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Management Board
Management Board
The Management Board is the governing body of the Agency. It has a supervisory role with general responsibility for budgetary and planning matters; the appointment of the Executive Director, the members and the Chair of the Board of Appeal and the reporting of ECHA's activities to EU institutions.
The Board is composed of:
- 27 members from the EU Member States
- Six representatives of the Commission, including 3 members without voting rights appointed to represent interested parties
- Two independent persons appointed by the European Parliament
In addition to the members, the Management Board has invited one observer each from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Composition
All Management Board members are appointed on the basis of their experience and expertise in the field of chemical safety or the regulation of chemicals. Their term of office is four years and can be renewed once.
The representatives of the Member States are appointed by the Council. The members from European Commission and European Parliament are directly appointed by the institution concerned. Apart from the three members with voting rights, the Commission also appoints three members without voting rights which represent interested parties.
MB Meeting dates
Meetings
The planned meeting dates for2026 are the following:
- 26 -27 March (Thu - Fri)
- 17 - 18 June (Wed - Thu)
- 24 - 25 September (Thu - Fri)
- 10 - 11 December (Thu - Fri)
The planned meeting dates for2027 are the following:
- 18 - 19 March (Thu - Fri)
- 17 - 18 June (Thu - Fri)
- 29 - 30 September (Wed - Thu)
- 13 - 14 December (Mon - Tue)
Management board secretatriat
Secretariat
The Executive Director is responsible for providing the Secretariat for the Management Board. The Governance, Strategy and Relations Unit of the Agency carries out the practical work.
contact - management board - links
Correspondence with ECHA's Management Board

Chair of the Management Board
mb-secretariat (at) echa.europa.eu
Links - MB
- Management Board members
- Management Board meetings and documents
- Management Board Code of Governance[PDF] [EN]
- Management Board Subgroups[PDF] [EN]
- Terms of reference subgroup Finance, Audit and Risks[PDF] [EN]
- Terms of reference subgroup Strategy, Planning and Implementation[PDF] [EN]
- Terms of reference subgroup Board of Appeal[PDF] [EN]
- Terms of reference subgroup Reporting Officers Executive Director[PDF] [EN]
- Terms of reference subgroup Reporting Officers Board of Appeal[PDF] [EN]
- REACH regulation, art. 78[PDF] [EN]
- ECHA Financial regulation[PDF] [EN]
- ECHA Policy on conflicts of interest[PDF] [EN]



