Paragraph 7 Adoption of decisions and recommendations

Any decisions and recommendations of the Joint Committee shall be subject to prior discussion between the Parties.

Decisions and recommendations of the Joint Committee shall be adopted during its meetings by unanimity.

Decisions or recommendations may be adopted by written procedure provided that both Parties agree.

Under the written procedure, the chair shall send draft decisions and recommendations to the Parties and shall lay down a time limit for them to express their position. If neither Party opposes a draft decision or recommendation before the expiry of that time limit, the adoption of that decision or recommendation shall be regarded as having been tacitly agreed to.

The chair shall inform the Parties of the outcome of the written procedure without delay, and no later than 14 calendar days after the expiry of the time limit referred to in the second subparagraph.