98/610/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 22 October 1998 setting up expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and orientation of the key actions in the field of research and technological development (notified under document number C(1998) 3120) (Text with EEA relevance)
29. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 290/57 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 October 1998 setting up expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and orientation of the key actions in the field of research and technological development (notified under document number C(1998) 3120) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/610/EC, Euratom) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas these expert groups should be set up and their remit defined, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Whereas, in order to achieve greater transparency in the Community’s research and technological development policy and to enable it to play a more strategic role, the Commission wishes research workers (including users) more closely in its policy making; to involve all Whereas expert groups should therefore be set up to advise the Commission on the content and orientation of the key actions covered by the Council decisions on the specific programmes implementing the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activ- ities (1) and the fifth framework programme of the Euro- research and pean Atomic Energy Community for specific pro- ‘the (hereinafter training grammes'); whereas, under the Decision, these key actions must, where appropriate, be grouped together for reasons relating to the nature of the topics covered; activities (2) Whereas, in this connection, the role of the expert groups is to help define the overall strategy to be followed in carrying out the key actions or clusters of key actions and to deliver relevant conclusions in a completely trans- parent manner; Whereas, in view of the nature of the work, the members of these groups should be eminent persons, chosen from a wide range of applicants and appropriately qualified for the work in question; Whereas, furthermore, the composition of these expert groups should be representative of all those involved in research; whereas efforts should therefore be made to ensure a balanced participation of women and men; (1) COM(1998) 305 final. (2) COM(1998) 306 final. Article 1 The following expert groups are hereby set up: — the group on ‘Health, food and environmental factors', — the group on ‘Control of infectious diseases', — the group on ‘The cell factory', — the group on ‘The ageing population', — the group on ‘Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and including integrated development of rural forestry, areas', — the group on ‘Information society', — the group on ‘Innovative products, processes and or- ganisation', — the group on ‘Sustainable mobility and intermodality', — the group on ‘New perspectives for aeronautics', — the advisory group on ‘Land transport and marine technologies', — the group on ‘Sustainable management and quality of water' and ‘Sustainable management of marine ecosys- tems', — the group on ‘Global change, climate and biodiver- sity', — the group on ‘The city of tomorrow and cultural her- itage', — the group on ‘Cleaner energy systems' and ‘Economic and efficient energy', — the group on ‘Improving the socio-economic know- ledge base', — the group on ‘Controlled thermonuclear fusion', — the group on ‘Nuclear fission', L 290/58 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 10. 98 to advise the Commission on the content and orientation of the key actions or clusters of key actions covered by the specific programmes. Article 2 Each of the expert groups shall: — propose guidelines for defining the work programmes (including the programming of calls for proposals, the criteria for evaluating indirect RTD actions and, where possible, setting quantified or verifiable scientific and technical-economic objectives for achieving the aims of the key actions or clusters of key actions), — comment on the strategic nature and exploitation of the work to be carried out and on the analysis of the results, with a view to a possible rearrangement of the work programmes. Article 3 1. Each expert group shall be set up by the Commis- sion so as to ensure that the groups have a balanced composition, taking account of the geographical origin and sector of origin (industry and services, research and innovation, users, public regulatory authorities and socio- economic circles) of their members. The Commission shall also endeavour to ensure, as far as possible, a balanced participation of women and men. The procedure for selecting members of the expert 2. groups is set out in the Annex, together with the specific programmes, key actions and clusters of key actions to which these groups relate. Article 4 The members of 1. shall be the appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity for a period of two years. This appointment may be renewed once only, for a maximum of two years. expert groups Members of the groups shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their mandate is renewed. Where a member of a group is no longer able to make an effective contribution to the work of that group, becomes a member of a programme committee or resigns, the Commission shall the remaining period of the mandate, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Annex. replacement appoint for a 2. The names of the members of the expert groups shall be published in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. 3. Members of expert groups shall have their travelling and subsistence expenses reimbursed in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission. 4. The Commission shall appoint the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of each of the expert groups from among the members of that group. The Vice-Chairman may not be of the same geographical origin or sector of origin as the Chairman. Done at Brussels, 22 October 1998. For the Commission édith CRESSON Member of the Commission 29. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 290/59 ANNEX A. Procedure for selecting members of expert groups 1. With a view to setting up the expert groups for the key actions or clusters of key actions listed in section B, the Commission shall consider the applications: — already received by the Commission under other procedures, — filed by the Member States and associated States, — received following a call for applications published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties. Applications may be filed by the applicants themselves or by the bodies employing them. Applications from scientific, trade/professional or industrial organisations or from those which work in the public interest shall also be accepted provided the person proposed is in agreement. Applications must be submitted in one of the official languages of the European Communities. Applica- tions shall include evidence of the applicant’s professional experience and a high level of ability (e. g. a detailed curriculum vitae). 2. For the purposes of appointing members of the expert groups, the Commission shall assess all applications in accordance with the following selection criteria: — the applicant’s competence in one or more of the areas concerned, — the applicant’s ability to consider scientific and technological prospects in the light of Community policy, — the applicant’s devotion to duty. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission shall appoint the members of the groups in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(1) of the Decision and with section B of the Annex. The members thus appointed by the Commission may not be members of more than one group. B. Specific programmes, key actions or clusters of key actions to which the advisory groups relate Programme Key action or cluster of key actions to be covered by an expert group Expert group ‘Quality of life and management of living resources' ‘Health, food and environmental factors' ‘Health, factors' food and environmental ‘Control of infectious diseases' ‘Control of infectious diseases' ‘The cell factory' ‘The cell factory' ‘The ageing population' ‘The ageing population' ‘Sustainable agriculture, fish- eries and forestry, including in- tegrated development of rural areas' ‘Sustainable agriculture, and forestry, development of rural areas' fisheries including integrated L 290/60 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 10. 98 Programme Key action or cluster of key actions to be covered by an expert group Expert group ‘User-friendly information society' ‘Information society' ‘Systems and services for the cit- izen' ‘New methods of work and elec- tronic commerce' ‘Multimedia content and tools' ‘Essential and infrastructures' technologies ‘Competitive growth' and sustainable ‘Innovative and organisation' products, processes ‘Innovative products, processes and organisation' ‘Preserving the ecosystem' ‘Sustainable mobility and inter- modality' ‘Sustainable mobility and inter- modality' ‘New perspectives for aeronautics' ‘New perspectives for aeronautics' ‘Land transport and marine technologies' ‘Land transport and marine tech- nologies' ‘Sustainable management and quality of water' and ‘Sustain- able management of marine ecosystems' ‘Sustainable management and quality of water' and ‘Sustainable management of marine ecosys- tems' ‘Global biodiversity' change, climate and ‘Global change, climate and biodi- versity' city ‘The cultural heritage' of tomorrow and systems energy ‘Cleaner including energies' renewable and ‘Economic and efficient energy for a competitive Europe' ‘The city of tomorrow and cultural heritage' ‘Cleaner ‘Economic and efficient energy' systems' energy and ‘Improving the human research potential' ‘Improving the knowledge base' socio-economic ‘Improving the knowledge base' socio-economic ‘Preserving (Euratom) the ecosystem' ‘Controlled fusion' thermonuclear ‘Controlled thermonuclear fusion' ‘Nuclear fission' ‘Nuclear fission'