Article 5
1. As regards the Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products, the Commission, assisted by Member States' representatives, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee for Agriculture referred to in Article 6(1) of the Agreement and in the Joint Veterinary Committee referred to in Article 19(1) of Annex 11 to the Agreement. 2. The Community position within the Joint Committee for Agriculture and the Joint Veterinary Committee shall be adopted by the Council on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community. However, the Community position on matters subject to decisions of the Joint Committee for Agriculture as referred to in Article 6(3) of the Agreement shall be adopted by the Commission: - in respect of matters relating to Annex 4 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 2000/29/EC(4), - in respect of matters relating to Annex 5 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Directive 70/524/EEC(5), - in respect of matters relating to Annex 6 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive 66/400/EEC(6) or the corresponding provisions of the other Directives in the seeds sector, - in respect of matters relating to Annex 7 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999(7), - in respect of matters relating to Annex 8 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 or Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89(8) or in Article 13 or Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91(9), - in respect of matters relating to Annex 9 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91(10), - in respect of matters relating to Annex 10 to the Agreement and the Appendices thereto in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96(11). 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 6, the Commission shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of the Agreement as regards: - the implementation of the tariff concessions set out in Annex 2 and Annex 3 to the Agreement as well as amendments and technical adaptations made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and TARIC codes, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92(12) or the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of the markets, or in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 2, - the implementation of Annex 4, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 2000/29/EC, - the implementation of Annex 5, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Directive 70/524/EEC, - the implementation of Annex 6, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive 66/400/EEC or the corresponding provisions of other Directives in the seeds sector, - the implementation of Title III of Annex 7, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, - the implementation of Article 14 of Annex 8, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 or in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, - the implementation of Annex 9, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) 2092/91, - the implementation of Annex 10, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, - the implementation of Annex 11, in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 72/462/EEC(13). 4. Where appropriate, the necessary measures referred to in the first indent of paragraph 3 may be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out hereafter. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(14). Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 5. The Customs Code Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas which is raised by its chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. 6. The Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement, Article 29 of Annex 7, Article 16 of Annex 8, Article 9 of Annex 9 and Article 5 of Annex 10 thereto. The Council and the Member States shall be notified of such decisions. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request. Any Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within three working days of the day on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by a qualified majority, take a different decision within a period of 30 days of the day on which the Commission's decision was referred to it.