LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL
Endorsed the Report of the Fifty-eighth Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) and expressed appreciation for the valuable work being undertaken by the Committee and its subsidiary bodies (para. 7)
Endorsed the work of the Intergovernmental Commodity Groups (IGGs), as well as the work of the Consultative Sub-Committee on Surplus Disposal and stressed their continued usefulness in providing fora for producer/consumer consultations and in enhancing market transparency, in identifying and analysing problems and in seeking solutions (para. 9)
Stressed the importance of FAO undertaking regular reviews of the medium- and longer-term outlook for both agricultural commodities and the agricultural sector as a whole (para. 14)
Urged FAO to continue its support for the Uruguay Round and for the provision of technical and other assistance to interested participating countries, including that regarding sanitary and phytosanitary issues through the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the International Plant Protection Convention (para. 15)
Urged FAO to expand its role in assisting developing countries to meet Codex standards (para. 16)
Decided to establish an Ad Hoc Group on the TFAP under Article VI, paragraph 5 of the Constitution. Building on the agreements already reached on the revamping of the TFAP, the Group would carry out the following tasks:
(a) work out solutions for unresolved institutional issues;
(b) identify priority areas for strengthening the contribution of TFAP to sustainable forest management (para. 24)
Asked the Group to report to the Programme Committee at its session in May 1992 (para. 26)
Agreed to refer the progress report to the forthcoming Conference for consideration under Item 7 (FAO Activities Related to Environment and Sustainable Development) of the provisional agenda (para. 30)
Agreed to draw to the attention of the Conference the detailed observations of the Programme and Finance Committees on the Review (para. 32)
Recommended that the views of the Programme and Finance Committees be made available to the Conference in a LIM document in order to facilitate these discussions (para. 33)
Agreed to commend the Director-General's Programme of Work and Budget to the Conference and looked forward to fruitful deliberations in Commission II with the objective of consensus approval of the 1992-93 Programme of Work and Budget (para. 44)
Recognized that the Conference would need to deliberate and decide on the Programme Budget Process, and noted that a Draft Resolution on Amendments to the Basic Texts related to the Outline Programme of Work and Budget would be submitted to the Conference (para. 46)
Endorsed the positive reaction of the Programme and Finance Committees to the proposals put forward by the Director-General for streamlining the programme budget process and supported the Committees' recommendation that the Conference approve the proposed implementation measures on an experimental basis during the 1992-93 biennium, and for the 1994-95 budgetary exercise (para. 47)
Decided that its own views and those of the Programme and Finance Committees, together with the related document submitted by the Director-General, should be made available to the Conference as a LIM document, in order to facilitate consideration of the matter during the Commission II proceedings (para. 48)
Urged all Member Nations to pay their outstanding arrears and current assessed contributions in full as soon as possible, in order that the Organization could continue to fulfil its mandate (para. 69)
Requested Member Nations to advise the Director-General, as soon as possible, as to the amounts and timing of their expected payment of the contributions and arrears outstanding (para. 70)
Approved the reappointment of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of the United Kingdom for a further period of two years commencing with the audit of accounts for the year 1991 and adopted Resolution 1/100 on the Appointment of the External Auditor (para. 73)
Requested the Secretariat to submit again for its consideration alternative proposals, including the present External Auditor, for future appointments (para. 74)
Recommended that a draft Resolution on the Financial Regulations for the World Food Programme be submitted to the Conference for adoption (para. 76)
Agreed to transmit to the Conference a draft Resolution on the Level of the Working Capital Fund (para. 86)
Recommended a draft Resolution on the Replenishment of the Special Reserve Account for consideration by the Conference (para. 94)
Endorsed a minor amendment required in the second article of Conference Resolution 16/89 to give recognition to the practice of distributing Commissary net profits to the Staff Welfare Fund, after setting aside for any necessary reserves and recommended a draft Resolution on Authorized Transfers to Reserves for consideration and adoption by the Conference (para. 96)
Endorsed the recommendation that the income derived by FAO from agreements with concessionaires should be paid into the Staff Welfare Fund through the Commissary instead of being credited to Miscellaneous Income (para. 110)
Agreed to transmit to the Conference the Second Report of the REIOC as modified and completed by the single text proposed by the Chairman of REIOC (see Appendix F) for consideration by the Conference as possible amendments to the texts already transmitted to it by the Council (para. 125)
Decided that the amendments proposed by the CCLM, as set out in Appendix G to this Report should be transmitted to the Conference for adoption (para. 130)
Decided to refer to the Conference for consideration the question of reviewing the CCLM's Terms of Reference (para. 134)
Agreed to the participation as observers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of South Africa, in accordance with paragraph B-l of the "Statement of Principles relating to the Granting of Observer Status to Nations" (para. 135)
Agreed with the proposal to change the name to "Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission" and adopted Resolution 2/100 (para. 138)
Decided that its Hundred and first Session would be convened on 29 November 1991 at FAO Headquarters, unless the Twenty-sixth Session of the Conference finished early, in which case it would be convened beforehand (para. 139).
