Adopted on 20 July 2015, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 13.6.2.1 The development of changes to electoral related laws, rules, regulations and administrative procedures preceding and following elections; 13.6.2.2 Whether the EMB would convene a Post-Election Review, and gather information concerning any follow-up arrangements that would enable the implementation of recommendations of SEOMs; 13.6.2.3 Accordingly, the SEAC, in conformity with section 1.2.2 of the SEAC Structures, Rules and Procedures, shall collaborate with the EMB on holding Post-Election Reviews depending on the recommendation of SEOMs. 14. ANNEXURE II: GENERAL CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF SADC ELECTION OBSERVERS 14.1 SEOM Selection Criteria (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 14.2 SEOMs shall be composed of citizens of Member States of SADC. The general criteria for identification and selection of SADC election Observers shall take into consideration, for State Parties that have ratified the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development [2008], the applicable provisions of the Protocol. The SADC Secretariat shall endeavour to select Observers with a diverse professional background and experience; and with the requisite skills to assess the relevant aspects of the electoral cycle. Preference shall be given to candidates with prior election observation experience. In this regard, the SADC shall include, among others, government representatives, members of parliament, members of national civil society organisations representing domestic electoral observation groups, experts from national Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), legal experts and academics from relevant social science and other relevant disciplines. SADC shall endeavour to ensure that there is a reasonable number of Observers that have basic knowledge of at least one of the official languages of the country of deployment. SEOM Selection Process (a) (b) The SADC Secretariat shall develop a central roster of experts and trained observers disaggregated by country, gender, language skills, prior election observation experience, and occupational category. When the SADC Secretariat invites Member States to submit observers for a SEOM, each Member State shall endeavour, to the extent possible, to base their nominations on the approved list of trained and experienced observers held in the SADC Secretariat Central Roster. - 22 -