Without prejudice to the tasks of the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products referred to in Article 8 of the Second Council Directive 75/319/EEC1 of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to proprietary medicinal products, the task of this Committee shall be to examine:

• any question relating to the application of Directives on proprietary medicinal products which are brought up by its Chairman — either on his initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State;

• any other question in the field of proprietary medicinal products brought up by its Chairman — either on his initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

The Commission shall consult the Committee when preparing proposals for Directives in the field of proprietary medicinal products, and in particular when it considers any amendments to Council Directive 65/65/EEC2 of 26 January 1965 on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to proprietary medicinal products which it might have occasion to propose.