CELEX: 32009D0785
Language: en
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00
Title: 2009/785/EC: Commission Decision of 26 October 2009 amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability

27.10.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 280/56
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 26 October 2009
   amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability
   (2009/785/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry (1) is applicable for a limited period of time.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The High Level Group has contributed to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry by drawing up a Report on the Competitiveness of the European Agro-Food Industry (2), 30 recommendations and a Roadmap of Key Initiatives containing implementing actions. These initiatives need to be followed up.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The work of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry should continue under the same rules as established by that Decision.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Decision 2008/359/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   Article 6 of Decision 2008/359/EC is replaced by the following:
   
      ‘Article 6
      Expiry
      This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.’
   
   
      Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Günter VERHEUGEN
         
         
            Vice-President
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 120, 7.5.2008, p. 15.
   
      (2)  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/high_level_group_2008/documents_hlg/final_report_hlg_17_03_09_en.pdf