Management Board
The Management Board is the governing body of the Agency. It has a supervisory role with general responsibility for budgetary and planning matters; the appointment of the Executive Director, the members and the Chair of the Board of Appeal and the reporting of ECHA's activities to EU institutions.
The Board is composed of:
- 27 members from the EU Member States
- Six representatives of the Commission, including 3 members without voting rights appointed to represent interested parties
- Two representatives of the European Parliament
In addition to the members, the Management Board has invited one observer each from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Croatia.
Chair and Vice-Chair
The Management Board is chaired by Mr. Thomas Jakl from Austria. The deputy-chair, Mr. Martin Lynch, is Irish. Both the chair and the deputy-chair are appointed for two years. The term is renewable once. In September 2010 Mr Jakl started his second term as chairman of the Management Board.
Composition
All Management Board members are appointed on the basis of their experience and expertise in the field of chemical safety or the regulation of chemicals. Their term of office is four years and can be renewed once.
The representatives of the Member States are appointed by the Council. The members from European Commission and European Parliament are directly appointed by the institution concerned. Apart from the three members with voting rights, the Commission also appoints three members without voting rights which represent interested parties.
Meetings
The Management Board usually meets four times a year. For facilitating the decision-making, a number of working groups have been established (e.g. Working Group on Planning and Reporting, Working Group on Transfer of fees).
The planned meeting dates for 2012 are the following:
- 22-23 March
- 20-21 June
- 27-28 September and
- 13-14 December
Secretariat
The Executive Director is responsible for providing the Secretariat for the Management Board. The Executive Office of the Agency carries out the practical work.
To contact the Management Board Secretariat email: mb-secretariat(at)echa.europa.eu
