Membership-Appointment
Article 4
1. The HLSG shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and of the Commission. 2. The members of the HLSG to be appointed by the Commission shall be senior officials. 3. Each Member States shall designate no more than two members and a corresponding number of alternates. Alternates shall be appointed in accordance with the same conditions as members; alternates automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed. Members and alternates shall be senior officials. 4. Current members of the high-level steering group on SafeSeaNet shall remain appointed until the end of their term under Article 3(2) of Decision 2009/584/EC. 5. Members designated in accordance with paragraph 3 are appointed for three years. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their term of office ends. Their term of office may be renewed. 6. Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group's deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office. 7. A representative of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) shall attend the HLSG meetings as permanent observer. The EMSA shall be represented at a high level. 8. Representatives of the EFTA states that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may attend HLSG meetings as observers. 9. Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.