Article 6
1. As regards the Agreement on Mutual Recognition in Relation to Conformity Assessment, the Community shall be represented on the Joint Committee set up under Article 10 of the Agreement, referred to hereafter as the "Committee", by the Commission assisted by the special committee designated by the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation with this special committee, to the appointments, notifications, exchange of information and requests for verification referred to in Articles 6(3), 7, 8(1), 10(4)(e) and 12 of the Agreement. 2. The position to be taken by the Community in the Committee shall be determined by the Commission, following consultation of the special committee referred to in paragraph 1, with regard to: (a) application of Article 1(3) to the chapters of Annex 1; (b) adoption of the rules of procedure, in accordance with Article 10(2), and of the verification procedures provided for in Article 10(4)(c) and (d) of the Agreement; (c) verification of the compliance of conformity assessment bodies and related decisions, in accordance with Article 8 and Article 11(c) of the Agreement; (d) amendments of Sections I to V of all Chapters in Annex I, in accordance with Article 10(4)(a), (b) and (e), and Article 11 of the Agreement; (e) amendments of the annexes, in accordance with Article 10(5) of the Agreement, and (f) the dispute settlement mechanism provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement. 3. In all other cases the position to be taken by the Community in the Committee shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.