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 [1] 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 [2], 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:

"Article 6

Expiry

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010."

Done at Brussels, 26 October 2009.

For the Commission

Günter Verheugen

Vice-President

[1] OJ L 120, 7.5.2008, p. 15.

[2] http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/high_level_group_2008/documents_hlg/final_report_hlg_17_03_09_en.pdf

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