1.6.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 142/47 COMMISSION DECISION of 31 May 2012 on the creation of an Expert Group on Land Transport Security (2012/286/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Whereas: (1) Article 90 of the Treaty establishes that the objectives of the Treaties concerning transport shall be pursued within the framework of a common transport policy and transport security is an important part of it. (20  The White Paper Roadmap to a single European transport area — Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ (!) establishes in its Annex I point 1(3) an initiative relating to the setting up of a permanent expert group on land transport security. (3) It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of land transport security and to define its tasks and its structure. (4 The group should assist the Commission in formulating and implementing the Union’s activities aimed at developing policy on security relating to land transport, and shall foster ongoing exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved. (5)  The group should be composed of Member States, competent authorities. They should nominate experts from the government departments in charge of transport and security or policing issues. (6)  Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down. (7)  Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (?), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Subject matter The Expert Group on Land Transport Security, hereinafter referred to as called ‘the Group’ is hereby set up. (1) COM(2011) 144 final. () OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. Article 2 Tasks 1. The Group shall assist the Commission in formulating and implementing the European Union's activities aimed at developing policy on security relating to land transport, and shall foster ongoing exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved. 2. To achieve the aims referred to in paragraph 1, the Group shall: — assist the Commission in the development of instruments for monitoring, evaluating and disseminating the results of measures taken at European Union level in the field of land transport security, — contribute to the implementation of European Union action programmes in the field, mainly by analysing the results and suggesting improvements to the measures taken, — encourage exchanges of information on measures taken at all levels to promote the security of land transport and, where appropriate, put forward suggestions for possible action at the European Union level, — deliver opinions or submit reports to the Commission, either at the latter’s request or on its own initiative, on any matter of relevance to the promotion of the security of land transport in the European Union. Article 3 Consultation The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to land transport security. Atticle 4 Membership 1. Members shall be Member States’ competent authorities. They shall nominate two representatives: (a) one representative per Member State from ministries or government departments responsible for land transport; (b) one representative per Member State from ministries or government departments responsible for security or policing issues.