Committee procedure
Article 44
1. For the purposes of Article 13, Article 17(1), (2), (4) and (5), Article 20(1), Article 27, Article 32(1), Article 33(2), Article 34(2) and Article 37(4) and, as regards processed agricultural products other than ovalbumin and lactalbumin, for the purposes of Article 5(1) and (5), and Article 16(1) and, as regards import licences and tariff quotas for processed agricultural products other than ovalbumine and lactalbumine and export refunds and refund certificates for non-Annex I goods, for the purpose of Article 40(3), the Commission shall be assisted by a committee called the Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. For the purposes of Article 9(1) and Article 21(1) and (2), as regards ovalbumin and lactalbumin, for the purposes of Article 5(1) and (5), and Article 16(1) and, as regards import licences and tariff quotas for ovalbumine and lactalbumine, for the purpose of Article 40(3), the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets, established by Article 229(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. For the purposes of Article 35(2), the Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee established by Article 247a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof, shall apply. 4. Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or at least a quarter of committee members so request.