Artikel 10

1. A Commission, made up of representatives of each of the Contracting Parties, is hereby established. The Commission shall meet at regular intervals and at any time when, due to special circumstances, it is so decided in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.
2. It shall be the duty of the Commission:
a) to supervise the implementation of the Convention;
b) generally to review the condition of the maritime area, the effectiveness of the measures being adopted, the priorities and the need for any additional or different measures;
c) to draw up, in accordance with the General Obligations of the Convention, programmes and measures for the prevention and elimination of pollution and for the control of activities which may, directly or indirectly, adversely affect the maritime area; such programmes and measures may, when appropriate, include economic instruments;
d) to establish at regular intervals its programme of work;
e) to set up such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary and to define their terms of reference;
f) to consider and, where appropriate, adopt proposals for the amendment of the Convention in accordance with Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 27;
g) to discharge the functions conferred by Articles 21 and 23 and such other functions as may be appropriate under the terms of the Convention;
3. To these ends the Commission may, inter alia, adopt decisions and recommendations in accordance with Article 13.
4. The Commission shall draw up its Rules of Procedure which shall be adopted by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties.
5. The Commission shall draw up its Financial Regulations which shall be adopted by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties.