{"id":14262,"date":"2026-02-02T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comiteri.be\/who-are-we\/composition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:00:44","slug":"composition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comiteri.be\/en\/the-committee\/composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1770035800965{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #276475 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;TITULO&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;TITULOSUPERIORPAGINA&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">THE COMMITTEE<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs {justify-content: left; text-align: left;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs ul {justify-content: left; text-align: left;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs ul li {color: #FFFFFF;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs ul li a {color: #FFFFFF;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs ul li a:hover {color: #FFFFFF;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157 .post-breadcrumbs ul li:last-child {color: #FFFFFF;}<\/style><div class=\"thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs thegem-custom-6a3dd4b4cb35d7157\"> <div class=\"post-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comiteri.be\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- .breadcrumbs --><\/div> <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1770720518644{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #3E8E8C !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;SUBTITULO&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">COMPOSITION<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1770056502595{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Committee R\/I is a collegial body made up of three members (a Chair and two members). It is assisted by a Chief executive and their administrative staff, as well as the investigation service. 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