d. Administrative Body, Funding and

d. Administrative Body, Funding and Cost
The Secretariat of ASEAN is tasked with the secretarial duties for the purposes of the EDSM. Under Articles 17 and 19 of the EDSM, the ASEAN Secretariat is responsible for 1) administering the ASEAN DSM Fund for the purpose of the EDSM; 2) assisting the panels and Appellate Body, especially on the legal and procedural aspects, and providing secretariat and technical support; 3) assisting SEOM to monitor and maintain surveillance of the findings and recommendations of the panel and Appellate Body reports; and 4) receiving all documentations pertaining to disputes. Apart from these, the ASEAN Secretariat is responsible in maintaining an indicative list of qualified individuals for the purpose of creation of a panel. It is also has a duty to propose nominations of the panel to the parties to the dispute and inform all member States of the composition of a panel thus formed.46