Election Commission (EC)

Rules of Procedure of the General Conference on Weights and Measures

Rule 5, Election Commission

1. Following the closing of a meeting, the General Conference is no longer convoked in accordance with the Metre Convention. However, to possess the Organization of a body between meetings to administer the renewal of the International Committee in accordance with the Metre Convention and these Rules of Procedure, there will be an Election Commission.
2. At each meeting, the General Conference will elect nine Member State representatives to the Election Commission each belonging to a different Member State. The General Conference will endeavour to ensure fair regional representation and fair representation of States with maximum, intermediary and minimum contribution levels within the Election Commission. All proposals from Member States for membership submitted in advance to the Secretary of the International Committee, will be considered by the General Conference. The members of the International Committee will be ineligible.
3. As necessary, the Election Commission will convene at its own initiative or at the request of the International Committee. The Director will be responsible for all necessary arrangements for meetings of the Election Commission. The Election Commission will establish its own rules of procedure and will define the criteria for the election of the International Committee and the corresponding process.
4. The Election Commission will remain constituted until vacated and reconstituted by election of a new Election Commission at the next meeting of the General Conference. Any vacancy arising on the Election Commission between two General Conferences will be provisionally filled by a representative appointed by the Member State to which the vacating member belonged.