The Commission is the highest governing body of the organization. Its sessions are held every two years at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. They provide a forum for the consideration of issues of importance for the economic integration and cooperation among the countries of the region. The sessions also enable the Governments of member States to review the work accomplished in the preceding years, provide strategic direction of the organization going forward, and take decisions on overarching organizational matters, including administrative and budgetary questions.
In the intersessional period, the Executive Committee is entrusted with the implementation of the overall guidance set by the Commission.