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TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
PART-III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE-VI: THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER-I: PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS
SECTION-1: THE INSTITUTIONS
SUBSECTION-3: The Council of Ministers
ARTICLE III-344
ARTICLE III-344
1. A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the latter. The Committee may adopt procedural decisions in cases provided for in the Council's Rules of Procedure.
2. The Council shall be assisted by a General Secretariat, under the responsibility of a SecretaryGeneral appointed by the Council . The Council shall decide on the organisation of the General Secretariat by a simple majority.
3. The Council shall act by a simple majority regarding procedural matters and for the adoption of its Rules of Procedure.