Article 2

The task of the Committee shall be to help to ensure a comparably high standard of pharmaceutical training in the Community.

It shall carry out this task in particular by the following means:

• exchange of comprehensive information as to the training methods and the content, level and structure of theoretical and practical courses provided in the Member States,

• discussion and consultation with the object of developing a common approach to the standard to be attained in the training of pharmacists and, as appropriate, to the structure and content of such training,

• keeping under review the adaptation of pharmaceutical training to developments in pharmaceutical science and teaching methods.

The Committee shall communicate to the Commission and the Member States its opinions and recommendations including, where it considers it appropriate, suggestions for amendments to be made to the Articles relating to pharmaceutical training in Council Directives 85/432/EEC^f1 and 85/433/EEC^f2.

The Committee shall also advise the Commission on any other matter which the Commission may refer to it in relation to pharmaceutical training.