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| 20.7.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/10 |
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20.7.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/10

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Call for application for the selection of NGOs as members of the expert group on the exchange of information on best available techniques related to industrial emissions (IED Article 13 Forum)

2012/C 214/07

By Decision of 16 May 2011 (1), the Commission set up the IED Article 13 Forum as a group of experts in accordance with Article 13(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED) (2). The task of the IED Article 13 Forum is to provide its opinion on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information and to provide its opinion on the proposed content of BAT reference documents (BREFs).

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According to Article 4(1) of the above-referred Decision, members of the IED Article 13 Forum ‘shall be Member States, international organisations representing industries concerned by the activities covered by Annex I of the Directive and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection. Those organisations shall have an acceptable degree of European representation.’

According to Article 4(3) of the same Decision, ‘new members who are not Member States shall be appointed by the Director General of DG Environment.’ Currently there are 30 national administrations, 45 industry organisations and 1 environmental NGO represented in the IED Article 13 Forum.

In view of ensuring a more harmonised balance of different interests represented in the IED Article 13 Forum,

The Commission is calling for applications of NGOs

The Commission is calling for applications of NGOs

The Commission will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

| — | competence and experience in areas relevant to the work of the IED Article 13 Forum, |
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competence and experience in areas relevant to the work of the IED Article 13 Forum,

| — | representation at European level. |
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representation at European level.

The duly signed applications must be sent by 28 September 2012 at the latest. The date of sending will be established as follows:

| — | where applications are sent by e-mail (anne.du-bois-denghien@ec.europa.eu), the date of the e-mail will be the date of sending, |
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where applications are sent by e-mail (anne.du-bois-denghien@ec.europa.eu), the date of the e-mail will be the date of sending,

| — | where applications are sent by post to the following address: European Commission, DG Environment, Unit C.3 secretariat (Avenue de Beaulieu 9, 05/044, 1160 Brussels, Belgium), the postmark will be considered the date of sending, |
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where applications are sent by post to the following address: European Commission, DG Environment, Unit C.3 secretariat (Avenue de Beaulieu 9, 05/044, 1160 Brussels, Belgium), the postmark will be considered the date of sending,

| — | where applications are hand-delivered to the following address: European Commission, DG Environment, Unit C.3 secretariat (Avenue de Beaulieu 9, 05/044, 1160 Brussels, Belgium), the date on the receipt given upon delivery will be considered the date of sending. |
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where applications are hand-delivered to the following address: European Commission, DG Environment, Unit C.3 secretariat (Avenue de Beaulieu 9, 05/044, 1160 Brussels, Belgium), the date on the receipt given upon delivery will be considered the date of sending.

Applications must be completed in one of the official languages of the European Union. They must also specify the name and contact details of the person(s) representing the member organisation in the meetings of the IED Article 13 Forum, and being the contact persons for correspondence.

Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force at the Commission within the limits of the available budgetary appropriations. Members will receive no remuneration for their duties.

The list of members of the group of experts shall be published in the register of expert groups. Personal data will be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

For any further information please contact Ms Gabriella GERZSENYI, telephone: +32 22968012 or Mr Filip FRANÇOIS, telephone: +32 22988239.

Information on the results of the call for applications will be published at least on the Internet site of the IED (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/pollutants/stationary/ied/implementation.htm) and, if appropriate, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ C 146, 17.5.2011, p. 3.

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(2)  OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.

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