The Implementation Committee was first established in 1990 along with the Non-compliance procedure for the Montreal Protocol pursuant to Article 8 of the Montreal Protocol, on an interim basis for two years, by decision II/5 of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol. By decision IV/5 adopted in 1992, the Parties agreed to establish the Implementation Committee on a permanent basis along with the Non-Compliance Procedure under which the Committee operates. The Committee is comprised of 10 parties elected by the meeting of the Parties for two years on the basis of equitable geographical distribution. Outgoing parties may be re-elected for one immediate consecutive term. The Committee elects its own President and Vice-President, each serving for one year at a time. The Vice President also serves as the rapporteur of the Committee.