From the establishment of the CoR to 1998 there were eight permanent commissions
-Commission 1 (1994-1998) - Regional Development, Economic Development, Local and Regional Finances (I)
-Commission 2 (1994-1998) - Spatial planning, Agriculture, Hunting, Fisheries, Forestry, Marine environment and Upland Areas (I)
-Commission 3 (1994-1998) - Transport and Communications Networks (I)
-Commission 4 (1994-1998) - Urban Policies (I)
-Commission 5 (1994-1998) - Land-use planning, Environment and Energy (I)
-Commission 6 - Education and Training (I)
-Commission 7 (1994-1998) - Citizen's Europe, Research, Culture, Youth and Consumers (I)
-Commission 8 (1994-1998) - Economic and Social Cohesion, Social Policy and Public Health (I)