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The STAG, acting as a consultative body composed of independent experts, shall be established to advise the Council on any scientific or technical matters, including data management and instrumentation, relevant to the operation, development, and evolution of Euro-Argo ERIC, and access to its data by research and operational users. The Management Board may request through the Council the STAG to consider, and make recommendations on issues that it needs to address. The terms of reference of the STAG, proposed by the Management Board and approved by the Council shall be set out in the Internal Working Procedures.