Commission Decision of 18 December 2009 appointing members of the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents for a new term of office (2009/985/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Commission Decision 95/320/EC of 12 July 1995 setting up a Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents^f1, referred to below as ‘the Committee’, as amended by Commission Decision 2006/275/EC^f2 and

Having regard to the profiles of candidates submitted by the Member States and evaluated by a Selection Committee on 6 July 2009,

Whereas:

Article 3(1) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the Committee shall consist of not more than 21 members selected from among suitable candidates proposed by the Member States and reflecting the full range of scientific expertise which is necessary to fulfil the mandate of the Committee.

Article 3(2) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Committee, on the basis of their proven scientific expertise and experience, having regard to the need to ensure that the various specific areas are covered.

Article 3(4) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the term of office of the members of the Committee shall be three years and that their appointment shall be renewable. After the expiry of the three-year period, members of the Committee remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.

The Commission has appointed by Decision 2006/573/EC^f3 the members of the Committee for the fourth term of office from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2009.

It is therefore necessary to appoint the members of that Committee for the fifth term of office from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

The Commission consulted the Member States according to Article 3(2) of Decision 95/320/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: