Article 3
Article 2 of Annex II is replaced by the following: 'Article 2 The Joint Committee or Committees of an institution shall consist of: - a chairman appointed each year by the appointing authority, -members and alternates appointed at the same time in equal numbers by the appointing authority and by the Staff Committee. The common Joint Committee for one or more institutions shall consist of: -a chairman appointed by the appointing authority referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 2 of the Staff Regulations, -members and alternates appointed in equal numbers by the appointing authorities of the institutions represented on the common Joint Committee and by the Staff Committees. The procedures for instituting the common Joint Committee shall be adopted by agreement between the institutions represented on the common Joint Committee, after consulting their Staff Committee. An alternate shall vote only in the absence of a member.`