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Article 4 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 4 1. The Centre shall comprise: (a) a Governing Board; (b) a Bureau; (c) a Director. 2. The Governing Board shall consist of: (a) one member representing the Government from each Member State; (b) one member representing the employers’ organisations from each Member State; (c) one member representing the employees’ organisations from each Member State; (d) three members representing the Commission. The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, employers’ organisations and employees’ organisations. The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it. The list of members of the Governing Board shall be published by the Council in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the Centre’s Internet site. 3. The term of office of members shall be three years. It shall be renewable. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced. 4. The Governing Board shall elect its chairman and three vice-chairmen, from among the three groups referred to in paragraph 5 and the Commission, to serve for a period of two years renewable. 5. Within the Governing Board, the representatives of governments, employees’ organisations and employers’ organisations shall each form a group. Each group shall designate a coordinator. The coordinators of the employees’ and the employers’ groups shall be representatives of their respective organisations at European level and attend the Board meetings without the right to vote. 6. The chairman shall convene the Governing Board once a year. The chairman shall convene additional meetings at the request of at least one-third of the members of the Governing Board. 7. Decisions by the Governing Board shall be taken by an absolute majority of its members. 8. The Governing Board shall establish a Bureau. The Bureau shall be made up of the chairman and the three vice-chairmen of the Governing Board, one coordinator per group referred to in paragraph 5 and one more representative of the Commission services. 9. The Member States, the organisations referred to in paragraph 2, the Council, the Commission and the Governing Board shall endeavour, each according to their powers, to ensure a balanced representation of men and women in the candidacies and appointments referred to in paragraph 2, in the elections referred to in paragraph 4 and in the appointments referred to in paragraph 8. 10. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Director, as set out in Article 7 and 8, the Bureau shall, as delegated by the Governing Board, monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Board and take all necessary measures for the management of the Centre between the Governing Board meetings, except those referred to in Article 6(1), Article 8(1) and Article11(1). 11. The annual schedule of meetings of the Bureau shall be decided by the Governing Board. The chairman shall convene additional meetings of the Bureau at the request of its members. 12. Decisions by the Bureau shall be taken by consensus. If no consensus can be reached, the Bureau shall refer the matter to the Governing Board for decision.’;