1. Procedures
of the Consultative Committee are based on the principle of
consensus.
2.
Executive and administrative activity of the Consultative Committee
is guided by its Chairman and three Co-ordinators who are representatives
of the following countries: Estonia, Finland, Hungary, and Russian
Federation.
3.
Sittings of the Consultative Committee are convoked by its Chairman
at least once a year.
4.
Members of the Consultative Committee may use communication
facilities to take decisions on urgent questions.
5.
Drafts of decisions proposed to the Consultative Committee,
as well as information necessary thereof, must be produced to
the headquarters of the Consultative Committee at least a month
prior to its next sitting.
6.
Representatives of governmental bodies, non-governmental and
other organisations, as well as experts, may be invited by the
Chairman and Co-ordinators to participate at the sittings of
the Consultative Committee.
7.
Decisions of the Consultative Committee of Finno-Ugrian Peoples
have recommendatory character.
8.
Information releases on sittings of the Consultative Committee
are issued by the Committees Secretariat.
9.
The Consultative Committee elects three auditors who shall not
be members of the Consultative Committee.
10.
Temporary working groups and expert commissions may be formed
by the Consultative Committee to elaborate on various problems.
11.
Working languages of the Consultative Committee are English
and Russian.
