Rules of Procedure of the Foreign Affairs Commission, January 18, 2005 - Office

[2] 1 The committee is composed of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, as well as the general reporting member.

2. Subject to the provisions that follow, the committee's office makes decisions on any matter related to the internal organization of the committee.

[3] 1 The committee appoints a general rapporteur member at the beginning of the legislative term.

2. It may appoint another member as a rapporteur for specific subjects.

3. In the context of the reports of the foreign affairs committee concerning the examination of the annual reports of interparliamentary committees processed without debate in the Grand Council, the rapporteur's remuneration is not increased.

1. The commission meets as needed, but at least four times a year.

2. It is convened at the initiative of its chairperson or at the request of its office, one third of its members, or the Council of State.

3. The meetings of the commission are not public.

4. The commission decides on the information it intends to provide to third parties about its work.

1. The commission deliberates and makes its decisions in session.

2. At the initiative of its chair, it may also make decisions by circulation, provided no member requests an in-session deliberation.

1. The commission may appoint delegations entrusted with a specific mandate.

2. It defines their operation in an ad hoc regulation.

Art. 6 [4]

1. The correspondence addressed to the commission is immediately forwarded to its presidency. The presidency promptly informs the office of the Grand Council and notifies the other commission members at the next session.

2. The presidency informs the office of the Grand Council of its contacts and reports back to the commission.

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[6] 1 As a general rule, the following attend the commission's meetings with an advisory vote

b) a person representing the legal service.

2. The commission may request the occasional participation of members of the cantonal administration in its meetings if it deems their presence necessary or desirable.

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1. This regulation shall enter into force immediately.

2. It shall be published in the Official Gazette and inserted into the Collection of Neuchâtel Legislation.