2. The Council shall comprise the Minister in charge of ECOWAS Affairs and any other Minister of each Member State. 3. Council shall be responsible for the functioning and development of the Community. To this end, unless otherwise provided in this Treaty or a Protocol, Council shall: a) make recommendations to the Authority on any action aimed at attaining the objectives of the Community; b) appoint all statutory appointees other than the Executive Secretary. c) by the powers delegated to it by the Authority, issue directives on matters concerning co-ordination and harmonisation of economic integration policies; d) make recommendations to the Authority on the appointment of the External Auditors; e) prepare and adopt its rules of procedure; f) adopt the Staff Regulations and approve the organisational structure of the institutions of the Community; g) approve the work programmes and budgets of the Community and its institutions; h) request the Community Court of Justice, where necessary, to give advisory opinion on any legal questions; i) carry out all other functions assigned to it under this Treaty and exercise all powers delegated to it by the Authority. ARTICLE 11: MEETINGS 1. The Council shall meet at least twice a year in ordinary session. One of such sessions shall immediately precede the ordinary session of the Authority. An extraordinary session may be convened by the Chairman of Councilor at the request of a Member State provided that such request is supported by a simple majority of the Member States. 2. The office of Chairman of Council shall be held by the Minister responsible for ECOWAS Affairs of the Member State elected as Chairman of the Authority. ARTICLE 12: REGULATIONS 1. The Council shall act by regulations. 2. Unless otherwise provided in this Treaty regulations of the Council shall be adopted, depending on the subject matter under consideration, by unanimity, consensus or by a two-thirds majority of Member States, in accordance with the Protocol referred to in Article 9 Paragraph 3 of this Treaty. Until the entry into force of the said Protocol, the Council shall continue to adopt its regulations by consensus.