Steering Board
Article 8
1. A Steering Board composed of one representative of each participating Member State, authorised to commit its government, and a representative of the Commission, shall be the decision-making body of the Agency. The Steering Board shall act within the framework of the guidelines and guidance of the Council. 2. The Steering Board shall meet at the level of Defence Ministers of the participating Member States or their representatives. The Steering Board shall, in principle, hold at least two meetings each year at the level of Defence Ministers. 3. The Head of the Agency shall convene and chair the Steering Board's meetings. If a participating Member State so requests, the Head of the Agency shall convene a meeting within one month. 4. The Head of the Agency may delegate the power to chair the Steering Board's meetings at the level of the representatives of the Ministers of Defence. 5. The Steering Board may meet in specific compositions (such as NADs, Capability Directors, R&T Directors or Defence Policy Directors). 6. The Steering Board meetings are attended by: (a) the Chief Executive of the Agency referred to in Article 10, or his/her representative; (b) the Chairman of EUMC or his/her representative; (c) representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS). 7. The Steering Board may decide to invite, on matters of common interest: (a) the NATO Secretary-General or his/her nominated representative; (b) the Heads/Chairs of other arrangements, groupings or organisations whose work is relevant to that of the Agency (such as those established under the LoI Framework Agreement, as well as OCCAR and ESA); (c) as appropriate, representatives of other third parties.