Contact committee
Article 19
1
A contact committee shall be set up which has as its functions:
a
to facilitate, without prejudice to Articles 226 and 227 of the Treaty, the harmonised application of this Directive through regular meetings dealing with practical problems arising in connection with its application;
b
to advise the Commission, if necessary, on additions or amendments to this Directive.
2
It shall not be the function of the contact committee to appraise the merits of decisions taken by the supervisory authorities in individual cases.