20. 3. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 74/43 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 March 1992 setting up a Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids (92/167/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in the context of the completion of the internal energy market, the Commission has the objective of faci- litating energy transfers by promoting the transit of elec- tricity between grids within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Directive 90/547/EEC of 29 October 1990 on the transit of electricity through transmission grids ('); Whereas, to this end, it is desirable for the Commission to be advised by a committee of experts on matters rela- ting to the smooth functioning of transit and related economic, technical, legal and social factors ; Whereas the entities responsible for the grids should be represented on that committee ; whereas provision should also be made for the participation of particularly qualified persons capable of providing specific knowledge in the field of electricity transit ; Whereas it would be appropriate for the committee of experts also to act as the conciliation body provided for in Article 3 (4) of Directive 90/547/EEC; Whereas, for the sake of the efficiency of the conciliation procedure, the committee of experts should meet in an () OJ No L 313, 13. 11. 1990, p. 30. ad hoc composition to consider any request for concilia- tion, . HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Committee of Experts on Transit of Electricity between Grids, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’, is hereby set up under the auspices of the Commission. Article 2 Responsibilities The tasks of the Committee shall be: — to advise the Commission, at the latter’s request, — to propose conciliation compromises, at the request of the negotiating parties, in the event of specific requests for transit. Article 3 Provision of advice As part of its role of providing advice, the Committee : (a) shall examine more specifically : — the technical, financial and legal conditions of transit, taking into account economic and social factors,