(1)  The members of the Scientific Committee, who are not members of the Scientific Panel and the members of the Scientific Panel shall be appointed by the Food Authority, for a period of three years, which shall be renewable for such period, and the vacancy notice shall be published in the relevant leading scientific publications and on theFood Authority’s website for a call for expressions of interest.

   (2)  The Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall each choose a Chairperson from amongst their members.

   (3)  The Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall act by a majority of their members and the views of the members shall be recorded.

   (4)  The procedure for the operation and co-operation of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall be specified by regulations.

   (5)  These procedures shall relate in particular to–

   (a)  The number of times that a member can serve consecutively on a Scientific Committee or Scientific Panel;

   (b)  the number of members in each Scientific Panel;

   (c)  the procedure for re-imbursing the expenses of members of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel;

   (d)  the manner in which tasks and requests for scientific opinions are assigned to the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel;

   (e)  The creation and organisation of the working groups of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel, and the possibility of external experts being included in those working groups;

   (f)  The possibility of observers being invited to meetings of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel;

   (g)  The possibility of organising public hearings; and

   (h)  Quorum of the meeting, meeting notice, agenda of the meeting and such other matters.