
Sole Article 
Decision 2005/629/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 4 paragraph 1:
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1. The Commission shall appoint the members of the STECF from a list of suitable candidates. That list shall be established following the publication of an open call for applications on the Commission’s website.'
2.. In Article 7, the expression ‘with the approval of the Commission’ is replaced by ‘after having consulted the Commission’s department in charge of the file’.
3.. In Article 8, the expression ‘with the approval of the Commission’ is replaced by ‘after having consulted the Commission’s department in charge of the file’.
4.. Article 9 is amended as follows:

((a)) the heading is replaced by the following:
'Reimbursements and compensation'
((b)) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following
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1. Members of the STECF and the external experts shall be entitled to compensation for their participation in the activities of the STECF as provided for in the Annex.'
5.. Article 10 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. Before organising plenary sessions of STECF and its working groups, the STECF shall consult the Commission’s department in charge of the file.'
((b)) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. On request of the Commission’s department in charge of the file, experts who are not members of STECF may be invited to participate in STECF meetings and its working groups.'
6.. In Article 11(1) the expression ‘with the approval of the Commission’ is replaced by ‘after having consulted the Commission’s department in charge of the file’.
7.. The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX


‘ANNEX 
STECF members and external experts shall be entitled to compensation further to their participation in the activities of the STECF as follows:


— Attendance at STECF plenary sessions and STECF working groups

EUR per full day STECF plenary sessions STECF Working Groups
Chairperson 300 300
Vice Chairperson 300 0
Other attendee 250 250

Should the participation only take place in a morning or in an afternoon, the compensation should be of 50 % of the full day compensation.
— Reports

EUR STECF opinions at plenary sessions or by correspondence Background reports prior to STECF plenary sessions and working groups
Rapporteur 300 300




