Commission Decision of 10 June 2014 on appointing members of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products  Text with EEA relevance

11.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 176/4
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 2014
on appointing members of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 176/04
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on orphan medicinal products (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency of 14 March 2014,
Whereas:
(1) One member of the Committee appointed by the Commission on the basis of a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency was elected as the COMP Chair on 4 September 2012. One other member appointed by the Commission on the basis of the recommendation from the European Medicines Agency resigned on 16 May 2013. It is necessary, therefore, to appoint two members to the Committee.
(2) The European Medicines Agency has recommended two persons for nomination,
(3) The members of the Committee should be appointed for a period of three years starting on 1 June 2014,