Article 6

United Kingdom

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The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee, set up by Article 6(2) of Directive 98/37/EC ^f1 , hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.

It may be apprised, in accordance with the procedure referred to in this paragraph, of any matter to which the implementation and practical application of this Directive give rise.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ^f2 shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Deleted by Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty.

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 207, 23.7.1998, p. 1 . Directive as amended by Directive 98/79/EC ( OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1 ).
f2: Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23 ).