The committee mentioned is a group created to support the European Commission in making decisions relating to cybersecurity under the NIS2 directive, following specific EU rules outlined in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, and usually includes experts from different EU countries to provide advice and input before important cybersecurity regulations are approved.
If the committee uses a written procedure to make a decision and one member disagrees or the chair decides it isn’t effective, the written procedure is stopped without making any final decision, meaning the committee must then meet and discuss the issue directly to reach an agreement.
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 sets the rules about how EU committees help the European Commission make decisions by establishing clear procedures, including the way committees give their opinions, vote on proposals, and handle cases where disagreements occur among members or when members request further review.
The chair of the committee or any single committee member has the power to request ending a written procedure without reaching any result, ensuring that important decisions aren’t finalized unless every member feels comfortable and has properly considered and discussed the issue in direct committee interactions.
