Composition of the Co-ordination Committee
The Co-ordination Committee consists of the Permanent Secretaries responsible for regional co-operation in each Partner State and such other Permanent Secretaries of the Partner States as each Partner State determine.

Meetings of the Co-ordination Committee

1. Subject to any directions that may be given by the Council, the Co-ordination Committee meets at least twice in each year preceding the meetings of the Council and may hold extraordinary meetings at the request of the Chairperson of the Co-ordination Committee.
2. The Co-ordination Committee determines its own procedure including that for convening its meetings, for the conduct of business thereat and at other times, and for the rotation of the office of Chairperson among its members who are Permanent Secretaries responsible for regional co-operation in the Partner States.

Functions of the Co-ordination Committee

The Co-ordination Committee...

• submits from time to time, reports and recommendations to the Council either on its own initiative or upon the request of the Council, on the implementation of the Treaty;
• implements the decisions of the Council as the Council may direct;
• receives and consider reports of the Sectoral Committees and co-ordinate their activities;
• may request a Sectoral Committee to investigate any particular matter; and
• has such other functions as are conferred upon it by the Treaty.