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1. The Management Board shall be composed of:

(a) one member from each Member State;

(b) two members representing the Commission;

(c) one independent expert appointed by the European Parliament;

(d) four members, representing cross-industry social partner organisations at Union level, with an equal representation of trade union and employer organisations. Only the members referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall have the right to vote.

2. Each member of the Management Board shall have an alternate. The alternate shall represent the member in the member’s absence.

3. The members referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and their alternates shall be appointed by their Member State. The Commission shall appoint the members referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1. The European Parliament shall appoint the expert referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1. The cross-industry social partner organisations at Union level shall appoint their representatives and the European Parliament shall appoint its independent expert, after verifying that there is no conflict of interest. Members of the Management Board and their alternates shall be appointed on the basis of their knowledge in the fields referred to in Article 1, taking into account their relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. All parties represented on the Management Board shall endeavour to limit the turnover of their representatives, in order to ensure continuity of its work. All parties shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between women and men on the Management Board.

4. Each member and alternate shall sign a written statement at the time of taking office declaring that he or she is not in a situation of conflict of interests. Each member and alternate shall update his or her statement in the case of a change of circumstances with regard to any conflict of interests. The Authority shall publish the statements and updates on its website.

5. The term of office of members and alternates shall be four years. That term shall be renewable.

6. Representatives from third countries which are applying the Union law in areas covered by this Regulation may participate in the meetings and deliberations of the Management Board as observers.

7. A representative of Eurofound, a representative of EU-OSHA, a representative of Cedefop and a representative of the European Training Foundation may be invited to participate as observers in the meetings of the Management Board in order to enhance the efficiency of the agencies and the synergies between them.