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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry(1) is applicable for a limited period of time.
(2) The High Level Group has contributed to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry by drawing up a Report on the Competitiveness of the European Agro-Food Industry(2), 30 recommendations and a Roadmap of Key Initiatives containing implementing actions. These initiatives need to be followed up.
(3) The work of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry should continue under the same rules as established by that Decision.
(4) Decision 2008/359/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 6 of Decision 2008/359/EC is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.’
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.
For the Commission
Günter Verheugen
Vice-President
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/high_level_group_2008/documents_hlg/final_report_hlg_17_03_09_en.pdf