The attached draft guidance contains draft consensual conclusions pertaining to paragraph 41 (j) of the Chair’s Summary of the 9th annual subcommittee meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, which took place from 24 to 28 October 2022, for final consideration by the Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Representatives and the Committee at its 162nd regular meeting on 16 June 2023. The draft guidance takes into account the views expressed by Member States at the resumed 160th meeting of the Committee held on 12 January 2023, and at the 161st meeting held on 9 March 2023. The Committee is invited to consider the attached draft guidance for possible endorsement.