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1. Members of the ECG shall be territorial communities or authorities of a Party and may also include the respective member State concerned of the Council of Europe. All legal persons established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character may be members if:
– their activity is financed mainly by the State, a territorial community or authority or similar body; or
– their management is subject to the control of these entities; or
– half the members of their administrative, managerial or supervisory organ are appointed by the State, a territorial community or authority or similar body.
Individuals may not be members of an ECG.
2. Territorial communities or authorities of a State non-Party to this Protocol, which shares a border with a party which is or will become the State in which the ECG has its headquarters, may take part in the establishment of, or join, this ECG if an agreement between these two States so allows, without prejudice to the provisions of this Protocol.
3. Territorial communities or authorities of the Parties shall have the majority of voting rights in the ECG.