Membership
Article 3
1. The groups shall be composed of stakeholders’ organisations, other than public entities, operating at Union level in the fields referred to in Article 1. 2. Member organisations shall designate their representative to attend the meetings of the groups according to the items on the agenda. If indicated by the Chair, organisations might be represented by more than one representative. Each organisation shall have one voting right, irrespective of the number of representatives. 3. Member organisations shall be responsible for ensuring that their representatives provide a high level of expertise. 4. Member organisations which are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the expert group’s deliberations, who, in the opinion of DG AGRI , do not comply with the conditions set out in Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or who resign, shall no longer be invited to participate in any meetings of the group and may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.