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1. Joint undertakings may establish a stakeholders group in accordance with the relevant provisions in Part Two and subject to this Article.

2. The stakeholders group shall be open to all public and private stakeholders, including organised groups, active in the field of the joint undertaking, international interest groups from Member States, associated countries or other countries.

3. The governing board shall establish the specific criteria and selection process for the composition of the stakeholders group and shall aim to balance representation in terms of geographical distribution, gender, sector and stakeholders’ expertise. Where relevant, the governing board shall take into account the potential candidates proposed by the states’ representatives group.

4. The stakeholders group shall be regularly informed of the activities of the joint undertaking and shall be invited to provide comments on the joint undertaking’s planned initiatives.

5. The meetings of the stakeholders group shall be convened by the executive director.

6. The executive director may advise the governing board to consult the stakeholders group on specific questions. Where such consultation takes place, a report shall be submitted to the governing board and to the states’ representatives group after the relevant discussion in the stakeholders group and be made publicly available on the website of the respective joint undertaking.