Article 9 Representation and quorum
United Kingdom
Each delegation shall be considered to be one member of the Committee. 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.
Within a reasonable time, and in any case no later than five calendar days before the date of a meeting, the following information shall be communicated to the Chair:
the composition of each delegation, except where such composition is already known to the Chair;
the names and functions of any experts accompanying the delegations and the reasons for which their presence is required.
If the Chair does not object to the participation of an expert in advance of the relevant meeting, permission shall be considered to be granted.
Ahead of the meeting the Chair shall inform delegations on the participation of a non-governmental expert, indicating the organisation he or she represents.
A delegation may, if necessary, represent a maximum of one other Member State. The Chair shall be notified in writing before the start of the meeting by the delegation which is to be represented.
The quorum required for deliberations of the Committee shall be that required for a qualified majority opinion to be issued in accordance with Article 14(3) and (4) of the 11th EDF Implementation Regulation.