Transparency
Article 10
1. The group shall be registered in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (the ‘Register of expert groups’). 2. As concerns the group composition, the following data shall be published on the Register of expert groups: (a) the name of the Member States; (b) the name of social partners; the interest represented shall be disclosed; (c) the name of the agencies in the field of employment and social affairs; (d) the name of observers, including the name of the third countries. 3. All relevant documents, including the agendas, the minutes and the participants' submissions, shall be made available either on the Register of expert groups or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website, where this information can be found. Access to dedicated websites shall not be submitted to user registration or any other restriction. In particular, the agenda and other relevant background documents shall be published in due time ahead of the meeting, followed by timely publication of minutes. Exceptions to publication shall only be foreseen where it is deemed that disclosure of a document would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ) .