Article 16 — Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. The Committee shall meet in two different configurations, dealing respectively with the fission-related aspects and fusion-related aspects of the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme. With a view to facilitating the implementation of the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme, for each meeting of the Committee as defined in the agenda, the Commission will reimburse the expenses of one representative per Member State, as well as one expert or adviser per Member State for those agenda items where a Member State requires specific expertise, in accordance with Commission’s established guidelines. 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 applies. 4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 applies. 5. Where the opinion of the Committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result where the chair of the Committee so decides or a simple majority of Committee members so requests within the time limit for delivery of the opinion. 6. The Commission shall regularly inform the Committee of the overall progress of the implementation of the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme and shall provide the Committee with timely information on all actions proposed or funded under the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme.