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1. There shall be a Bureau composed of the President and the Vice-President referred to in Article 8 paragraph 8 above and five other persons elected by the GRECO, among the representatives of the members entitled to vote which are, as far as possible, Parties to at least one of the international legal instruments adopted in pursuance of the Programme of action against corruption.
2. The Bureau shall carry out the following functions:
– prepare the preliminary draft annual programme of activities and the draft annual activity report;
– make proposals to the GRECO concerning the preliminary draft budget;
– organise country visits on the basis of the decisions taken by the GRECO;
– make proposals to the GRECO on the composition of the ad hoc evaluation teams;
– prepare the agenda for the meetings of the GRECO including those at which evaluation reports will be discussed;
– make proposals to the GRECO as regards the provisions to be selected for evaluation procedures in pursuance of Article 10 paragraph 3 below;
– make proposals to the GRECO concerning the appointment of scientific experts and consultants.
3. The Bureau shall carry out any other function assigned to it by the GRECO.
4. The Bureau shall exercise its functions under the general supervision of the GRECO.