Nowadays the Interuniversity National Consortium "Chemistry for the Environment" (INCA) is an Italian national network, which counts 31 Member Universities and about 80 Research Units (RUs) all over Italy.

The decisional structure of the Consortium is costituted by:

1) The President elected by the Directive Board, remains in charge for 4 years and he/she can be re-elected for an additional 4-year mandate after which he/she cannot be re-elected anymore. He is the chairman of the Directive and Scientific Boards and of the Council. He also issues acts produced by these ruling bodies. He is the legal responsible of the Consortium.

2) The Directive Board governs the Consortium and stays in charge for 4 years. It is formed by one representative for each university member of the Consortium, named by the respective head of the department. This board names members of all other ruling bodies. It has decisional power for financial investments, balance of the Consortium, management politics, approves admittance of new members, and so on. In its first meeting, the Directive Board names the President and the Council.

3) The Council lines up the President and 6 members of the Directive Board plus the Coordinator of the Scientific Board. The composition of the Council is proposed by the President during the first meeting of the Directive Board. The Council stays in charge for 4 years and it can be re-elected for an additional 4-year mandate after which it cannot be re-elected anymore. The Past-President of the Consortium becomes honorary member of the Council. The Council writes acts of the Directive Board, adopts measures issued by the Directive Board upon its delegation, and directly approves urgent measures of the Directive Board. In the last case, a following ratification by the Directive Board is necessary.

4) The Scientific Board is composed of the Consortium President, who chairs the Board, and of six renowned scientific experts. At least three of them must be named by the Directive Board. Thus, members of Research Units of the Consortium will be selected on the base of their experience in managing relevant projects, participated by the Consortium, in the last five years. The Scientific Board stays in charge for 4 years and it can be re-elected for another 4-year mandate after which it cannot be re-elected anymore. A Coordinator is named among its members. Some external members (up to 30%) may come from public or private organisations, which collaborate to the activities of the Consortium. The Scientific board decides about the scientific politics of the Consortium. It designs long-term research plans, considering national and international politics in the field of chemistry for the environment. Then it submits plans to the Directive Board for approval and financing.