responsible (after 1st April 2009) for ensuring the safe use of biocides, industrial chemicals, pesticides and detergents. The Committee Will Be Convened By The Commission and Will Meet At Least Twice A Year At The Commission’s Headquarters. Representatives of The Commission Will Be Entitled To Take Part in Meetings of The Committee and Its Working Parties. The Committee’s Deliberations Are Based on Requests for Opinions Made By The Commission and on Opinions Delivered on Its Own Initiative. They Are Not Followed By A Vote. See: Commission Decision 82/43/Eec of 9 December 1981 Relating To The Setting Up of An Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men; Amended By Commission Decision 95/420/Ec of 19 July 1995. See: Equal Opportunities; Other Entries Under “Equal” and “Equality”. The European Chemicals Agency Based in Helsinki, Finland Was Set Up Under Regulation (Ec) No 1907/2006. It Carries Out Specified Tasks With Regard To The Evaluation of Active Substances As Well As The Union Authorisation of Certain Categories of Biocidal Products and Related Tasks. The Four Freedoms: “The four freedoms” is the free movement of goods, services, people and capital – the original raison d’être of the European Community