The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.procedure
1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) createdset up by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of 5 November 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) ( 11 ).
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, ArticlesArticle 55a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.