Article 2
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (the ‘COPEN Working Party’), which is hereby designated as the special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Commission shall regularly report to the COPEN Working Party on the progress of the negotiations and shall forward all negotiating documents to it as early as possible. Whenever so requested by the Council, the Commission shall report to the Council on the conduct and the outcome of the negotiations, including in writing.