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Composition

The administration's structure is based on five components:

• general direction of services and organization of the activities performed by the Commission's secretariat;
• representation of the secretariat;
• assistance to the President/Vice-President.

Daily management: Jo Baret, Administrator

The President and Vice-President are assisted by civil servants who are at their immediate disposal and are in charge, among other things, of the secretariat for Commission meetings.

The President acts as spokesperson.

• assistance in the development of the organization and the realization of management objectives;
• development of management tools;
• resources management.

Daily management: Patrick Van Wouwe, Head of Department

• legal support to the Commission and sectoral committees;
• preparation of cases: opinions, recommendations, et al;
• participation in national and international activities;
• second-line treatment of individual cases;
• research;
• knowledge support and documentation.

General management: N ..., Head of Department

• providing information to the public;
• keeping the public registers;
• first-line treatment of complaints;
• first-line treatment of requests for indirect access;
• first-line checks;
• external communication support.

Daily management: Xavier Bastiaensen, Head of Department