Article 18 Management Assessment

1. Every two years, the Council shall appoint a Management Assessor who shall assess the management of the activities of the ITER Organization. The scope of the assessment shall be decided by the Council.

2. The Director-General may also call for such assessments following consultation with the Council.

3. The Management Assessor shall be independent and shall not seek or take instructions from any Member or any person and shall report only to the Council.

4. The purpose of the assessment shall be to determine whether the management of the ITER Organization has been sound, in particular with respect to management effectiveness and efficiency in terms of scale of staff.

5. The assessment shall be based on records of the ITER Organization. The Management Assessor shall he granted full access to personnel, books and records as he/she may deem appropriate for this purpose.

6. The ITER Organization shall ensure that the Management Assessor shall abide by its requirements relating to the treatment of sensitive and/or business confidential information, in particular its policies concerning Intellectual Property, Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation.