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Article 11
 

The Session of the Commission

 

1. The main organizational form of the activity of the Commission is its session. Any issue that, according to this and other laws of Ukraine, falls within the authorities of the Commission may be considered at the session of the Commission.

 

2. A session of the Commission shall be called by its Chairperson, and in case of his or her absence – by one of the Deputy Chairpersons of the Commission. In case the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairpersons of the Commission are absent or if they refuse to call the session of the Commission, it can be called by not less than two-thirds of the members of the Commission given all members of the Commission are informed about the time and place for the session.

 

3. The session of the Commission shall be conducted by its Chairperson or, on the assignment of the Chairperson or with the consent among his or her deputies, by one of his or her deputies. In case the Chairperson and his or her deputies are absent or for some reason do not carry out their functions, the Commission shall elect a person from its membership to chair the session by a majority of votes of the membership of the Commission.

 

4. The session of the Commission is authorized if not less than two-thirds of the membership envisaged by this Law is present.

 

5. The Chairperson, or in his or her absence – the person chairing the session, shall suggest the agenda of the Commission. The agenda of the session shall be approved by a decision of the Commission.

 

6. Persons who are specified in part two, three and four of article 4 of this Law may take part in the session of the Commission. The Commission may take a motivated decision denying these persons the right to take part in the session of the Commission if they obstruct the conduct of it. Concerning persons specified in part two of article 4, such a decision shall be taken with two-thirds of the votes of the membership of the Commission.

 

7. The Commission shall keep minutes of the session that shall be signed by the Chairperson of the Commission, or in cases envisaged by part three of this article – by the person chairing the session of the Commission, and by the Secretary of the Commission as well.