Selection procedure
Article 7
1. The Commission shall organise an open, transparent and non-discriminatory selection procedure for the selection of the Registry. The call for selection shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union . Applicants shall have at least 30 working days to submit their applications. 2. The Commission may seek advice and assistance from external experts to analyse and/or evaluate the applications. Such external experts shall be selected on the basis of their expertise and high level of independence and impartiality.