Operation of the Board
Article 7
1. The Board shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission and co-chaired by a representative of the Member State holding the preceding rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union at the time of the meeting. The representative of the Commission shall convene a meeting in consultation with the Co-chair at least once a year. The meetings of the Board shall be held in person or remotely. 2. The Chair and the Co-Chair, assisted by the secretariat, shall draw up the agenda and distribute it to the members of the Board. The members of the Board may, on their own initiative, suggest items to be included in the agenda at the latest at the start of the meeting. The agenda shall be adopted by the Board at the start of each meeting. 3. The Board shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups adopted by the Commission ( 3 ) . 4. The Board shall adopt non-binding recommendations and reports by consensus. In the event that consensus is not reached, non-binding recommendations or reports are put to a vote, a simple majority of the members present shall be required. Non-binding recommendations and reports adopted by the Board shall be of a preparatory nature for the purpose of assisting the work of the committee referred to in Article 33(1) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.