(a) An advisory body called the Joint Disciplinary Committee shall be established, to advise the Secretary General on the advisability and application of disciplinary measures. This Committee should indicate what measure it believes should be applied in a case on which it is consulted, or whether in its judgment no measure should be applied.

(b) The Committee shall be made up of three members, as follows:

(i) A chairman and two alternates chosen by the Secretary General from a list of ten staff members that he shall prepare each year in consultation with the Staff Committee;

(ii) A principal member and two alternates to replace him when necessary, appointed annually by the Secretary General, and

(iii) A principal member and two alternates to replace him when necessary, designated annually by the Staff Committee.

(c) The members of the Joint Disciplinary Committee may not be appointed for more than two consecutive terms.

(d) The Secretary General may replace the principal or alternate members whom he has appointed in accordance with subparagraph (b)(ii) above. The members designated by the Staff Committee may be replaced by its own decision.

(e) On the initiative of any of the parties, the Joint Disciplinary Committee may declare that one of its members may not hear a particular matter, if it deems this advisable in view of the relations existing between that Committee member and the affected staff member. It may also excuse any member of the Committee from hearing a particular matter.

Staff Association representatives: