
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 October 2009 amending Decision 2008/359/EC setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, in order to extend its applicability (2009/785/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry is applicable for a limited period of time.

(2) The High Level Group has contributed to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry by drawing up a Report on the Competitiveness of the European Agro-Food Industry, 30 recommendations and a Roadmap of Key Initiatives containing implementing actions. These initiatives need to be followed up.

(3) The work of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry should continue under the same rules as established by that Decision.

(4) Decision 2008/359/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article 
Article 6 of Decision 2008/359/EC is replaced by the following:
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Expiry
Article 6 
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.'
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.
For the Commission
Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President