FAO Conference resolutions

RESOLUTION

No.

40/63

Near East Plant Protection

Commission

THE CONFERENCE

Having considered

(a)

the views and recommendations of the FAO plant protection meetings for the Near East in 1961 and 1962 on the need for a regional body to coordinate efforts on plant protection, and

(b)

the recommendation made by the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Organization in 1961, by which the

Conference

recommended that the

Director-General

establish a

Plant Protection Committee for the Near East

Recognizing

that under the provisions of the Constitution of the Organization a regional commission is more appropriate for this purpose as the membership of a commission is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or in part in one or more regions

Hereby

establishes

under Article VI, paragraph I of the Constitution of the Organization a regional commission to be known as the

Near East Plant Protection Commission

, the statutes of which shall be as follows:

The terms of reference of the Commission shall be to provide advice to the Conference of the Organization and through the

Conference

to the Members of the Commission on matters relating to the protection of plant resources in the region.

The terms of reference of the Commission shall in particular be:

(a)

to review the current situation of major pests and diseases in the region;

(b)

to advise on recent methods of control and survey techniques;

(c)

to advise on plant quarantine measures, including standardization of procedures and techniques;

(d)

to consider problems requiring co-operation on a regional basis and measures for mutual assistance;

(e)

to review and advise co-ordination of research on plant protection so as to obtain maximum benefit with minimum costs.

The membership of the Commission shall be open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which are served by the FAO Regional Office for the Near East.

Any Member Nation of the Organization and any Associate Member that is not a member of the Commission but has a special interest in the work of the Commission, may', upon request communicated to the

Director-General of the Organization

, attend as observer, sessions of the Commission and of its subsidiary bodies and ad hoc meetings.

Nations which while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization are Members of the United Nations, may, upon their request, and with the approval of the

Council of the Organization

granted upon the recommendation of the Commission, be invited to attend in an observer capacity the sessions of the Commission, in accordance with the provisions relating to the granting of observer status to nations adopted by the

Conference of the Organization

Participation of international organizations in the work of the Commission and the relations between the Commission and such organizations shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization as well as by the rules on relations with international organizations adopted by the

Conference

or Council of the Organization . All such relations shall be dealt with by the Director-General of the Organization .

The Commission shall report and make recommendations to the Conference through the Director-General of the Organization, it being understood that copies of its reports, including any conclusions and recommendations, will be circulated to interested Member Governments and international organizations for their information as soon as they become available.

The Commission may establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary for the accomplishment of its task, subject to the availability of the necessary funds in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the Organization; the determination of such availability' shall be made by the Director-General. Before taking any decision involving expenditure in connection with the establishment of subsidiary bodies, the Commission must have before it a report from the

Director-General

on the administrative and financial implications thereof.

The Commission may adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure which shall be in conformity with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization and with the statement of principles governing commissions and committees, adopted by the Conference. The Rules of Procedure and amendments thereto shall come into force upon approval by the

Director-General

subject to confirmation by the

Council

(Adopted

3/12/63

)

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