Commission Decision of 5 May 2014 on appointing eight members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee

8.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138/2
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 May 2014
on appointing eight members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee
(2014/C 138/02)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,
After consultation of the Council,
After consultation of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee comprises 24 members.
(2) According to Article 4(1) of the Decision No 234/2008/EC, 8 members shall be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
(3) Member States have provided the Commission with a list of candidates with well-established qualifications in the field of statistics.
(4) In the appointment of these eight members, the Commission has endeavoured to ensure that they represent in equal measure, users, respondents and other stakeholders in Community statistics (including the scientific community, the social partners and civil society).
(5) A reserve list is established to be used in case of resignations or unexpected unavailability of the appointed members. Selection from the reserve list shall endeavour to maintain the balance between user groups,