Article 4 Operation

The Commission shall appoint the Chairman of the group.

The Commission's representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group's deliberations where appropriate and/or necessary.

Information obtained by participating in the group's deliberations may not be divulged where the Commission states that this relates to confidential matters.

The group shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend these meetings.

The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission^f1.

The Commission may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any résumé, conclusion, partial conclusion or working document of the group.