Article 8 General Assembly: composition, meetings and procedures

The General Assembly shall be the governing body of ICOS ERIC and shall be composed of representatives of the Members and Observers of ICOS ERIC. Each Member may have up to three representatives. An Observer may have one representative in the General Assembly.

The General Assembly shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson amongst the representatives for the term of two years, renewable twice.

The General Assembly shall be convened and chaired by the Chairperson. In his or her absence, the General Assembly shall be chaired by the Vice Chairperson.

The General Assembly shall meet at least once per year and be responsible for the overall direction and supervision of ICOS ERIC and decide upon the strategic orientation and structure of ICOS RI.

An extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly may be requested by at least one third of the Members.

A Member may be represented by another Member if notified in writing to the Chairperson of the General Assembly. A Member cannot represent more than one other Member.

Decisions of the General Assembly may also be taken by written procedure.

The General Assembly shall adopt its rules of procedure.