Article 4 Term of office

The term of office for members of the Committee shall be three years. After expiry of the three-year period, members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.

In the event of resignation of a member of the Committee before expiry of the three-year period or where a member is absent from more than one third of the meetings or is for any other reason no longer capable of contributing effectively to the Committee’s deliberations, he/she may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office. In such a case, the Commission shall appoint a new member from the previous list of candidates in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 3.