2001/238/EC: Commission Decision of 21 March 2001 concerning the appointment of new members, chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 695)
Date: 2001-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, president of an institution, research and development, self-employed person, technological change, vice-president of an institution

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 March 2001

concerning the appointment of new members, chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups to
assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and
technological development

(notified under document number C(2001) 695)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/238/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community,

Having regard to Commission Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom of
22 October 1998 setting up expert groups to assist
the
Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in
the field of research and technological development (1), as
amended by Decision 1999/506/EC, Euratom (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Decision 98/682/EC, Euratom (3) on 20 November
1998 the Commission appointed
the members,
chairmen and vice-chairmen to assist it on the content
and direction of the key actions in the field of research
and technological development. That Decision was
amended by Commission Decisions of 26 July 1999 (4)
and 29 February 2000 (5).

The decisions of the association councils adopting the
terms and conditions for the participation of Bulgaria (6),
Lithuania (10),
Estonia (7),
Hungary (8),
Poland (11), Romania (12),
the
Slovak Republic (14) and Slovenia (15)
in Community
Programmes in the field of research and technological
development and demonstration (1998 to 2002) and,
in programmes for research and
where appropriate,

the Czech Republic (13),

Latvia (9),

(1) OJ L 290, 29.10.1998, p. 57.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 65.
(3) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 51.
(4) OJ C 216, 29.7.1999, p. 5.
(5) OJ C 61, 3.3.2000, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 253, 28.9.1999, p. 10.
(7) OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 24.
(8) OJ L 245, 17.9.1999, p. 43.
(9) OJ L 265, 13.10.1999, p. 23.
(10) OJ L 270, 20.10.1999, p. 17.
(11) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 71.
(12) OJ L 245, 17.9.1999, p. 35.
(13) OJ L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 19.
(14) OJ L 249, 22.9.1999, p. 16.
(15) OJ L 256, 1.10.1999, p. 73.

experts

countries

training activities (1998 to 2002) provide for the poss-
sitting as
from those
ibility of
members of the consultative groups which assist the
Commission in implementing the
fifth framework
programme and, where appropriate, the Euratom fifth
framework programme. Similar provisions appear in the
Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an
Association
Economic
the
Community and the Republic of Cyprus (16).

European

between

In accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of the
Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), the
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Protocol
31 of the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific
fields outside the four freedoms (research and technolog-
ical development) provides for the possibility of experts
who are nationals of the countries in question taking
part in the work of the bodies advising the Commission
in the
framework
by
fields
programme (17).

covered

fifth

the

Under Article 4(1), first subparagraph, of Decision 98/
610/EC, Euratom, the members of the expert groups are
appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity for
a maximum period of two years. The appointment may
be renewed once only, for a maximum of two years.

The period of appointment of the members listed in the
Commission Decisions of 20 November 1998, 26 July
1999 and 29 February 2000 came to an end on 20
November 2000. New members
should now be
appointed.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(16) OJ L 180, 15.7.1999, p. 37.
(17) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 54.

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(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Article 3(1) of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, lays down
that the expert groups shall be set up by the Commis-
sion so as to ensure that the groups have a balanced
composition, taking account of the geographical origin
and sector of origin (industry and services, research and
innovation, users, public regulatory authorities and
socioeconomic circles) of their members. The Commis-
sion also endeavours to ensure, as far as possible, a
balanced participation of women and men.

For the purposes of appointing members of the expert
groups,
the Commission assesses all applications in
accordance with the selection criteria set out in section
A(2) of the Annex to Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom. On
the basis of that assessment, the Commission appoints
members of the expert groups in accordance with the
provisions of Article 3(1) of the Decision and section B
of the Annex thereto.

In accordance with Article 4(4) of Decision 98/610/EC,
Euratom, the Commission also appoints the chairman
and vice-chairman of each of the expert groups from
among the members of each group. The vice-chairman
may not be of the same geographical origin or sector of
origin as the chairman.

The role of the expert groups is to deliver conclusions in
a completely transparent and independent manner. Their
members must
independently of any
external influence in order to provide the Commission
with objective observations.

therefore act

To this end, it is necessary for members to inform the
Commission before each meeting, on the basis of the
agenda, of any interests which could be regarded as
compromising their independence. They must refrain
from discussing any subject where they have a conflict
of interests.

To this end, the experts selected must sign a declaration
before each meeting of the expert groups certifying that,
on the basis of the agenda, there are no conflicts of
interests which could compromise their independence.

(12) Without prejudice to Article 287 of the Treaty estab-
lishing the European Community and Article 194 of the
Energy
Treaty
Community, the members of the expert groups must be
required not to divulge information communicated in

European Atomic

establishing

the

the course of the work of those groups where they have
been notified that such information is the subject of a
request for confidentiality.

(13) Where a member fails to meet these obligations of inde-
pendance and confidentiality, he must be regarded as no
longer able to make an effective contribution to the
work of the group within the meaning of Article 4(1),
third subparagraph, of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom.

(14) New members of

the expert groups as well as the
chairmen and vice-chairmen of
those groups should
therefore be appointed, and the confidentiality of the
proceedings and the independence of
the members
guaranteed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons whose names are listed in Annex I shall be
appointed members of the expert groups set up by Decision
98/610/EC, Euratom until 31 December 2002.

Article 2

The persons whose names are listed in Annex II shall be
appointed chairmen or vice-chairmen of the expert groups
referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

The persons referred to in Articles 1 and 2 are obliged to
comply with the requirements of independence and confiden-
tiality appearing in Annex III.

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2001.

For the Commission

Philippe BUSQUIN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Expert group

Names and first names

Health, food and environmental factors

BEHRENDT

BIESALSKI

BORRESEN

COLOMER

DROUET

DYBING

EGLITE

FORSBERG

Heidrun

Hans

Torger

Concha

Xavier

Erik

Maija

Ethel

GARCEZ DE LENCASTRE

Herminia

KATSOUYANNI

KORPELA

LESLIE

LISON

MEDINA

PFANNHAUSER

RIZOV

ROTILIO

RYDZYNSKI

SARIS

TAEYMANS

VAHTER

WALL

WILLIAMS

Control of infectious diseases

AGNARSDOTTIR

BORRIELLO

BUDKA

DARBYSHIRE

ESTEBAN

ESTOLIO DO ROSARIO

HJELTNES

HOGENOVA

LEROY

MOENNIG

O'FLANAGAN

PAPAMICHAIL

RANKI

RAPPUOLI

SALMASO

SANCHEZ

SZEWCZYK

VAN EDEN

VANHEMELRIJCK

WAHREN

Klea

Ritta

Jim

Dominique

Sylvia

Werner

Nikolay

Giuseppe

Konrad

Wim

Dominique

Marie E.

Patrick

Christine

Gudrun

Saverio Peter

Herbert

Janet H.

Mariano

Virgilio

Brit

Helena

Odile

Volker

Darina

Michail

Annamari

Rino

Stefania

J. M.

Boguslaw

Willem

Johan

Britta

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Expert group

Names and first names

The cell factory

The ageing population

fisheries and forestry,
Sustainable agriculture,
including the integrated development of rural
areas

ALBERGHINA

BECK

BOWLES

CARRONDO

COLIJN-HOOYMANS

DIDERICHSEN

GLIMELIUS

KOVACS

MÄKINEN

PUHLER

RENAUD

ROELS

SCHWAB

VAN DE VOORDE

VELA

VIIKARI

YEATS

BALASA

BARTOLI

BRICK

BUHLER

COMELLA

Lilia

Yaffa

Dianna

Manuel

Catharina

Borge

Kristina

Kornel

Seppo

Alfred

Michel

J. A.

Helmut

André

Carmen

Liisa

Siobhan

Ana

Ettore

Yitzak

Christian

Joan

FERRO MORÃO CABRAL

José Manuel

GREENGROSS

INGOLFSDOTTIR

IVAN

LAURISTIN

LEGROS-BAWIN

LINDSTRÖM

MAGUIRE

PERANI

POMPIDOU

SCHROLL

STATHAKOS

TAIPALE

VAN DEN BERG

WICK

CARLSSON

CHET

Sally

Vilborg

Laszlo

Marju

Bernadette

Jan-Ingvar

Peggy

Daniela

Alain

Marianne

Dimitri

Vappu

Hans

Georg

Marten

Ilan

DE SOUSA VASCONCELOS

Marcelo

KASSIOUMIS

LANGSTRAAT

LAVENS

LEE

LOJKOWSKA

Konstantinos

Dirk

Patrick

John

Ewa

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Expert group

Names and first names

Information Society

MAUCORPS

MULLER

PAAVILAINEN

PETKO

POUZET

RADDI

RASCHE

REXEN

TAIT

WERRIJ

WÖRGETTER

ZANUY

AIRAGHI

BOEKHORST

BOYANOV

BRAVO

BUSSOLETTI

CRONBERG

DANIEL

ERIKSSON

FENEYROL

GEYRES

HALKIAS

HEALY

KUUSI

LAGASSE

LOPEZ BARRIO

MEHRGARDT

MEHRING

MOGENSEN

PIETTE

PURVES

RANDALL

SOETE

TRANCOSO

UCEDA

VAN LOOVEREN

VORTMAN

WERTHNER

WIERZBICKI

Innovative products, processes and organisation

ALVAREZ

ANDRADE-PERDRIX

ARZT

DE CHARENTENAY

FOUNTI

Alain

Hermann

Leena

Branislav

André

Paolo

Ernst

Finn

Elizabeth Joyce

P.

Manfred

Silvia

Angelo

Fred

Kiril

Alain

Ezio

Tarja

John

Hakan

Michel

Philippe

Christos

Michael

Juhani

Paul

Carlos

Soenke

Paul

Gregers

Jean-Louis

Ian

Stephen

Luc

Isabel

Javier

Anita

Jacob

Hannes

Andrzej Piotr

Santiago

Carmen

Eduard

François

Maria

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Expert group

Names and first names

Sustainable mobility and intermodality

New perspectives for aeronautics

GUERRIERO

GREGORY

JÄGER

LUKASIK

MAGUREANU

NORELL

PEDERSEN

PINTO

SHPITALNI

SISTERMANS

TEMMES

WARNECKE

BAYLISS

BREEN

FERNÁNDEZ DURÁN

FINLAY

LINDBERG

LINKAMA

PAVAUX

PECHEUR

RICOTTILLI

RYMARZ

RUIJGROK

SABRIA

SCHACKE

SHELL

SOBOLL

TANCZOS

TELLE

VAN DE VOORDE

VIANA BAPTISTA

ABBINK

ARIAS

CEKAL

JENSEN

KING

LAWLER

LOJACONO

LUREAU

MADALENO

MARTIS

NYSSEN

OLSSON

PAPAILIOU

ROSEN

Renato

Mike

Heimo

Jacques

Razvan

Margareta

Hans

Lucio

Moshe

Joop

Armi

Hans-Jürgen

David

Jeane

Reyes

Hugh

Johan

Eeva

Jacques

Pascale

Marcello

Edward W.

C. J.

Federico

Ivar

Brigitte

Horst

Katalin

Nils

Eddy

José

Frederik

Angel-Luis

Stanslav

Kurt

Julia

James

Eros

François

Utímia

Gunter

Claude

Ulf

Kyriacos

Aviv

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Expert group

Names and first names

SZODRUCH

THOMAS

TRUMAN

VON TEIN

Joachim

Jean-Marc

Trevor

Volker

Land transport and marine technologies

ACKERMANN

Charles-Louis

ANDERSEN

CSER

BRÄNNSTRÖM

DUARTE SILVA

FEITLER

FOSTER

GOLDAN

HOLDEN

KYRTATOS

LIST

MAGGETTO

MARTONE

MICHELLONE

PERSON

SEIFFERT

Torben

Gyula

Klas

António

Simone

Andrew

Michael

Kjell

Nikolaos

Helmut

Gaston

Maria

Gian Carlo

Patrick

Ulrich

SAARISTO HOLMBERG

Sirkka-Leena

TAMUZS

Vitauts

BJORNSEN

BOZZO

CANDELA

DAGAN

DRONKERS

GRANELI

JASKULKE

KAUPPI

KLAGHOFER

LANCELOT

LIE

Peter

Gian Mario

Lucila

Gedeon

Job

Edna

Elisabeth

Lea

E.

Christiane

Ulf

MARECOS DO MONTE

Maria Helena

MCGLADE

MIMIKOU

MONTESINOS

MULCAHY

PFEIFFER

SAAT

SOMLYODY

BERGER

BERZ

CAHILL

CORTE-REAL

CRUTZEN

Jacqueline

Maria

Salomón

Maire

Klaus

Toomas

Laszlo

André

Gerhard

Bronwyn

João

Paul

Sustainable management and quality of water
and sustainable management of marine eco-
systems

Global change, climate and biodiversity

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Expert group

Names and first names

DAHL-JENSEN

GRABHERR

HOV

JAEGER

LALAS

MORENO

ROHDE

SADOWSKI

SERREAULT

SVEINBJÖRNSDOTTIR

WALLS

ZERBINI

Dorthe

Georg

Oystein

Jill

Dimitris

José

Henning

Maciej

Brigitte

Arny

Mari

Susanna

The city of tomorrow and cultural heritage

ANDERSSON

Harri

ARISTOTELOUS-CLERIDOU

Athena

BARTONOVA

BEEDHOLM

CASSAR

DUNLEAVY

Alena

Bente

May

Sean

GISLADOTTIR

Ingibjörg

HECQ

JILKA

KUTTER

MAUGARD

MOROPOULOU

MURGA

NYSTROM

PORTAS

ROELOFS

SABBIONI

SHACHAR

STAUSKAS

Cleaner energy systems and economic and effi-
cient energy

AIGNER

BALLAY

DA SILVA CARVALHO

FANINGER

FREDERICK

GARIBBA

HESTNES

HINSTRUP

KERONEN

LEWIS

MACIAS MIRANDA

MAVRAKIS

Walter

Brigitte

Eckhard

Alain

Antonia

Mikel

Louise

Nuno

Lambert

Cristina

Arie

Vladas

Manfred

Roger

Maria

Gerhard

Guy

M.

Anne Grete

Peter

Jouni

Tony

Manuel

Dimitriios

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Expert group

Names and first names

OTTER

ROCCA

ROULET

SAHLESTRÖM

SARIS

TALLANTYRE

TOMSIC

VALDMA

YOGEV

Improving the socioeconomic knowledge base

BRUNN

ERIKSON

GRODAL

HALIASSOS

MARTINOTTI

NOWOTNY

PORTES

RIP

RODRIGUES

SCHABER

SCHWARTZ

SILIUS

SOFER

SOMMESTAD

SUBIRATS

THEVENOT

WHELAN

ZIMMERMANN

BELLI

BUSCH

D'HAESELEER

FUSTER

HÖGBERG

HOPKINS

IONESCU

KALLI

KNERINGER

LAVAL

POLICARPO

POOLEY

SIMOPOULOS

TENCKHOFF

TROEV

Controlled thermonuclear fusion

Nicholas

Ugo

Claude

Britt

Frans

Maurice

Michael-Gabrijel

Mati

Ammon

Anke

Robert

Birgit

Michael

Guido

Helga

Richard

Arie

Maria João

Gaston

Dafna

Harriet

Catherine

Lena

Joan

Laurent

Brendan

Klaus F.

Maria

Niels

William

Feliciano

Lars

Mike

Valentin

Heikki

Günther

Guy

Armando

Derek

Simos

Erich

Troyo

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Expert group

Names and first names

Nuclear fission

CARO

CARVALHO SOARES

COLINO

CUNNINGHAM

GOVAERTS

HAYNS

HEUSENER

HOLM

LUX

MATTILA

MUSILEK

NIELSEN

RAKHORST

RISING

SCHMIDT-KÜSTER

SCHMITZER

THOMPSON

VALENTINI

VALLÉE

YADIGAROGLU

Rafael

José

Antonio

John

Pierre

Mike

Gerhard

Lars-Erik

Ivan

Lasse

Ladislav

Sven

Hubert

Agneta

Wolf-J.

Christian

Sam

Paolo

Alain

George

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ANNEX II

List of chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups

Expert group

Surname and first name of the
chairman

Surname and first name of the
vice-chairman

Health, food and environmental factors

WILLIAMS Christine

COLOMER Concha

Control of infectious diseases

WAHREN Britta

MOENNIG Volker

The cell factory

ALBERGHINA Lilia

CARRONDO Manuel

The ageing population

TAIPALE Vappu

WICK Georg

Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry

WERRIJ P.

RASCHE Ernst

Information Society

AIRAGHI Angelo

—

Innovative products, processes and organisation

PEDERSEN Hans

SISTERMANS Joop

Sustainable mobility and intermodality

BAYLISS David

—

New perspectives for aeronautics

OLSSON Ulf

ARIAS Angel-Luis

Land transport and marine technologies

MICHELLONE Gian Carlo

—

Sustainable management and quality of water and
sustainable management of marine ecosystems

BJORNSEN Peter

KAUPPI Lea

Global change, climate and biodiversity

BERGER André

SERREAULT Brigitte

The city of tomorrow and cultural heritage

SABBIONI Cristina

PORTAS Nuno

Cleaner energy systems and economic and efficient
energy

SARIS Frans

AIGNER Manfred

Improving the socio-economic knowledge base

NOWOTNY Helga

SCHABER Gaston

Controlled thermonuclear fusion

D'HAESELEER William

HÖGBERG Lars

Nuclear fission

VALLEE Alain

RISING Agneta

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ANNEX III

CONDITIONS CONCERNING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEMBERS AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
THEIR WORK

A. Confidentiality of work

Without prejudice to Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 194 of the Treaty
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the members are required not to divulge information given in the
context of the work of the expert groups when it has been indicated to them that this information is subject to a request
for confidentiality.

B. Independence of the members

1. The members will
independence.

inform the Commission of all

interests which could be considered as prejudicial

to their

2. Before each meeting, the members will declare to the Commission, on the basis of the agenda, any particular interests
which could be considered prejudicial to their independence. They will abstain from discussions on a topic on which
they have a conflict of interests.

3. For this purpose, the experts selected should, before each meeting of the expert groups, sign the declaration in the

Appendix,

in which they certifiy that there is no conflict of interests.

When a member is in breach of the requirements set out above, he/she will be considered as no longer being in a position
to contribute effectively to the group's work,

in accordance with Article 4 of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom.

C. Breaches

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Appendix

DECLARATION ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

(Tick the appropriate box)

Declaration of absence of conflicts of interest on the basis of the agenda for the meeting of

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(cid:1) I the undersigned, Mr/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . certify that, on the basis of the agenda for the current
meeting, no conflict of interest exists that could be considered as being prejudicial to my independence.

(cid:1) I the undersigned, Mr/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . declare that, on the basis of the agenda for the current
meeting, a possible conflict of interest that could be considered as being prejudicial to my independence exists with
respect to the following work of the expert group in which I participate:

Agenda item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conflict of interest

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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In addition, if, during a meeting of the expert group in which I participate, I discover any conflict of interest that could be
considered as being prejudicial to my independence with any item on the agenda or any subject discussed in the group, I
undertake to inform the Commission services immediately.

Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First names and surname:

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