2008/604/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2008 on the appointment of members of the Group of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings
Date: 2008-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, consultancy, trafficking in human beings

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.7.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 July 2008

on the appointment of members of the Group of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings

(2008/604/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Decision 2007/675/EC of
17 October 2007 setting up the Group of Experts on Traf­
ficking in Human Beings (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

international and non-governmental organisations active
at European level, to compensate for the lack of appli­
cations received from social partners and employers'
associations operating at European level,
to
ensure a balanced topical and geographical representation
and to make up the total of 21 members originally
envisaged.

so as

(8)

One member of
Europol,

the group has been appointed by

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

The group of experts
members.

should be composed of 21

Article 1

Decision 2007/675/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

the group of experts

should be
The members of
appointed from specialists with expertise and experience
in the fight against trafficking in human beings, including
its labour dimension.

Up to 11 members taken from administrations of the
Member States should be appointed by the Commission
on the proposal of Member States.

Up to 5 members taken from inter-governmental, inter­
national and non-governmental organisations active at
European level, up to 4 members taken from social
at
partners
European level, and up to 2 members taken from indi­
viduals with experience deriving from academic research
should be appointed by the Commission from among
those who have responded to the call for applications.

associations operating

employers'

and

The Commission published a call for applications with a
view to listing candidates to make up the group of
experts on 19 January 2008 (2).

The Commission has conducted a selection procedure on
the applications received. When assessing applications,
the criteria
the Commission has taken into account
listed in the call
for applications, and in particular
under point 2 thereof.

(7)

It is advisable that the group of experts should include
four additional members taken from inter-governmental,

(1) OJ L 277, 20.10.2007, p. 29.
(2) OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 27.

Article 3, paragraph 2 letter (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) inter-governmental,

international and non-governmental
organisations active at European level with well docu­
mented expertise and experience in the area of trafficking
in human beings (up to 9 members)’.

Article 2

The Commission appoints the following members of the Group
of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings:

1. Members appointed pursuant to Article 3 paragraph 2, letter

(a) of Commission Decision 2007/675/EC:

Mr Jan AUSTAD

Mr Sandi ČURIN

Ms Rita THEODOROU SUPERMAN

Mr Luís GOUVEIA

Ms Jelena KAMINSKA

Mr Glynn RANKIN

Ms Bärbel Heide UHL

Mr Floris VAN DIJK

Ms Kajsa WAHLBERG

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2. Members appointed pursuant to Article 3 paragraph 2, letter
(b), of Commission Decision 2007/675/EC, as amended by
the present Decision:

Ms Antonia BALKANSKA LAVINE

Article 4

Members of the Group of Experts are appointed in a personal
capacity for a 3-year renewable period.

Ms Stana BUCHOWSKA

Mr Marco BUFO

Ms Muireann O BRIAIN

Mr Martijn PLUIM

Ms Evelyn PROBST

Ms Klara SKRIVANKOVA

Ms Patsy SÖRENSEN

Ms Liliana SORRENTINO

3. Members appointed pursuant to Article 3 paragraph 2, letter

(e), of Commission Decision 2007/675/EC:

Mr Ryszard PIOTROWICZ

Ms Georgina VAZ CABRAL

Article 5

Following the selection procedure, applicants deemed suitable
candidates for membership in the group, but who are not
appointed to be members of the Group of Experts shall be
placed on a reserve list with their consent.

Article 6

The names of members appointed shall be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 7

The decision shall take effect on the day after its adoption.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2008.

The Commission takes note of the appointment of Mr Steve
HARVEY by Europol as member of the Group of Experts on
Trafficking in Human beings pursuant to Article 3 paragraph
2,
and paragraph 3 of Commission Decision
(d)
letter
2007/675/EC.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President