15.3.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/3 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 2006 setting up a group of high-level national regulatory experts (2006/210/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Whereas: (),  On 16 March 2005 the Commission adopted the communication entitled ‘Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union’ (!), in which it announced its intention to set up, in the course of 2005, a group of high-level national regulatory experts to facilitate the development of better regulation measures at both national and EU level. (2)  This group shall advise the Commission on better regu- lation issues in general; it shall not give its opinions on initiatives or projects concerning the development of specific legislative proposals. (3)  The group shall be composed of high-level national experts appointed by the Commission acting on proposals from the Member States, and open for observers from acceding countries. (4  The group of high-level national regulatory experts should therefore be set up and its terms of reference and structures detailed, () COM(2005) 97 final, 16 March 2005. HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Commission hereby establishes an expert group entitled ‘Group of high-level national regulatory experts’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’. Article 2 Task The Commission may consult the group on all questions concerning better regulation policy and the development of related measures at both national and EU levels. The group’s task is to: — provide an efficient interface between the Commission and key governmental authorities, in order to assist the Commission in improving the regulatory environment for enterprises, industry, consumers, the social partners and citizens at large, — contribute to the spread of best practices developed both at EU level and at national level on better regulation within the EU, — strengthen cooperation between the Commission and the Member States with a view to implementing better regu- lation at national level; in particular, to examine jointly how EU legislation is transposed and implemented by Member States (ie. the introduction of additional requirements or procedures in the course of its transpo- sition),