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Resolution
No.
32/55
Establishment
of
Commissions and Committees
and Convening of
Conferences
The Conference
Having examined
the report of the Twenty-first Session of the Council on "Commissions, Committees and Conferences" pointing out in detail the ambiguities and inconsistencies in and the inadequacy of the provisions of the Constitution and Rules of Procedure governing the establishment of technical and regional commissions and committees and the convening of general, regional, technical or other conferences;
Considering
the desirability of readjusting existing statutory texts for the purpose of including therein appropriate provisions concerning the establishment, composition, terms of reference and reporting procedures of commissions and committees and the convening of conferences;
Decides to amend Article VI of the Constitution and Rules XXV, XXVI, XXVII and XXIX of the Rules of Procedure as shown in Appendix C to this report.
Appendix C
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Amendments
Article Vl of the Constitution (Committees and Conferences) is to be replaced by the following text:
ARTICLE VI
Commissions, Committees, Conferences, Working Parties and Consultations
1.
The Conference or Council may establish commissions, the membership of which shall be open to all Member Nations and Associate Members, or regional commissions open to all Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or in part in one or more regions, to advise on the formulation and implementation of policy and to co-ordinate the implementation of policy.
2.
The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council, may establish committees and working parties to study and report on matters pertaining to the purpose of the Organization and consisting either of selected Member Nations and Associate Members or of individuals appointed in their personal capacity because of their special competence in technical matters. Such individuals shall be designated either by the Conference, the Council, selected Member Nations or Associate Members or by the Director-General, as decided by the establishing authority.
3.
The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council, shall determine the terms of reference and reporting procedures, as appropriate, of commissions, committees and working parties so established. Such commissions and committees may adopt their own rules of procedure, which shall come into force upon approval by the Director-General, subject to confirmation by the Conference or Council, as appropriate.
4.
The Director-General may establish, in consultation with Member Nations, Associate Members and National FAO Committees, panels of experts, with a view to developing consultation with leading technicians in the various fields of activity of the Organization. The Director-General may convene meetings of some or all of these experts for consultation on specific subjects.
5.
The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council, may convene general, regional, technical or other conferences, or working parties or consultations of Member Nations and Associate Members, laying down their terms of reference and reporting procedures, and may provide for participation in such conferences, working parties and consultations, in such manner as they may determine, of national and international bodies concerned with nutrition, food and agriculture.
6.
When the Director-General is satisfied that urgent action is required he may establish the committees and working parties, and convene the conferences, working parties and consultations provided for in paragraphs 2 and 5 above. Such action shall be notified by the Director-General to Member Nations and Associate Members and reported to the following session of the Council.
7.
Associate Members included in the membership of the commissions, committees or working parties, or attending the conferences, working parties or consultations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 above, shall have the right to participate in the deliberations of such commissions, committees, conferences, working parties and consultations, but shall not hold office nor have the right to vote.