 | Principal Body |  | |
The Commission has legal personality and enjoys in its relations with other international organisations and in the territories of the Contracting Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its functions and achieve its ends. Each Contracting Party appoints to the Commission not more than two representatives who may be accompanied at any of its meetings by experts and advisers. The Commission hold annual sessions.
The head of the Commission is the President, who is responsible for convening, presiding, opening and closing and running regular meetings of the Contracting Parties and ensuring that the business of the Commission is carried out effectively and in accordance with its decisions. Presidents are elected from among the Contracting Parties for three years. A President may serve more than once, but not for two consecutive terms. | Subsidiary Committees | | |
- Finance and Administration Committee (FAC): This Committee is comprised of representatives drawn from different Contracting Parties, with all Contracting Parties represented. It is responsible for advising the Commission on all aspects of the Commission's annual budget. The Committee also advises the Commission on staffing and administrative matters.
- Permanent Committee on Control and Enforcement (PECCOE): This Committee is comprised of representatives of the Contracting Parties, with all Contracting Parties represented. This Committee is responsible for advising the Commission on issues relating to fishing controls and the enforcement of the Scheme.
| Working Groups | | |
Working Groups are formed from representatives of the Contracting Parties to discuss very detailed information concerning specific issues and areas. The Working Groups then present their advice to the Commission as a whole.
Working Groups are formed at the request of the Commission and continue to work in that area for as long as the Commission feels it is useful. - Advisory Group for Data Communications
- Working Group on Blue Whiting
- Working Group on the Appraisal of Regulatory Measures for Deep-Sea Fisheries
| Secretariat | | |
The management of the Commission is undertaken by an independent Secretariat based in London. The Secretariat was established in 1999 following changes in relevant international law. The current Secretariat is made up of three full-time and one part-time member of staff. The position of Secretary is a fixed term appointment for three years. |
