Steering Group’s membership
Article 9
1. The Steering Group shall be composed of the following members: (a) eight members from the Assembly; (b) four members from each of the permanent sub-groups established by the Assembly; (c) two members from the expert group on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation, related to monitoring and evaluation. 2. The members of the Steering Group shall be appointed by the Director-General following a proposal of the Assembly, reflecting the geographic and thematic diversity of the members of the European CAP network and based on the voluntary commitment of the proposed members. For each of the categories referred to in paragraph 1, the Assembly may propose a rotation of the members of the Steering Group. 3. A member of the Steering Group may be replaced by the Director-General following a proposal of the Assembly where: (a) it withdraws from the Steering Group; (b) it does not regularly designate representatives for the meetings of the Steering Group; (c) it is no longer able to contribute effectively to the tasks of the Steering Group; (d) it does not comply with the non-disclosure requirement relating to information covered by the obligation of professional secrecy laid down in Article 339 of the Treaty. 4. The representatives of civil dialogue groups on the CAP may take part in the Steering Group’s meetings as observers.