The Joint Monitoring Committee shall be composed of one or more representatives appointed by each participating country. Representatives shall be appointed on a functional basis and not on a personal basis. Other persons may be appointed as observers by the Joint Monitoring Committee.

Whenever possible and appropriate, participating countries shall ensure suitable participation of all actors concerned and in particular local stakeholders, including civil society organisations and local authorities, in order to ensure their participation in the implementation of the programme.

The Commission shall be involved in the work of the Joint Monitoring Committee as an observer. It shall be invited to each meeting of the Joint Monitoring Committee at the same time as the representatives of the participating countries. The Commission may decide whether it will participate or not in all or part of each Joint Monitoring Committee meeting.

The Joint Monitoring Committee shall be chaired by one of its members, representative of the Managing Authority or any other person, as set out in the rules of procedure.

A representative of the Managing Authority, of the Joint Technical Secretariat or of the intermediate body referred to in Article 20(3) shall be appointed as secretary of the Joint Monitoring Committee.