Commission Decision of 15 December 2008 setting up a Payment Systems Market Expert Group (2009/72/EC) (repealed)

Article 4 Membership — Appointment

1. The Group shall be composed of a maximum of 50 members.

2. The Commission shall appoint members of the Group from experts in the area referred to in Article 2 following a call for expression of interest from any of the following:

(a) representatives of the payment industry, including companies and associations;

(b) representatives of payment users, including companies and associations;

(c) representatives from private bodies closely involved in the prevention of payment fraud;

(d) individuals with an academic background or recognised expertise in the area referred to in Article 2.

3. The members referred to in paragraph 2 shall express their interest in participating in the Group in writing.

4. The Commission shall assess the eligibility of individual experts against the following criteria:

(a) relevant demonstrable knowledge and expertise in the area covered by the mandate of the Group;

(b) recent practical expertise or experience;

(c) proficiency in a language which is customary in the sphere of finance, to a level which allows the expert to participate in discussions and draft reports in that language.

Expressions of interest received shall include documentation demonstrating that the proposed expert meets the conditions set out in this paragraph.

5. The Commission shall appoint members taking into account the need to represent the interests of all stakeholders. In addition, the Commission shall ensure a proportionate user representation, a broad geographical representation and a balanced gender composition from among the proposals received.

6. Proposed experts who have been deemed suitable but have not been appointed may be placed on a reserve list, which the Commission may use to appoint replacements.

7. The following provisions shall apply:

(a) members proposed by the payment industry, by payment users or by the private bodies involved in the prevention of payment fraud shall be appointed as interested parties;

(b) members with an academic background or recognised expertise shall be appointed in a personal capacity;

(c) the mandate of the members of the Group shall start with the first meeting of the Group; members shall remain in office until they are replaced or until the end of their mandate;

(d) members who are no longer able to contribute effectively to the Group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not meet the conditions set out in this Article or in Article 287 of the Treaty may be replaced for the remainder of their term in office;

(e) members appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity;

(f) the names of the members shall be published in the Register of Expert Groups of the European Commission and on the Internet site of DG Internal Market and Services; the names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.