Article 4 Membership — Appointment

The Board shall be composed of 27 members.

The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in the Earth observation, environment and security sectors.

The members shall be nominated by national authorities of the Member States.

Alternate members for the members of the Board shall be appointed in equal numbers and on the same conditions as the members. Alternate members shall automatically replace members who are absent.

The Commission may invite representatives of organisations involved in Earth observation to attend meetings as observers.

A representative of Switzerland and a representative of Norway shall be invited as permanent observers.

The members shall be appointed as representatives of a public authority.

Members of the Board shall be appointed for a one-year renewable term of office. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their term of office ends.

Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the Board’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.