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RESOLUTION
5/2009
Implementation of the Immediate Plan of Action for
FAO Renewal
(2009-11)
Amendments to the
Constitution
THE CONFERENCE
,
Recalling
Resolution 1/2008 “Adoption of the Immediate Plan of Action (IPA) for FAO Renewal (2009-11)”, adopted by the
Conference
at its Thirty-fifth (Special) Session, which called for amendments to the Basic Texts of FAO, including amendments to the Constitution;
Recalling
also that the
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CCLM)
, at its Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth sessions, acting under the guidance of the Conference Committee for the Follow-up to the Independent External Evaluation of FAO (CoC-IEE), has proposed amendments to the Constitution for approval by the
Conference
at its session in 2009;
Noting
that the
Council
, at its Hundred and Thirty-sixth Session, endorsed the substance of the amendments proposed by the
CCLM
;
Noting
further that the
Director-General
gave notice of the proposed amendments to FAO Members in accordance with Article XX, paragraph 4 of the Constitution;
Having considered
the text of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by the Council in its Hundred and Thirty-sixth Session;
1.
Decides
to adopt the following amendments to the Constitution:
Regional Conferences
New paragraph 6 of Article IV of the Constitution:“
Functions of the Conference (...)
6. There shall be such Regional Conferences as the Conference may establish. The status, functions and reporting procedures of the Regional Conferences shall be governed by rules adopted by the Conference.
”
Technical Committees
Revised paragraph 6 and new paragraph 7 of Article V of the Constitution:“
Council of the Organization(...)
6.
In the performance of its functions, the Council shall be assisted:
(a)
by a Programme Committee, a Finance Committee, and a Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters,
which shall report to the Council; and
(b)
by
a Committee on Commodity Problems, a Committee on Fisheries, a Committee on Forestry, a Committee on Agriculture and a Committee on World Food Security
which shall report to the Council on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters.
7.
These Committees shall report to the Council and their
The
composition and terms of reference of the Committees referred to in paragraph 6 shall be governed by rules adopted by the Conference
.”
Director-General
Revised paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article VII of the Constitution: “
The Director-General
1.
There shall be a Director-General of the Organization who shall be appointed by the Conference for a term of
four
six
years.
The Director-General
He
shall be eligible for reappointment only once for a further term of four years.
2.
The appointment of the Director-General under this Article shall be made by such procedures and on such terms as the Conference may determine.
3.
Should the office of Director-General become vacant prior to the expiry of his term of office, the Conference shall, either at the next regular session or at a special session convened in accordance with Article III, paragraph 6 of this Constitution, appoint a Director-General in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.
However
The duration of the term of office of the Director-General appointed at a special session shall expire
at
after
the
end of the year of the third
second
regular session of the Conference following the date of his appointment
, in accordance with the sequence for the term of office of the Director-General established by the Conference
.
4.
Subject to the general supervision of the Conference and the Council, the Director-General shall have full power and authority to direct the work of the Organization.
5.
The Director-General or a representative designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Conference and of the Council and shall formulate for consideration by the Conference and the Council proposals for appropriate action in regard to matters coming before them.
”
2.
Instructs
the
Secretariat
to make editorial adjustments to Article V, paragraphs 2 and 4, and Article XIV, paragraph 7 of the Constitution
to use the word “
Chairperson
” instead of “
Chairman
”.
(Adopted on
22 November 2009
)