A. Participation
| 1. | Membership shall consist of those member nations that elect to be represented on the Technical Committee. Delegations shall consist of Commissioners, or their nominees, who may be accompanied by technical experts. |
| 2. | The Secretary of the Commission or a deputy shall be an ex officio non-voting member of the Committee. |
| 3. | Observers may attend Committee meetings in accordance with the Rules of the Commission. |
B. Organisation
| 1. | Normally the Vice-Chairman of the Commission is the Chairman of the Technical Committee. Otherwise the Chairman shall be elected from among the members of the Committee. |
| 2. | A provisional agenda for the Technical Committee and each sub-committee and working group shall be prepared by the Technical Committee Chairman with the assistance of the Secretary. After agreement by the Chairman of the Commission they shall be distributed to Commissioners 30 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. |
C. Meetings
| 1. | The Annual Meeting shall be held between the Scientific Committee and Commission meetings with reasonable overlap of meetings as appropriate to agenda requirements. Special meetings may be held as agreed by the Commission or the Chairman of the Commission. |
| 2. | Rules of conduct for observers shall conform with rules established by the Commission for meetings of all committees and plenary sessions. |
D. Reports
| 1. | Reports and recommendations shall, as far as possible, be developed on the basis of consensus. However, if a consensus is not achievable, the committee, sub-committee or working group shall report the different views expressed. The Chairman or any national delegation may request a vote on any issue. Resulting recommendations shall be based on a simple majority of those nations casting an affirmative or negative vote. |
| 2. | Documents on which recommendations are based should be available on demand immediately following each committee, sub-committee or working group meeting. |
| 3. | Technical papers produced for the Commission may be reviewed by the Committee for publication by the Commission. |
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