1. The Commission shall be assisted by:
(a)
a Climate Change Committee with regard to the implementation of the issues referred to in Article 19(5), Article 26(7), Article 37(6), Article 38(3) and Article 39(3); and
(b)
an Energy Union Committee with regard to the implementation of issues referred to in Article 17(4) and Article 33(4).
2. Those committees shall be committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
3. The Climate Change Committee referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article replaces the committee established in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.
4. When either of the committees referred to in paragraph 1 considers horizontal issues and common actions, it shall inform the other committee referred to in paragraph 1 accordingly, in order to ensure consistency of policies and to maximise synergies between sectors.
5. Each Member State shall appoint its representative(s) to the Climate Change Committee and the Energy Union Committee. The representatives of each committee shall be invited to the meetings of the other.
6. Where reference is made to this Article, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.