The Executive Committee meets five to six weeks before each Management Board meeting to prepare for the latter in consultation with the Director. In accordance with Article 2 of the rules of procedure of the Board, the Executive Committee may also, in consultation with the Director, decide on behalf of the Management Board on the matters foreseen in the EMCDDA financial regulation which are not reserved to the Board by the EMCDDA founding regulation, and make the necessary adjustments to the work programmes previously adopted by the Board.