The President is vested with the legal representation of the Consortium. His duties shall comprise:

• convening and presiding over the General Meetings and the meetings of the Steering Committee;
• appointing the CEO;
• supervising the Consortium's ordinary management;
• giving the Consortium's technical secretariat instructions on how to implement resolutions taken by the Consortium's bodies;
• as a matter of urgency (in urgent situations), approving the measures that cannot be deferred concerning the Consortium's activity which normally would fall under the Steering Committee's duties.  The CEO shall immediately notify the Steering Committee members of these measures.