– 105 – (3.2 – Council) R 1333 (C11) Guiding principles for the Creation, management and termination of Council working groups The Council, considering a) Article 10 of the Constitution, according to which, in the interval between plenipotentiary conferences, the Council acts as governing body of the Union, on behalf of the Plenipotentiary Conference within the limits of the powers delegated to it by the latter; b) Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) on the strategic plan for the Union for 2012-2015 and increasing demands to respond to key issues, goals, strategies and priorities for the Union; c) Annex 2 to Decision 5 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) on options for reducing expenditure, inter alia, the elimination as much as possible of physical meetings of working groups of the Council, noting a) Decision 11 (Guadalajara, 2010) on the creation and management of Council working groups requested the Council: i) to create working groups based on issues, goals, strategies and priorities identified in Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010); ii) to decide the working groups' mandates, and working procedures consistent with the Rules of Procedure of the Council; iii) to decide the leadership of the working groups; iv) to decide on the termination of working groups, according to circumstances under which termination is appropriate; v) to the extent possible, to integrate working group meetings into the agenda and time allocation of the annual sessions of the Council. noting further the considerable strain on Member State and Sector Member resources and the need to seek innovative ways to rationalize costs optimize resources and improve efficiency, resolves to adopt the following guiding principles for the creation, management and termination of Council working groups (CWGs): 1 CWGs shall address issues, goals, strategies and priorities identified in the Strategic Plan of the Union for 2012-2015 (Res 71(Rev. Guadalajara, 2010)) and in the decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conferences; 2 the terms of reference (ToR) of CWGs shall be clearly defined, and duplication and overlapping of tasks shall be avoided at all times with other CWGs; ToRs may be modified, as appropriate, in order to respond to changing requirements; 3 CWG Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen (if any) shall be identified in accordance with competence and experience in the field; due regard shall be paid to such factors as equitable geographical distribution and gender balance;