Energy Charter Conference
All members are represented in the Energy Charter Conference and its subsidiary bodies. The conference is the organisation's governing and decision-making body which meets on a regular basis to discuss issues affecting energy cooperation among the Treaty members, to review the implementation of ECT and PEEREA provisions, and to consider possible new instruments and joint activities within the Energy Charter framework. Starting from 7 April 2010, the chairman of the Energy Charter Conference is Ambassador of Turkey Selim Kuneralp. The vice-chairmen are Anatoliy Yanovskiy, Russian Federation, and Odd Sverre Haraldsen, Norway. The Energy Charter Conference has following subsidiary bodies:
- Strategy Group
- Investment Group
- Trade and Transit Group
- Working Group on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects
- Budget Committee
- Legal Advisory Committee
Additionally, a consultative board – the Industry Advisory Panel – presents the private sector's views on relevant issues related to energy investments, cross-border flows and energy efficiency to the Conference and its groups.
The Legal Advisory Task Force was set up by the Energy Charter Secretariat in 2001 to assist in the drafting of balanced and legally coherent Model Agreements for cross-border oil and gas pipelines.
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