
Article 1 
Decision C(2007) 4063 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 
The group’s task shall be to advise the Commission with regard to the Action programme for reducing administrative burdens in the European Union whose aim is to reduce administrative burdens on businesses arising from EU legislation by 25 % by 2012, as well as on the simplification initiatives identified in the Commission work programme.
In particular, the group shall:

— provide advice on administrative burden reduction measures suggested by the consultants, through Internet consultation and local workshops in Member States,
— advise the Commission, at its request, on methodological issues that may arise in the action programme,
— suggest which additional pieces of existing legislation could be included in the reduction programme, as necessary,
— advise the Commission on its Simplification rolling programme, in particular with regard to the acts with high potential for reducing administrative burdens,
— assist the Commission in ensuring progress in adopting proposals on reducing administrative burden by the Council and Parliament,
— prepare a report by November 2011 on best practice in Member States to implement EU legislation in the least burdensome way.
The mandate of the group is given until 31 December 2012'.
2.. Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:
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Article 3 

1. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the implementation of the Action programme for reducing administrative burdens in the European Union and on its Simplification rolling programme, as identified in the Commission work programme.'
3.. Article 4 is amended as follows:
Article 4

((a)) In paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following:
‘Members of the group are appointed until 31 December 2012.’
((b)) In paragraph 7, the first sentence is replaced by the following:
‘The names of members shall be published on the Internet site of the Secretariat-General of the European Commission.’
4.. In Article 5(4), the second sentence is replaced by the following:
‘The Secretariat-General of the European Commission shall provide secretarial services for the group.’
5.. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
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Article 7 
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2012.'
Article 2 
This Decision enters into force on 30 August 2010.
Done at Brussels, 17 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO