# Council Implementing Decision of 21 May 2014 on the practical and procedural arrangements for the appointment by the Council of three experts of the selection and monitoring panel for the European Capitals of Culture action 2020-33 (2014/353/EU), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. A draw shall be organised among Member States. The participation of Member States in the draw shall be voluntary. However, to minimise the risk of a conflict of interest, any Member State from which a city is to be selected or monitored during the term of office of the experts of the panel shall be excluded from the draw. A list of excluded Member States drawn up in accordance with this principle is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
2. To ensure a wide geographical coverage, Member States which have recommended experts for appointment by the Council for the previous term of office shall also be excluded from the draw.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/353/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-353/article-1
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