Selection process
Article 5
1. The selection of the group’s members shall be carried out via a public call for applications, to be published on the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register of expert groups’) referred to in Decision C(2016) 3301. In addition, the call for applications may be published through other means, including on dedicated websites. The call for applications shall clearly outline the selection criteria, including the required expertise and the interests to be represented in relation to the work to be performed. The minimum deadline for applications shall be four weeks. 2. The selection criteria shall ensure a balanced representation of the three categories of members, referred to in Article 4(2), second sentence. The organisations shall represent the widest collective and Union interest and shall demonstrate their significance, including geographical representiveness, at Union level in the area of agriculture and/or food. 3. Registration in the Transparency Register ( 4 ) is required in order for organisations to be appointed. 4. The members of the group shall be appointed by the Director-General of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (‘DG AGRI’) from applicant organisations with proven and relevant competence and experience in the areas referred to in Articles 2 and 3 and who have responded to the call for applications, to attend the meetings of the group. 5. Members shall be appointed for a 5-year term of office.