Artikel 7

1. The Assembly shall be composed of all Members of the Commission.
2. The Assembly shall meet at the seat of the Commission unless the Assembly decides otherwise. The first meeting of the Assembly shall be convened by the depositary of this Convention within one year after its entry into force.
3. The Assembly shall elect a Chair and two Vice Chairs for a period of three years. The Chair of the Assembly, or, in the absence of the Chair, one of the Vice Chairs, shall conduct the proceedings of the Assembly and perform other duties in accordance with the rules of procedure adopted by the Assembly.
4. The Assembly shall:
a) have overall responsibility for the fulfilment of the mandate of the Commission and oversee the work of the bodies of the Commission;
b) recommend to Members, the bodies of the Commission, as well as subsidiary organs as referred to in subparagraph (i) below, measures to advance the aims of the Commission;
c) approve rules and regulations governing the work of the Commission adopted by the Council in accordance with subparagraph 2(c) of Article 10 of this Convention;
d) determine members of the Council in accordance with Article 10 of this Convention;
e) approve the roster of candidates to serve as Commissioners and update such a roster at least annually;
f) at its first meeting, and subsequently as needed, elect the Executive Director of the Commission for appointment by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe;
g) authorise the Executive Director to execute the transfer of the Register to the Commission pursuant to Articles 24 and 25 of this Convention at a time the Assembly deems appropriate, taking into consideration the consequences for the annual assessed contributions of Members;
h) upon the recommendation of the Council, authorise the Council to establish Panels and appoint the required Commissioners at a time the Assembly deems appropriate, taking into consideration the consequences for the annual assessed contributions of Members;
i) upon the recommendation of the Council and/or the Executive Director, establish any subsidiary organs necessary for the exercise of the functions of the Commission;
j) adopt the annual scale of contributions;
k) adopt the annual budget of the Commission;
l) adopt the annual financial report of the Commission;
m) adopt the annual activity report of the Commission; and
n) perform any other function vested in it by this Convention and any other function necessary for the fulfilment of the mandate of the Commission that is not vested by this Convention in the Council, the Panels of Commissioners, the Executive Director, or the Secretariat. The Assembly may delegate some or all of these other functions to the Council.
5. The Assembly shall meet as often as is necessary, but at least once a year. The Assembly shall convene when it so decides, when requested by the Council, or when requested by any Member if such a request is supported by one-third of the Members. The Chair shall have the right to convene extraordinary meetings of the Assembly in the event of an urgent need. Subject to paragraph 6 below, the presence of a majority of all Members is required for any decision-making of the Assembly.
6. The Assembly may exercise its decision-making through written procedure and by electronic means as determined in the rules of procedure of the Assembly.
7. The Assembly may establish advisory committees to assist with its work in specific areas of relevance to the Assembly or the Commission as a whole.
8. The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure and any other rules or arrangements required for the implementation of its functions.
9. The Secretariat shall serve as the secretariat of the Assembly.