Commission Decision of 26 January 2015 setting up the ‘EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum’ expert group

28.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 28/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 January 2015
setting up the ‘EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum’ expert group
(2015/C 28/05)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2011/C 24/03 (1) which set up the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum expires on 31 March 2015.
(2) Given the importance of transfer pricing tax matters as an Internal Market issue, the positive experience with the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum in assisting and advising the Commission, and the Commission’s continuous need for such a body, in order to achieve a more uniform application of transfer pricing rules within the Union, it is necessary to set up a new expert group EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum and to define its tasks and its structure.
(3) The EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum should assist and advise the Commission on transfer pricing tax issues.
(4) The EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum should be composed of governmental and non-governmental sector experts in the field of transfer pricing. It is also desirable to be able to replace members in order to maintain a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest.
(5) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum should be laid down.
(6) Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
(7) Decision 2011/C 24/03 should be repealed.
(8) It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision,