(1)

By Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (‘the group’).

(2)

By Commission Decision 2017/C 287/03 (2), the list of experts appointed as members of the pool of candidates for the group was drawn up pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC and in accordance with the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (3).

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 was repealed by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). It applies, inter alia, to sea salt and other salts for food and feed which were not included in the scope of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

(4)

Pursuant to Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to add detailed production rules for sea salt and other salts for food and feed. Pursuant to Article 2(b) of Decision 2009/427/EC, the expert group shall assist the Commission in developing new production rules.

(5)

To assist the Commission in developing production rules for sea salt and other salts for food and feed, a sub-group with expertise in salt production should be set up in accordance with Article 5(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC. Experts in salt production should be included in the pool list drawn up by Decision 2017/C 287/03.

(6)

Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC and in accordance with the Commission’s policy on transparency, a call for applications for experts was published in the Register of Commission Expert Groups and Other Similar Entities. The dossiers submitted by applicants were evaluated and based on the evaluation a selection was made allowing four experts on salt production to be added to the list of experts appointed as members of the pool of candidates.

(7)

To complete the selection procedure the Commission should add these experts to the pool list of candidates,