Article 9
Written procedure 1. Where proposed measures are subject to a written procedure, delegations have 15 working days from the sending of the proposals to adopt a position. Any Committee member who does not express his/her opposition or intention to abstain before the deadline laid down in the letter is considered to have given his/her tacit agreement to the proposal. In cases of urgency or extreme urgency, the deadlines laid down in Article 5(2) and (3) shall apply. The case of extreme urgency must be duly substantiated and the agreement of delegations shall only be established if it has been expressly notified. 2. However, if a Committee member requests that the draft measures be considered in the course of a meeting of the Committee, the written procedure shall thereby terminate; the proposed measures shall be carried over to the next meeting of the Committee.