Article 67 — National Competent Authorities

Article 67

Advisory forum

1. An advisory forum shall be established to provide technical expertise and advise the Board and the Commission, and
to contribute to their tasks under this Regulation.

2. The membership of the advisory forum shall represent a balanced selection of stakeholders, including industry,
start-ups, SMEs, civil society and academia. The membership of the advisory forum shall be balanced with regard to
commercial and non-commercial interests and, within the category of commercial interests, with regard to SMEs and other
undertakings.

3. The Commission shall appoint the members of the advisory forum, in accordance with the criteria set out in
paragraph 2, from amongst stakeholders with recognised expertise in the field of AI.

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4. The term of office of the members of the advisory forum shall be two years, which may be extended by up to no more
than four years.

5. The Fundamental Rights Agency, ENISA, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European

Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI) shall be permanent members of the advisory forum.

6. The advisory forum shall draw up its rules of procedure. It shall elect two co-chairs from among its members, in
accordance with criteria set out in paragraph 2. The term of office of the co-chairs shall be two years, renewable once.

7. The advisory forum shall hold meetings at least twice a year. The advisory forum may invite experts and other
stakeholders to its meetings.

8. The advisory forum may prepare opinions, recommendations and written contributions at the request of the Board or
the Commission.

9. The advisory forum may establish standing or temporary sub-groups as appropriate for the purpose of examining
specific questions related to the objectives of this Regulation.

10. The advisory forum shall prepare an annual report on its activities. That report shall be made publicly available.