Article 6Operation
1.The Commission shall organise the meetings of the Group, which will be chaired by the Chairperson.
2.In agreement with the Commission, subgroups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the Group; such subgroups shall be dissolved as soon as their tasks have been fulfilled.
3.The Commission's representative may invite experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the deliberations of the Group or its subgroups.
4.Information obtained by participating in the deliberations or work of the Group, or of a subgroup, may not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.
5.The Group and its subgroups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services.
Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend the meetings of the Group or the subgroups.
6.The Group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.
7.The Commission may publish, or place on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion or working document of the Group.