Source: OJ L, 2025/454, 10.3.2025Current language: EN
- Artificial intelligence act
Implementing acts
- Scientific panel of independent experts
Article 5 Chair and Vice-Chair
Summary What does Article 5 of the Scientific panel of independent experts say?
This article governs the appointment and tenure of leadership within the scientific panel, specifically the Chair and Vice-Chair.
It establishes a two-step process that connects the panel's membership to its own leadership structure, and directly ties the duration of those leadership roles to the terms of office already established under Article 4.
Important points:
- The Commission appoints the Chair and Vice-Chair, but only from candidates recommended by a simple majority vote of the scientific panel's own members.
- The term of office for both the Chair and Vice-Chair mirrors that of the scientific panel and is renewable once.
- Any mid-term replacement of the Chair or Vice-Chair follows the same appointment procedure and is valid only for the remainder of the existing term.
Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.
At the beginning of each term of office referred to in Article 4, the Commission shall appoint a Chair and a Vice-Chair from among the members of the scientific panel. To that end, the scientific panel shall, acting by simple majority of its members, recommend a Chair and a Vice-Chair from among its members.
The term of office of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall follow the term of office of the scientific panel referred to in Article 4 and shall be renewable once. Any replacement of the Chair or Vice-Chair during the term of office shall take place according to the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be valid for the remainder of the term.
Relevant recitals
Recital 6 Organisation of the panel
The organisation of the scientific panel should ensure flexibility so that specialised knowledge can be deployed based on requisite needs. For this purpose, the Chair and Secretariat should appoint a rapporteur and relevant contributors for individual tasks of the scientific panel, taking into account, inter alia, expertise, including sectoral expertise, availability, possible conflicts of interest and security concerns.
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