Management
Article 19
Open ↗The Research Programme shall be managed by the Commission. It shall be assisted by the Coal and Steel Committee, the Coal and Steel Advisory Groups and the Coal and Steel Technical Groups.
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2008/376/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2008 on the… SECTION 3 — Management of the research programme
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Establishment of the Coal and Steel Advisory Groups
Article 20
Open ↗The Coal and Steel Advisory Groups (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Advisory Groups’) shall be independent technical advisory groups.
Tasks of the Advisory Groups
Article 21
Open ↗For the coal- and steel-related RTD aspects respectively, each Advisory Group shall advise the Commission on the following: (a) the overall development of the Research Programme, the information package as referred to in Article 25(3) and future guidelines; (b) the consistency and the possible duplication with other RTD programmes at Community and national level; (c) the setting-out of the guiding principles for monitoring RTD projects; (d) the work being undertaken on specific projects; (e) the research objectives of the Research Programme listed in Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter II; (f) the annual priority objectives listed in the information package and, where appropriate the priority objectives for dedicated calls as referred to in Article 25(2); (g) the preparation of a manual for evaluating and selecting RTD actions, as referred to in Articles 27 and 28; (h) the evaluation of proposals for RTD actions and the priority to be given to those proposals, having regard to the funds available; (i) the number, competence and composition of the Technical Groups referred to in Article 24; (j) the drawing-up of dedicated calls for proposals as referred to in Article 25(2); (k) other measures when requested to do so by the Commission.
Composition of the Advisory Groups
Article 22
Open ↗1. Each Advisory Group shall be composed in accordance with the tables set out in the Annex. Members of the Advisory Groups shall be appointed by the Commission to serve in a personal capacity for a period of 42 months. Appointments may be withdrawn. 2. The Commission shall consider proposals for appointments received in the following ways: (a) by the Member States; (b) by the entities referred to in the tables in the Annex; (c) in response to a call for applications for inclusion on a reserve list. 3. The Commission shall ensure, within each Advisory Group, a balanced range of expertise and the broadest possible geographical representation. 4. Members of the Advisory Groups shall be active in the field concerned and be aware of the industrial priorities. In addition, the Commission, when appointing members, shall seek to achieve a gender balance.
Meetings of the Advisory Groups
Article 23
Open ↗The meetings of the Advisory Groups shall be organised and chaired by the Commission, which shall also provide the secretariat. If necessary, the Chairman may request members to vote. Every member shall have the right to one vote. The Chairman may invite visiting experts or observers to take part in meetings where appropriate. The visiting experts and the observers shall have no voting rights. If necessary, such as to provide advice on matters of relevance for both the coal and steel sectors, the Advisory Groups shall convene in joint meetings.
Establishment and tasks of the Coal and Steel Technical Groups
Article 24
Open ↗The Coal and Steel Technical Groups (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Technical Groups’) shall advise the Commission on the monitoring of research and pilot or demonstration projects and, where necessary, in the definition of the priority objectives of the Research Programme. Members of the Technical Groups shall be appointed by the Commission and shall come from the sectors related to the coal and steel industry, research organisations or user industries where they shall have responsibility for research strategy, management or production. In addition, the Commission, when appointing members, shall seek to achieve a gender balance. Meetings of the Technical Groups shall, whenever possible, be held at venues chosen in such a way that project monitoring and results assessment are best ensured.
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