The Chairperson shall convene the meetings of the Management Board.

The Chairperson shall organise the deliberations according to the items on the agenda. The members referred to in points (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 17(1) shall not participate in deliberations on items related to sensitive information regarding individual cases, as specified in the rules of procedure of the Management Board.

The Executive Director of the Authority shall take part in the deliberations, without the right to vote.

The Management Board shall hold at least two ordinary meetings per year. In addition, it shall meet at the request of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission, or at the request of at least one-third of its members.

The Management Board shall convene meetings with the Stakeholder Group at least once a year.

The Management Board may invite any person or organisation whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer, including members of the Stakeholder Group.

The members of the Management Board and their alternates may, subject to its rules of procedure, be assisted at the meetings by advisers or experts.

The Authority shall provide the secretariat for the Management Board.