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1. The Public Health Committee shall exercise a general oversight over the activities of the Commission and for this purpose the Commission shall submit a report on each of its sessions to the Public Health Committee.
2. All decisions taken by the Commission, other than those of a technical or procedural character, shall be subject to the approval of the Public Health Committee. If the Public Health Committee does not approve a decision or approves it only partially, the Committee shall refer it back to the Commission for further consideration.
3. The Public Health Committee, having regard to the recommendations of the Commission under Article 6 (d), shall fix the time limits within which decisions of a technical character relating to the European Pharmacopoeia shall be implemented within the territories of the Contracting Parties.