The Committee of Representatives (Artícles 35 to 37 and 43 of TM80) is the permanent political body and negotiating forum which analyses and approves all initiatives for fulfilling the aims of the Treaty.
Members: one permanent Representative of each member country with the right of one vote. Each Representative has a substitute.
It meets every 15 days and its resolutions must have the affirmative vote of two thirds of the member countries
Its Regulation was approved by the Committee of Representatives’ Resolution 1, on March 18th 1981, and modified later by Resolutions 184 and 234, of December 22nd 1993 and November 12th 1997, respectively.
The Committee of Representatives has one President and two Vice Presidents , who will substitute him, alternatively, when necessary, following the alphabetical order of the countries they represent, according to Article 6 of its Regulation.