# Council Decision (EU) 2015/355 of 2 March 2015 adopting the rules of procedure of the European Development Fund Committee, Article 11: Written procedure

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. In duly justified cases, the Chair may obtain the Committee's opinion by written procedure. The Chair shall communicate the Committee members the proposals of draft measures and shall lay down a time limit for delivery of an opinion according to the urgency of the matter.
Delegations have 21 calendar days from the sending of the proposals to adopt a position. Any Committee delegation which does not express its opposition or intention to abstain before the time limit laid down in the communication is considered to have given its tacit agreement to the proposal.
In cases of urgency or extreme urgency in a partner country or region, the same time limits as those laid down in Article 5(2) and (3) shall apply. Such cases of urgency or extreme urgency shall be duly substantiated in writing by the Commission.
2. However, if a Committee member requests that the draft measures be considered in the course of a meeting, the written procedure shall thereby terminate and the proposed measures shall be carried over to the next meeting.
3. The Commission shall inform the members of the Committee in writing on the outcome of a written procedure without delay, and in any case no later than seven calendar days after the expiry of the time limit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/355/annex/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-355/annex/article-11
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