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1. The PRB shall be composed of seven members, including its chair. Members of the PRB shall be Union nationals or nationals of third countries with which the Union has concluded an agreement under which those countries apply the relevant rules of Union law in the field of air traffic management and the performance and charging schemes. The non-renewable term of office of PRB members shall be 5 years.

2. The members of the PRB, including the Chair, shall be appointed on the basis of merit and of skills and experience relevant to air traffic management, air navigation services or the economic regulation of network industries, in accordance with the selection and eligibility criteria defined in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 20. The appointment process for such members shall ensure a balanced representation of competence and expertise as well as of gender and geographical origin.

3. The Commission shall, following a public call for expression of interest, establish the list of candidates to be members, and the Chair, of the PRB who comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 2. The members and the Chair of the PRB shall be appointed by the Commission from that list, after consulting the Member States and following a selection procedure established on the basis of Article 20.

4. The Commission may establish a reserve list on the basis of the list referred to in paragraph 3, first subparagraph. A member who is no longer capable of contributing effectively to the work of the PRB, who resigns or who no longer complies with the conditions set out in this Article shall be replaced by a person from the reserve list, appointed in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, for the remainder of the term of office of that member.

5. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the calls for applications and of the lists referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.