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1. The Administrative Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State, and three representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. The Administrative Board shall also include one member designated by the European Parliament, with no voting rights.

2. The Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson of the Security Accreditation Board, a representative of the Council, a representative of the High Representative and a representative of ESA shall be invited to attend the meetings of the Administrative Board as observers for matters related directly to them, under the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure of the Administrative Board.

3. Each member of the Administrative Board shall have an alternate member. The alternate member shall represent the member in his or her absence.

4. Each Member State shall nominate a member and an alternate member of the Administrative Board taking account of their knowledge in the field of the Agency’s tasks and relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. In order to ensure continuity of the Administrative Board’s activities, the European Parliament, the Commission and the Member States shall endeavour to limit changes of their representatives on the Administrative Board. All parties shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women on the Administrative Board.

5. The term of office of the members of the Administrative Board and their alternates shall be four years and shall be renewable.

6. Where appropriate, the participation of representatives of third countries or international organisations and the conditions for such participation shall be established in the agreements referred to in Article 98 and shall comply with the rules of procedure of the Administrative Board. Those representatives shall have no voting rights.