1. Each committee shall adopt by a simple majority of its component members its own rules of procedure on the proposal of its chair, on the basis of standard rules to be drawn up by the Commission following consultation with Member States. Such standard rules shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.
In so far as may be necessary, existing committees shall adapt their rules of procedure to the standard rules.
2. The principles and conditions on public access to documents and the rules on data protection applicable to the Commission shall apply to the committees.