CHAPTER VIII: Standing Committee on Construction

Article 19

A Standing Committee on Construction is hereby set up.

The committee shall be made up of representatives appointed by the Member States. It shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission. Each Member State shall appoint two representatives. The representatives may be accompanied by experts.

The committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

Article 20

The committee referred to in Article 19 may, at the request of its chair-man or a Member State, examine and question posed by the implementation and the practical application of this Directive.

The provisions necessary for:
(a) the establishment of classes of requirements in so far as they are not included in the interpretative documents and the establishment of the procedure for attesting conformity in mandates for standards pursuant to Article 7 (1) and guidelines for approvals pursuant to Article 11 (1);
(b) the giving of instructions for the drawing-up of interpretative documents pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) and decisions on interpretative documents pursuant to Article 12 (3);
(c) the recognition of national technical specifications in accordance with Article 4 (3);
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4.

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC (1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

(1) 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).