Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

The Scientific Advisory Board comprises twenty-seven members, including its Chairman, at least four of whom are or have been practising abroad or in European or international organisations. Members are appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors for a renewable term of four years, on a proposal from the Managing Director, after validation by the Board of Directors of the list of members. They are chosen from among leading…

The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for : 1° To give an opinion on the Agency’s research, expertise and study guidelines and on its scientific partnership and programming policy; 2° To assist the agency’s management in drawing up procedures for calls for projects; 3° To validate and supervise the process of evaluating the Agency’s scientific activity, and to issue recommendations to the Agency’s management on the basis of the results…

After receiving the opinion of the Scientific Advisory Board, the Director General shall set up the committees of experts required to carry out the Agency’s tasks and shall appoint their members. The operating procedures of the expert committees are laid down in the Agency’s internal rules. .