The Commission

 The Commission shall be composed of seven members: a Chairperson and six members.

Positions of the members of the Commission shall be autonomous.

The Commission Chairperson and other members thereof shall be appointed by the National Assembly as prescribed by the Constitutional Law “Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly”.

The Commission Chairperson shall:

1.  within the scope of his or her competence, represent the Commission in the Republic of Armenia, other states and at international organisations;
2. manage and coordinate the regular activities of the Commission, give assignments to employees appointed by him or her for this purpose, perform distribution of working duties among the members of the Commission;
3. convene and preside over the sittings of the Commission, approve the agenda of the sitting;
4. sign the decisions and opinions of the Commission;
5. organise the implementation of those decisions of the Commission referred to the Commission;
6. approve the staff list of the Commission, act as the representative of the employer for the members of the Commission and employees appointed by him or her, hire and dismiss employees of the staff of the Commission within the scope of his or her competences, act on behalf of the Commission in the court, issue letters of authorisation to act on behalf of the Commission, adopt orders, including orders on conducting an inspection, test purchase, external surveillance, monitoring or survey, exercise other powers vested in him or her by law;
7. establish a public council adjunct to the Commission, approve the procedure for its establishment and activities.

In case of leave or secondment, the Chairperson of the Commission shall appoint one of the members of the Commission as a substitute thereof. In case of failure to appoint a substitute, as well as in cases of temporary incapacitation, discontinuation, termination or suspension of powers of the Chairperson of the Commission, the eldest member of the Commission shall substitute the Chairperson of the Commission.

A Commission member shall:

1. participate in the sittings of the Commission and vote, may have speeches, come up with questions and recommendations during the Commission sitting;
2. submit a special opinion in case of having an opinion differing from the opinion of the majority;
3. coordinate, within the scope of his or her coordination powers, activities of the structural sub-division or the works performed thereby, give assignments and exercise supervision over the execution thereof, ensure implementation of the assignments of the Commission Chairperson;
4. convene consultations, ¬organise discussions, cooperate with other bodies and organisations within the scope of his or her coordination powers;
5. sign official documents on behalf of the Commission, mark decisions and other documents of the Commission within the scope of his or her coordination powers;
6. submit recommendations to the Commission and Chairperson of the Commission;
7. exercise other powers provided for by law.