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1. The Strategic Advisory Group shall consist of no more than 20 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governing Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, from among the representatives of the members of the Community other than representatives of Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. Only representatives of members which are not controlled by a third country or by an entity established in a third-country shall be eligible. The appointment shall be made in accordance with an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory procedure. The Governing Board shall aim for the composition of the Strategic Advisory Group to achieve a balanced representation of the Community between scientific, industrial and civil society entities, demand and supply-side industries, large enterprises and SMEs, as well as balanced representation in terms of geographical provenance and gender. It shall also aim to achieve an intra sectorial balance, having regard to the cohesion of the Union and all of the Member States in the area of cybersecurity research, industry and technology. The Strategic Advisory Group shall be composed so as to enable a comprehensive, ongoing and permanent dialogue between the Community and the Competence Centre.

2. Members of the Strategic Advisory Group shall have expertise with regard to cybersecurity research, industrial development, offering, implementing, or deploying professional services or products. The requirements for such expertise shall be further specified by the Governing Board.

3. Procedures concerning the appointment of the members of the Strategic Advisory Group and the operation of the Strategic Advisory Group shall be specified in the rules of procedure of the Governing Board and shall be made public.

4. The terms of office of members of the Strategic Advisory Group shall be two years. Those terms shall be renewable once.

5. Representatives of the Commission and of other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, in particular ENISA, may be invited by the Strategic Advisory Group to participate in and support its work. The Strategic Advisory Group may invite additional representatives from the Community in the capacity of observer, adviser, or expert, as appropriate on a case-by-case basis, to take into account the dynamic of developments in the area of cybersecurity. Members of the Governing Board may participate as observers in the meetings of the Strategic Advisory Group.