1.An Administrative Board is hereby set up to carry out the tasks listed in Article 6.
2.The Administrative Board shall be composed of one representative appointed by each Member State and one representative appointed by the Commission. The duration of the term of office of the Board members shall be five years. The term of office may be renewed once.
3.When appropriate, the participation of representatives of third countries and the conditions thereof shall be established in the arrangements referred to in Article 21.
4.The Administrative Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among its members. The Deputy Chairperson shall automatically take the place of the Chairperson if he/she is prevented from attending to his/her duties. The term of office of the Chairperson and of the Deputy Chairperson shall be two and a half years and shall expire when they cease to be members of the Administrative Board. The terms of office may be renewed once.
5.The meetings of the Administrative Board shall be convened by its Chairperson.
The Executive Director of the Authority shall take part in the deliberations.
The Administrative Board shall hold an ordinary meeting twice a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson or at the request of at least a third of its members.
The Administrative Board may invite any person whose opinion can be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer. Where security issues are being discussed, a representative of the SG/HR and the Chairperson of the System Safety and Security Committee shall attend as observers. The members of the Administrative Board may, subject to the provisions of its rules of procedure, be assisted by advisers or experts.
The secretariat of the Administrative Board shall be provided by the Authority.
6.Unless otherwise provided in this Regulation, the Administrative Board shall take its decisions by a two-thirds majority of its members.
7.Each member shall have one vote. The Executive Director of the Authority shall not vote.
The rules of procedure shall establish the more detailed voting arrangements, in particular the conditions for a member to act on behalf of another member.