As a follow up to the first Roadmap, the Commission, in 2010, presented its Communication "The TSE Road map 2 - A strategy Paper on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies for 2010 - 2015".

According to Annex I of the Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the TSE Roadmap 2, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are caused by a transmissible agent called a prion which is an abnormal form of protein.

– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 16 July 2010 entitled "The TSE Road Map 2: a Strategy Paper on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies for 2010-2015" (COM(2010)0384),

To this end, consideration should be given to the work of the High Level Steering Group for the SafeSeaNet system as regards the SafeSeaNet road map, when adopted, and to the concrete funding requirements and respective allocation of Union financial means for the development of electronic transmission of data.

In addition, the EU is contributing to the development of new drugs and vaccines against communicable diseases, inter alia through the European and Developing countries Clinical Trials Partnerships (EDCTP). In response to the Council’s request,[xxvii] the Commission should, together with the Member States, develop a roadmap on possible joint action based on the European Programme for Action to confront HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.[xxviii] The EU should, in this context, promote synergies and provide a coherent and coordinated response to the three diseases across relevant policy areas.[xxix] In this sense, the Commission intends t ...[+++]o put forward a Communication on combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and the Neighbouring countries later this year.

(3) Member States' competent authorities may supplement point 4 with particulars of the agency responsible for collecting the journey forms and the procedure for forwarding the information.