Joint Committee
Article 3
1. The Community and the Member States shall be represented in the Joint Committee established under Article 17 of the Agreement by representatives of the Commission and of the Member States. 2. The position to be taken by the Community and its Member States within the Joint Committee with respect to matters of exclusive Community competence that do not require the adoption of a decision having legal effect shall be established by the Commission and shall be notified in advance to the Council and the Member States. 3. For Joint Committee decisions concerning matters that fall within Community competence, the position to be taken by the Community and its Member States shall be adopted by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, unless the applicable voting procedures set down in the Treaty establishing the European Community provide otherwise. 4. For Joint Committee decisions concerning matters that fall within Member States’ competence, the position to be taken by the Community and its Member States shall be adopted by the Council, acting by unanimity, on a proposal from the Commission or from Member States, unless a Member State has informed the General Secretariat of the Council within one month of the adoption of that position that it can only consent to the decision to be taken by the Joint Committee with the agreement of its legislative bodies notably due to a parliamentary scrutiny reserve. 5. The position of the Community and of the Member States within the Joint Committee shall be presented by the Commission, except in areas that fall exclusively within Member States’ competence, in which case it shall be presented by the Presidency of the Council or, if the Council so decides, by the Commission.