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On 10 March 2004, the European Parliament and the Council adopted ENISAR ( 3 ) establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) for a period of five years.

On 23 March 2007, the Management Board of the Agency issued recommendations, following the evaluation of the Agency, regarding appropriate changes to ENISAR.

In line with the Commission's Better Regulation strategy, the Commission initiated a public consultation on the extension and future of the Agency, which was held from 13 June to 7 September 2007.

Since the mandate of the Agency will expire on 13 March 2009 and in order to ensure consistency and continuity, it is necessary to adopt an extension which will enable further discussion about the Agency, reflecting the results of the Agency evaluation process, the Management Board recommendations and the ongoing review of the regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. It will also allow further reflection on the general direction of the European efforts towards an increased network and information security. The extension of the duration of the Agency should be without prejudice to the outcome of that discussion.

The duration of the Agency should therefore be extended until 13 March 2012,