Article 2
1. The task of the Committee shall be to help to ensure throughout the Community a comparably high standard of training of midwives. 2. It shall carry out this task in particular by the following means: - exchange of comprehensive information as to the training methods and the content, level and structure of theoretical and practical courses provided in the Member States, - discussion and consultation with the object of developing common approaches to the standard to be attained in the training of midwives and, as appropriate, to the structure and content of such training, - keeping under review the adaptation of the abovementioned training to developments in midwifery practice, medical and social science and teaching methods. 3. The Committee shall communicate to the Commission and the Member States its opinions and recommendations including, when it considers it appropriate, suggestions for amendments to be made to the Articles concerning training of midwives in Directives 80/154/EEC (1) and 80/155/EEC (2). 4. The Committee shall also advise the Commission on any matter which the Commission may refer to it in connection with the training of midwives.