The CCCS functions “on the basis that each common service is allocated to one of the three organizations and is operated under the authority of the respective executive head who bears final responsibility for that service”.
Le Comité consultatif sur les services communs applique “le principe selon lequel la responsabilité de la gestion de chacun des services communs incombe en dernier ressort au chef du secrétariat de l'organisation chargée de le fournir”.