Article 3 Composition — Appointment
United Kingdom
The group of experts shall be composed of a maximum of 25 members taken from:
Member States’ law enforcement authorities (up to 10 members);
Members of the European Parliament (up to 2 members);
Associations of the electronic communications industry (up to 8 members);
Representatives of the Data Protection Authorities (up to 4 members);
The European Data Protection Supervisor (1 member).
The members referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be designated and appointed by the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security on the proposal of requested Member States and the European Parliament respectively. These members will be appointed in a personal capacity and may nominate an expert to represent them at meetings of the group of experts. The members referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be appointed by the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security on the basis of an invitation from the same to become a member of the group of experts. The relevant associations or bodies as referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 will be entitled to nominate experts to represent them at meetings of the group of experts.
Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity shall remain in office until they are replaced or their term of office ends. The term of office shall be five years and may be renewable.
Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group of experts’ deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in Article 287 of the Treaty may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.
Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.
The names of members appointed in a personal capacity shall be published on the Internet site of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice Freedom and Security, in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Union and in the Commission’s Register of Expert Groups. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.