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SECTION D.—THE COMMISSIONS Article 79 Establishment and Functions The Conference shall establish such Commissions as may be required for the performance of the functions of the Organization in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. The Commissions shall have such functions as the Conference may decide. Commissions shall report to the Executive Board and shall perform such tasks as the Board may assign to them. The Commissions shall consult each other as necessary for the exercise of their functions. Article 80 Composition and Procedure 1. Except as otherwise decided by the Conference, Commissions shall be composed of persons chosen by the Executive Board. The persons so chosen shall be qualified by training or experience to carry out the functions of the Commissions. 2. The number of members, which shall not exceed seven, of each Commission and the conditions of their service shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Conference. 3. Each Commission shall elect its Chairman, and shall adopt rules of procedure which shall be subject to approval by the Executive Board. 4. The rules of procedure of the Conference and of the Executive Board shall provide as appropriate for the participation in their deliberations, without the right to vote, of the chairmen of Commissions. 5. The Organization shall arrange for representatives of intergovernmental organizations considered by the Organization to have a special competence in the field of activity of any of the Commissions, .to participate in the work of such Commissions.