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Council Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 of 29 April 1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, other than those of development cooperation, which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy, contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries ^f1.

Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by the committee, referred to as the “Human Rights and Democracy Committee”, set up by Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 975/1999.

2.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, 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 three months.

3.

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’