RESOLUTION
No.
19/61
Increase
in the
membership
of the
Council
THE CONFERENCE
Having considered
the report of the
Council
contained in document C 61/23,
Decides
to increase the membership of the
Council
from 25 to 27;
Allocates
the two additional seats to the African region;
Amends
Article V.I of the Constitution and Rule XXII.1 (b) of the General Rules of the Organization as follows, in order to effect this increase: In Article VI of the Constitution, the number between brackets is to be deleted and the words underlined are to be added: "
1.
A Council of the Organization consisting of (
25
)
twenty-seven
Member Nations shall be elected by the Conference ...
" Redraft Rule XXII.1 (b) of the General Rules of the
Organization
as follows: "
The Conference shall make such provisions as will ensure that the terms of office of nine Members of the Council shall expire in each calendar year.
"
(Adopted
13/11/1961
)