Article 4
In Annex II, the following Article shall be inserted: 'Article 3a The common Joint Committee shall meet at the request either of the appointing authority referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 2 of the Staff Regulations or of an appointing authority or a Staff Committee of one of the institutions represented on that Joint Committee. The proceedings of the common Joint Committee shall be valid only if all members or their alternates are present. The Chairman of the common Joint Committee shall not vote save on questions of procedure. The opinion of the common Joint Committee shall be communicated in writing to the appointing authority within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 2 of the Staff Regulations, to the other appointing authorities and to their Staff Committees within five days of its adoption. Any member of the common Joint Committee may require that his views be recorded in the opinion of the Joint Committee.`