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.

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.

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.

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.

Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down.