Ref. Ares(2016)6112228 - 25/10/2016
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Prior authorisation for the establishment of a Commission Expert Group
1. Unit:
Contact person:
2.
Name of the group:
ADVISORY GROUP FOR THE PREPARATORY ACTION
ON DEFENCE RESERCH
3.
Mission of the group:
• to provide consistent and consolidated advice to the Commission services during the
preparation of the remaining annual work programmes within the frame of the
Preparatory Action on Defence Research.
• if deemed relevant, to provide advice for the revision of the scoping paper, the planning
document setting out key orientations on a multiannual basis to guide the preparations
of the work programmes within the frame of the Preparatory Action on Defence
Research.
4. Legal/Political
framework:
Preparatory Action on Defence Research (Art. 54(2) of the Financial Regulations).
Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.
5.
Envisaged composition (Member States, other1):
• Individuals appointed in a personal capacity. These members shall act independently
and in the public interest.
• Individuals appointed to represent a common interest. These members shall not
represent an individual stakeholder, but a policy orientation common to different
stakeholder organisations
• Organisations
• 1 representative of the European Defence Agency
• 1 representative of the European External Action Service (EUMS)
Total: 22 members
As the stakeholder community is relatively well defined and focused, a balanced
representation and geographical coverage can be easily envisaged. Care will need to be
taken to seek sufficient participation of female experts in defence related research.
6.
Duration of the tasks, type of activities:
Duration: lifetime of the Preparatory Action (maximum 3 years)
Type of tasks:
- Meetings (at least two times per year)
- provide advice on relevant objectives and scientific, technological and innovation priorities for
defence related research by way of opinions, recommendations or reports.
7.
Foreseen selection procedure of the members2:
Publication of a Call for Application following the horizontal rules on the creation and operation of
Commission expert groups (C(2016)3301). Concerned applicants are requested to submit a
standard declaration of interest.
8.
Other relevant information :
Participation in the group is restricted to EU nationals or citizins of Norway.
1. On request of (name,
2. Avis GROW/R1
3. For approval of the
signature)
(name, signature)
Director General (date +
signature)
Enclosure: Checklist establishment Commission expert group
1 Please elaborate on the balanced composition of the group; how will a balanced representation of
stakeholders, gender, geographical coverage be ensured?
2 Please eleborate on the measures foreseen to avoid any conflict of interest
2