The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union responsible for implementing decisions, upholding the EEU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the Eurasian Economic Union. The main task of the Eurasian Economic Commission is to ensure the functioning and development of the EEU, and to prepare proposals for its further integration.
The Board of the commission operates as a cabinet government, with 10 members of the commission ("commissioners"). There are two members per member state. The Chairman of the commission (currently Mikhail Myasnikovich) is nominated by the heads of state of the member states of the EEU. The usual working language of the commission is Russian.
The EEC was constituted by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Commission, signed on November 18, 2011, and which entered into force on 1 January 2012. It began it operations on February 2, 2012. On 1 January 2015 it became the principle organ of the Eurasian Economic Union, upon entry into force of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.
History
Establishment
The legal basis for the Eurasian Economic Commission is the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Commission, which entered into force on 1 January 2012 for Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. The commission started its work 1 month later as an executive body for the Single Economic Space. All the powers of the Customs Union's Commission, which had been established in 2010 are delegated to the commission. With the entry into force of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union, the Commission became the main executive organ of Union.
Enlargement
With the enlargement of the Eurasian Economic Union, more Board and Council Members were appointed. Both Armenia and Kyrgyzstan received one board member from the moment of their accession to the Union, as well as 3 respectively 2 Council Members. The Council members were however not assigned a specific portfolio, until the next commission is appointed in February 2016.
Governance
The EEC is a two level body, consisting of: Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (5 members, 1 each from all EEU member states) Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (10 members, 2 each from all EEU member states)
The Council of the Commission
The Presidency of the Council rotates every year among the deputy prime-ministers of EEC member states. Rotation of the Presidency of the council is carried out in turn in Russian alphabetical order by name of the Party. The council's decisions are taken by consensus.
The Board of the Commission
The executive power of the EEC is held by the Board of the commission, providing development and implementation of policies for further integration. The Board of the commission is composed of 10 commissioners, 2 per member state. One of the commissioners is the chairman of the Board of the commission. The chairman of the Board of the Commission and Members of the Board of the commission are appointed for four years with a possible extension of powers by Heads of States. The decisions of the Board of the commission are made by " qualified majority voting". Each member of the Board of the commission has one vote.
Advisory Bodies of the Commission
The commission is divided into several departments, and each of which is further divided into sections.
The College of the commission has overall charge of the departments. Each department is managed by one of the Members of the Board (of Ministers) in accordance with the division of responsibilities between them.
Departments: Department of Integration Development Department of Macroeconomic Policy Department of Statistics Department of Financial Policy Department of Entrepreneurial Activity Development Department of Labor Migration and Social Protection Department of Industrial Policy Department of Agro-Industrial Policy Department of Customs, Tariff, and Non-Tariff Regulation Department of Internal Market Protection Department of Trade Policy Department of Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department of Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Veterinary Measures Department of Customs Legislation and Law Enforcement Practice Department of Customs Infrastructure Department of Transport and Infrastructure Department of Energy Department of Antimonopoly Regulation Department of Competition Policy and Policy in the Field of Public Procurement Department of Information Technology Department of Internal Market Function Department of Protocol and Organizational Support Department of Finance Legal Department Department of Managerial Affairs