Article 21 Tasks of the Advisory GroupsF1

For the coal- and steel-related RTD aspects respectively, each Advisory Group shall advise the Commission on the following:

1. (a)

   the overall development of the Research Programme, the information package, as referred to in Article 25(3), and future guidelines;

2. (b)

   the consistency and the possible duplication with other RTD programmes at Union and national level;

3. (c)

   the setting-out of the guiding principles for monitoring RTD projects;

4. (d)

   the relevance of the work being undertaken on specific projects;

5. (e)

   the research objectives of the Research Programme listed in Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter II;

6. (f)

   the annual priority objectives listed in the information package and, where appropriate, the priority objectives for dedicated calls for proposals, as referred to in Article 25(2);

7. (g)

   the preparation of a manual for evaluating and selecting RTD actions, as referred to in Articles 27 and 28;

8. (h)

   the rules, procedures and effectiveness concerning the evaluation of proposals for RTD actions;

9. (i)

   the number, competence and organisation of the Technical Groups, as referred to in Article 24;

10. (j)

    the drawing-up of dedicated calls for proposals, as referred to in Article 25(2);

11. (k)

    other measures when requested to do so by the Commission.