Commission Decision of 14 December 2012 amending Commission Decision 2006/210/EC setting up a group of high-level national regulatory experts and extending the terms of office of the High Level Group and the period of application of Decision 2006/210/EC until 31 October 2014

18.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 390/7
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 December 2012
amending Commission Decision 2006/210/EC setting up a group of high-level national regulatory experts and extending the terms of office of the High Level Group and the period of application of Decision 2006/210/EC until 31 October 2014
2012/C 390/09
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) The High-Level Group of National Regulatory Experts (hereinafter ‘the Group’) set up by Commission Decision 2006/210/EC (1) as amended by Commission Decision 2010/63/EU (2) is a consultative group of high-level national experts on Smart Regulation.
(2) The President of the Commission has indicated that Smart Regulation (3) will remain high on the Commission’s political agenda (4).
(3) A forum for discussing Smart Regulation and for promoting cooperation with Member States on Smart Regulation issues has an important role to play in taking that agenda forward.
(4) The mandate of the Group should therefore be extended until the end of this Commission’s mandate.
(5) In November 2010, the Commission established a new framework for Commission expert groups (5). This framework should be taken into account.
(6) Decision 2006/210/EC should be amended and extended accordingly,