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IRENA's Interim Bodies
At the Founding Conference of IRENA in January 2009, the Signatory States established the Preparatory Commission for IRENA as the interim institutional body of the Agency. The Preparatory Commission consists of representatives of all States that signed the IRENA Statute. The Preparatory Commission is responsible for the establishment of the Agency until the first Assembly is held and the statutory organs – the Assembly and the Council – are in place to replace the Preparatory Commission.
To assist the Preparatory Commission, an Administrative Committee was formed. It consists of representatives of all Member States interested in actively contributing to the work of the Preparatory Commission.
Since January 2009, the Preparatory Commission held three sessions to agree upon the Agency’s Work Programme and Budget for 2009 and 2010. In addition to that, the work of the Commission in 2010, will focus on the legal preparations required for the transition from the Preparatory Commission to the IRENA Assembly and Council. This process will include the establishment of the Agency’s governance structures and rules of procedure.
At the second session of the Preparatory Commission, which took place from 29 to 30 June 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Commission appointed the Interim Director-General (Ms. Hélène Pelosse) and determined the location of the interim headquarters of IRENA (Abu Dhabi).
Meanwhile, the Secretariat of the Commission has been established. The Secretariat is responsible for the communication with all Members of the Preparatory Commission, the implementation of first renewable energy related tasks and for assisting the Commission in establishing the institutional structures of the Agency as well as the organisation of upcoming sessions of the Preparatory Commission.
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