Article 5 Operation

The expert group shall elect a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons from its members by simple majority vote.

A Commission representative may attend the meetings of the expert group. He may invite experts or observers with specific expertise on a subject on the agenda of the expert group to participate in the work of the expert group.

Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of the expert group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.

The expert 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 meetings of the expert group.

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

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