Membership
Article 4
1. The group shall be composed of maximum 30 members. 2. The members of the group shall be stakeholders’ organisations, operating and representing stakeholders at Union level. The organisations shall represent the farming community, other actors in the food supply chain, or the civil society. 3. The organisations shall demonstrate the broadest relevant competence and expertise in areas relevant to agriculture and/or food at Union level and display the widest geographical representativeness across Member States. 4. Each member organisation shall nominate one high-level representative, i.e. holding the position of President, Secretary-General, Director-General or equivalent in their organisation, and shall be responsible for ensuring that their representative provides a high level of expertise. 5. Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the expert group’s deliberations, who, in the opinion of the Commission department concerned, 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.