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Commission Decision of 26 October 2009 amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability (2009/785/EC)

EU Decision 2009/785 · Adopted 26 October 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 26 October 2009

amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability

(2009/785/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industryf1 is applicable for a limited period of time.

(2)

The High Level Group has contributed to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry by drawing up a Report on the Competitiveness of the European Agro-Food Industryf2, 30 recommendations and a Roadmap of Key Initiatives containing implementing actions. These initiatives need to be followed up.

(3)

The work of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry should continue under the same rules as established by that Decision.

(4)

Decision 2008/359/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 120, 7.5.2008, p. 15.

f2

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/high_level_group_2008/documents_hlg/final_report_hlg_17_03_09_en.pdf

Contents

  1. Sole ArticleArticle Sole Article
  2. Signature

Sole Article

Article 6 of Decision 2008/359/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Expiry

Article 6

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.’

Signature

Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.

For the Commission

Günter Verheugen

Vice-President