Article 9 Representation and quorum

Each delegation is considered to be one Committee member. Each Member State shall decide the composition of its delegation and shall inform the Chair thereof.

With the Chair's approval, delegations may be accompanied by non-governmental experts, at the expense of the Member State concerned. The Chair's approval is based on the delegates giving prior written notice to the Secretariat of the Committee that they wish to be accompanied for a specific agenda item. If the Chair does not object to the participation of an expert in advance of the concerned Committee meeting, the permission is considered to be granted.

A delegation may, if necessary, represent a maximum of one other Member State. The Chair of the Committee shall be notified in writing at the latest before the start of the meeting by the delegation which is represented.

The quorum required for the deliberations of the Committee to be valid is that permitting a qualified majority opinion to be issued in accordance with Article 11(3) of the 10th EDF Implementing Regulation.