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Language: en
Date: 2021-12-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION DECISION amending Decision C(2021) 1051 appointing the members and observers of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency

COMMISSION DECISION
            
            
               of 14.12.2021
            
            
               amending Decision C(2021) 1051 appointing the members and observers of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
            
               Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes
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               , and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)The members and observers of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency’s Steering Committee have been appointed by Commission Decision C(2021) 1051
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                as last amended by Commission decision C(2021) 2035
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               .
            
            
               (2)By Commission Decision C(2021) 6712
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               , the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is established in order to improve preparedness and response to serious cross-border threats in the area of medical countermeasures. 
            
            
               (3)In order to fulfil its objectives, HERA will be in charge of the management of important parts of the EU4Health and Horizon Europe programmes. 
            
            
               (4)The Deputy Head of HERA should be appointed to the HaDEA’s Steering Committee with observer function.
            
            
               (5)Following an internal reallocation of tasks in Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, the Director responsible for the Directorate E -‘Prosperity’ should replace the Director responsible for Directorate D -‘People’ as member of HaDEA’s Steering Committee.
            
            
               (6)Decision C(2021) 1051 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
            
               HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               Decision C(2021) 1051 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)Article 1 is replaced by the following:
            
            
               1.‘The persons occupying the following positions are appointed as members of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency:
            
            
               –The Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety responsible for Health;
            
         
         
            
               –The Director responsible for Resources and Support within the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology;
            
            
               –The Director responsible for Ecosystems II: Tourism & proximity within the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs;
            
            
               –The Director responsible for Prosperity within the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation;
            
            
               –The Director responsible for Innovation and Outreach within the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space.
            
            
               2.The persons occupying the following positions are hereby appointed as observers of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency: 
            
            
               –The Director responsible for Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance within the Secretariat-General;
            
            
               –The Deputy Head of the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority. ’
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               This Decision shall apply from the day of its adoption.
            
            
               Done at Brussels, 14.12.2021
            
            
               
                     For the Commission
               
               
                     Stella KYRIAKIDES
                     Member of the Commission
               
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1. 
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        Commission Decision C(2021) 1051 of 12.2.2021 appointing the members and observers of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency.
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        Commission Decision C(2021) 2035 of 24.3.2021 amending Decision C(2021) 1051 appointing the members and observers of the Steering Committee of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency.
               
               
                  
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                        Commission Decision C(2021) 6712 of 16 September 2021, establishing the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, OJ C 393I , 29.9.2021, p. 3–8.