Article 47 — Working method of creditors’ committees

1. Member States shall lay down rules specifying the following aspects of the working methods of creditors’ committees: (a) the voting procedure, including eligibility to vote and the necessary quorum; (b) conflicts of interest; (c) the confidentiality of information; (d) record-keeping of the decisions taken. 2. Member States shall ensure that creditors’ committees can further specify their working methods by means of protocols, provided that such protocols comply with the rules laid down in paragraph 1. Such protocols shall be made available at least to the court and the insolvency practitioner. 3. Member States shall provide that the members of creditors’ committees are allowed to participate and vote either in person or via electronic means. Member States may provide that the members of creditors’ committees are given the possibility to vote in writing. 4. Member States shall ensure that members of creditors’ committees can be represented by a duly authorised person.