Replacement
Article 3
1. Any member of a Board of Appeal who is or risks becoming unavailable to execute their function shall inform the Chairperson thereof, without undue delay. 2. In cases where the Chairperson is unavailable, the Board of Appeal shall decide which of its remaining members shall act as Chairperson. 3. The Chairperson shall appoint one of the alternates as member. 4. Appointments for replacement referred to in paragraph 2 and 3 shall last as long as the replaced member or Chairperson remains prevented from acting and at least until the end of any open appeal or arbitration proceeding. 5. Should unavailability become permanent or last longer than 12 months the Agency's Management Board shall appoint a new member or Chairperson as well as alternate, as appropriate.