Election of members of the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF)

The Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF) is responsible to examine any document submitted to the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) that contains financial or budgetary implications or any other matter of a financial, budgetary or administrative nature. It was established in 2002 by consensus to provide an appropriate mechanism for the budgetary and financial review and monitoring of the resources of the ICC.

The Committee examines and makes recommendations on the proposed program budget that the Court requests. The Committee meets twice a year.The CBF is composed of twelve members that are elected for three-year terms.

The necessary qualifications

The members of the Committee shall be experts of recognized standing and experience in financial matters at the international level from States Parties. 

The Assembly shall elect members of the Committee on the basis of equitable geographical distribution. The current distribution of seats is as follows: two seats for the African States, two seats for the Eastern European States, two seats for the Latin American and Caribbean States, and four seats for Western European and other States.

How are members of the CBF elected? 

The procedures for the nomination and election of CBF members are outlined in ASP sesolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.4 (Establishment of the Committee on Budget and Finance) and ASP resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.5 (Procedure for the nomination and election of members of the Committee on Budget and Finance).

Members of the Committee on Budget and Finance are nominated by states parties.

A nomination period for  candidates is established by the Assembly's Bureau for each election. States parties nominating a candidate shall specify how the candidate fulfils the necessary requirements for the election.

If at the end of the nomination period the number of candidates remains less than the number of seats, the President of the Assembly of States Parties shall extend the nomination period.

CBF members are elected by the Assembly at its yearly session, usually by consensus.