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Article 55b: Governance at Union Level 1

1. The Commission shall develop Union expertise and capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence. For this purpose, the Commission has established the European AI Office by Decision […]”. 2. Member States shall facilitate the tasks entrusted to the AI Office, as reflected in this Regulation.

Article 56: Establishment and Structure of the European Artificial Intelligence Board

1. A ‘European Artificial Intelligence Board’ (the ‘Board’) is established. 2. The Board shall be composed of one representative per Member State. The European Data Protection Supervisor, shall participate as observer. The AI Office shall also attend the Board’s meetings without taking part in the votes. Other national and Union authorities, bodies or experts may be invited to the meetings by the Board on a case by case basis, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them.

Article 58: Tasks of the Board

The Board shall advise and assist the Commission and the Member States in order to facilitate the consistent and effective application of this Regulation. For this purpose the Board may in particular: (a) contribute to the coordination among national competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation and, in cooperation and subject to agreement of the concerned market surveillance authorities, support joint activities of market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 63(7a);

Article 58a: Advisory Forum 1

An advisory forum shall be established to advise and provide technical expertise to the Board and the Commission 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 regards to SMEs and other undertakings.

Article 58b: Scientific Panel of Independent Experts

1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, make provisions on the establishment of a scientific panel of independent experts (the ‘scientific panel’) intended to support the enforcement activities under this Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(2). 2. The scientific panel shall consist of experts selected by the Commission on the basis of up-to-date scientific or technical expertise in the field of artificial intelligence necessary for the tasks set out in paragraph 3, and shall be able to demonstrate meeting all of the following conditions:

Article 58c: Access to the Pool of Experts by the Member States

1. Member States may call upon experts of the scientific panel to support their enforcement activities under this Regulation. 2. The Member States may be required to pay fees for the advice and support by the experts. The structure and the level of fees as well as the scale and structure of recoverable costs shall be set out in the implementing act referred to in Article 58b(1), taking into account the objectives of the adequate implementation of this Regulation, cost-effectiveness and the necessity to ensure an effective access to experts by all Member States.

Article 59: Designation of National Competent Authorities and Single Point of Contact

1. [deleted]. 2. Each Member State shall establish or designate at least one notifying authority and at least one market surveillance authority for the purpose of this Regulation as national competent authorities. These national competent authorities shall exercise their powers independently, impartially and without bias so as to safeguard the principles of objectivity of their activities and tasks and to ensure the application and implementation of this Regulation. The members of these authorities shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties.

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