Meetings of the Commission
Article 7
1. Meetings of the Commission shall be convened by the President. 2. The Commission shall meet, as a general rule, once a week (‘ordinary’ meetings). It shall also meet whenever the President deems it necessary (‘extraordinary’ meetings). 3. In exceptional circumstances, if some or all of the Members of the Commission are prevented from attending a meeting of the Commission in person, the President may invite them to participate by means of telecommunication systems allowing for their identification and effective participation. 4. Acts may be adopted by oral procedure at ordinary meetings or extraordinary meetings. The rules for organising and running the meetings, as well as the procedural rules, are set out in Articles 8 to 16. 5. At the initiative of the President, the Commission may also hold orientation debates, seminars, informal meetings or working meetings on specific topics.