Composition of the monitoring committee

1.   Each Member State shall determine the composition of the monitoring committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant Member State authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 8(1) through a transparent process.
Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a vote. The rules of procedures shall regulate the exercise of the voting right and the details on the procedure in the monitoring committee in accordance with the institutional, legal and financial framework of the Member State concerned.
The rules of procedure may allow non-members, including the EIB, to participate in the work of the monitoring committee.
The monitoring committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Member State or of the managing authority.
The list of the members of the monitoring committee shall be published on the website referred to in Article 49(1).
2.   Representatives of the Commission shall participate in the work of the monitoring committee in a monitoring and an advisory capacity.
3.   For the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI, relevant decentralised agencies may participate in the work of the monitoring committee.