26. 2. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 52/9 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 18 February 1980 on the setting up of an ‘ad hoc’ Advisory Committee on the Reprocessing of Irradiated Nuclear Fuels (80/237/Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission, Whereas the Commission has submitted to the Council a communication, ‘Points for a Community strategy on the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels’, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article An ad hoc Advisory Committee on the Reprocessing of Irradiated Nuclear Fuels is hereby set up, with terms of reference as set out in the Annex hereto. The Committee shall be composed of experts from public bodies and from undertakings concerned with the various aspects of reprocessing referred to in the Commission commu- nication, three experts being appointed by the Government of each Member State and three representatives by the Commission. The Committee shall elect its own chairman. Secretariat services shall be provided by the General Secretariat of the Council. The Committee may, by common consent, call upon the services of experts from non- member States and from undertakings in non-member States in an advisory capacity. Done at Brussels, 18 February 1980. For the Council The President G. MARCORA