Mode of operation

The non-profit organisation is organised into several governing bodies:

• the General Assembly can approve the budgets and accounts and appoint the directors;
• the Board of Directors has the widest powers for the management and administration of the association and grants approvals after positive advice from the Technical Committee;
• the Technical Committee studies general technical problems not covered by professional secrecy;
• the College of Experts consists of independent persons with specific experience in the field of wood preservation and is in charge of the confidential examination of the homologation files;
• the Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day management of the association.