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1. The Commission shall establish a stakeholder network. The stakeholder network shall support the work of the Coordination Group and its subgroups upon request.

2. The stakeholder network shall be established through an open call for applications addressed to all eligible stakeholder organisations, in particular patient associations, consumer organisations, non-governmental organisations in the field of health, health technology developers and health professionals. The eligibility criteria shall be set out in the open call for applications and shall include:

(a) proof of current or planned engagement in HTA development;

(b) professional expertise relevant to the stakeholder network;

(c) geographical coverage of several Member States;

(d) communication and dissemination capabilities.

3. Organisations applying to become part of the stakeholder network shall declare their membership and sources of funding. Representatives of stakeholder organisations participating in activities of the stakeholder network shall declare any financial or other interests in the health technology developers’ industrial sector which could affect their independence or impartiality.

4. The list of stakeholder organisations included in the stakeholder network, the declarations of those organisations on their membership and sources of funding, and the declarations of interest of representatives of stakeholder organisations shall be made publicly available on the IT platform referred to in Article 30.

5. The Coordination Group shall meet with the stakeholder network at least once each year in order to:

(a) update stakeholders on the joint work of the Coordination Group, including its main output;

(b) provide for an exchange of information.

6. The Coordination Group may invite members of the stakeholder network to attend its meetings as observers.