Source: OJ L, 2025/454, 10.3.2025Current language: EN
- Artificial intelligence act
Implementing acts
- Scientific panel of independent experts
Article 6 Secretariat
The AI Office and the Joint Research Centre shall jointly provide the secretariat (the ‘Secretariat’) for the scientific panel.
The Secretariat shall be responsible for providing the necessary support for the efficient functioning of the scientific panel. The Secretariat shall, in particular:
identify and manage potential conflicts of interests;
monitor compliance with the rules of procedure referred to in Article 8 and compliance with the requests to carry out tasks according to Article 68(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689;
process requests from market surveillance authorities to the scientific panel for additional expertise;
process requests from Member States for support by experts for the purpose of their enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 at national level.
Relevant recitals
Recital 5 Provision of the panel's secretariat
In order to ensure the efficient functioning of the scientific panel, the AI Office and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission should jointly provide its Secretariat.
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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