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RESOLUTION
8/2005
Amendment
to Rule V, paragraph 3 and Rule XXV, paragraph 9(a) of the General Rules of the Organization
THE CONFERENCE
,
Having taken note
of the views of the
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters
, at its Seventy-ninth Session (
Rome
, 11-12 October 2005) on the proposed amendments to Rule V, paragraph 3 and Rule XXV, paragraph 9(a) of the General Rules of the Organization;
Considering
that the
Council
, at its Hundred and Twenty-ninth Session (
Rome
, 16-18 November), agreed to transmit to the
Conference
, for approval, the proposed amendments to the General Rules of the Organization;
Having noted
further that the overarching principle that Plenary Meetings of the Conference and the Council shall continue to be held in public and that the proposed amendments are intended to clarify the extent of the responsibilities of the
Director-General
on security matters in connection with exceptional situations which might arise;
Noting
its deliberations in connection with the establishment of a Security Expenditure Facility and the related amendment to the Financial Regulations.
Noting
also that implementation of the revised provisions of Rule V and Rule XXV of the General Rules of the Organization with respect to bodies established under Article VI and Article XIV of the Constitution shall be carried out in a progressive and differentiated manner having regard to all pertinent considerations, including the mandate of the concerned bodies;
Decides
:
(a)
to amend Rule V, paragraph 3 of the General Rules of the Organization as follows:"
Subject to any decision of the Conference, the Director-General shall, taking into account all relevant security concerns, make appropriate arrangements for the admission of the public to Plenary Meetings of the Conference. Subject to any decision of the Conference, the Director-General shall also make arrangements for the admission of representatives of the press and other information agencies to Plenary Meetings of the Conference.
"
(b)
to amend Rule XXV, paragraph 9(a) as follows:"
Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (b) and (c) below, meetings of the Council and of such of its Committees as are open to all of its Members shall be public. Rule V, paragraph 3 applies mutatis mutandis to the meetings of the Council and of such of its Committees as are open to all its Members.
"
(Adopted on
26 November 2005
)