S.L. 373.2 Art. 8Committee Secretariat. 5

(1) There shall be set up a Committee Secretariat, which shall be responsible for providing the necessary technical and administrative support to the Committee and to assist it in the proper carrying out of its functions, in particular, in the implementation of decisions taken by the Committee.

(2) The Secretariat shall be provided with all the adequate financial, human and technical resources as may be necessary and expedient for its proper functioning and shall consist of such number of appropriately skilled and specifically dedicated officials as may be deemed necessary from time to time, and as a minimum shall consist of two full-time persons.

(3) The Secretariat shall have an Executive Secretary who shall be the head of the Secretariat and who shall be responsible for the work and management of the Secretariat. The Executive Secretary shall also serve as Secretary to the Committee but shall not have voting rights.