Commission Decision of 23 December 2009 on the renewal of the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (2010/1/EU) (repealed)

Article 3 Composition — Nomination — Appointment

1. The EGE members are appointed by the President of the Commission.

2. The following rules will apply:

• members are nominated ad personam. Members serve in a personal capacity and are asked to advise the Commission independently from any outside influence. The EGE shall be independent, pluralist and multidisciplinary,

• the EGE shall have up to 15 members,

• each member of the EGE shall be appointed for a term of five years. Such appointment may be renewable for a maximum of two further terms,

• the identification and selection of the EGE members will be made on the basis of an open call for expressions of interest. Additional applications received through other channels will also be taken into consideration in the selection procedure,

• the list of EGE members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union,

• suitable candidates who are not nominated members shall be placed on a reserve list,

• where a member is no longer capable of contributing efficiently to the work of the group, or resigns, the President may appoint a replacement member from the reserve list, for the remaining duration of the original member’s mandate.