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Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom ^f1.

Article 8 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 8

1.

For the purposes of the application of Article 7(b) and (c), the Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2.

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ^f2 shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two weeks.

3.

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’