# Council Decision (EU) 2016/834 of 20 May 2016 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, Article 9: Administrative procedures


1. Unless the Committee decides otherwise, the meetings of the Committee shall not be open to the public.
2. Minutes and other documents of the Committee shall be treated confidentially.
3. Participants other than officials of the Parties and the Member States may be invited by agreement of both Co-Chairs and they shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements.
4. The Parties may organise public briefings or otherwise inform interested members of the public of the results of the Committee meetings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/834/attachment/1/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-834/attachment-1/article-9
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