L 195/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 7. 98 DECISION No 169 of 11 June 1998 concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission on Data Processing of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers (Text with EEA relevance) (98/444/EC) THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS, Having regard to Article 81(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, under which the Ad- ministrative Commission shall foster and develop cooperation between Member States by modernising procedures for the exchange of information, in particular by adapting the information flow between institutions for the purpose of telematic exchange, taking account of the development of data processing in each Member State, with a view to ex- pediting the award of benefits, Having regard to Article 117¢(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72, under which the Ad- ministrative Commission shall set up and determine the methods of operation and composition of a Technical Commission, which shall, pursuant to Articles 117, 117a and 117b, deliver reports and a reasoned opinion before decisions are taken, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1. The Administrative Commission on Society Security for Migrant Workers sets up the Technical Commission on Data Processing provided for in Article 117¢(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72. It shall be called ‘The Technical Commission’. 2. The Technical Commission shall have the functions laid down in Article 117¢(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72. 3. The strategic mandate with regard to the specific tasks of the Technical Commission shall be set by the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, who may modify that mandate as required. Article 2 The Technical Commission shall adopt its reports and reasoned opinions where necessary on the basis of technical documents and studies. It can request from national administra- tions any reasonable information it deems necessary for the investigation of the matters submitted for its examination. Article 3 1.  The Technical Commission shall be composed of two members from each Member State, one of whom shall be nominated as the standing member, with the other designated as his deputy. The nominations from each Member State shall be forwarded to the Secretary-General of the Administrative Commission by the Government representative for the Member State on the Administrative Commission. 2. Reports and reasoned opinions shall be adopted by simple majority of the members present, each Member State having a single vote that shall be cast by the standing member or in his absence by this deputy. The reports or reasoned opinions of the Technical Commission must indicate whether they were reached unanimously or by simple majority. They must, should there be a minority, set out conclusions or reservations of the minority. Reports and reasoned opinions can only be valid if they are adopted in the presence of at least 12 members.