An EMB will generally need to issue and maintain a series of regulations governing the internal functioning of its operations. These may cover administrative, financial, and technical issues, such as staff safety and security, authorizations to speak to the media, meeting procedures and standing orders, internal committees’ membership, logistics controls, purchasing, asset controls, financial disbursements, and records management. These regulations may have more impact if required to be agreed and formally issued by the members of the EMB (or chief of the secretariat in a Governmental Model EMB).

EMBs could delegate powers to make less critical internal rules to specified members of the secretariat. Distribution of these rules to all EMB members and staff (in regional/local as well as central offices) will promote adherence. Clear and enforceable sanctions for breaches of these regulations are necessary. Enforcement procedures need also to be fully and openly defined, and follow accepted principles of justice. For Governmental Model EMBs, and other EMBs using public service staff, the appropriate public service regulations may apply automatically; modification for EMB use might also be possible