Chapter VII, Article 17 · IPA III

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Article 17Committee procedure#

1.The Commission shall be assisted by a committee for the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (the ‘IPA III committee’). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2.The IPA III committee shall assist the Commission to fulfil the objectives referred to in Article 3 in light of the annual assessment provided by the Commission in accordance with Articles 7(6) and 13(5).

3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

4.The rules of procedure of the IPA III committee shall provide for proportionate time limits allowing committee members early and effective opportunities to examine the draft implementing acts and express their views, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

5.Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by a written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so requests.

6.An observer from the EIB shall take part in the IPA III committee’s proceedings with regard to questions concerning the EIB.

7.The IPA III committee shall assist the Commission and shall be competent also for legal acts and commitments under Regulations (EC) No 1085/2006 and (EU) No 231/2014 and the implementation of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006.

8.The IPA III committee shall not be competent for the contribution to Erasmus+ as referred to in Article 5(3).