1. The ninth session of the Conference1, after considering the report of the Council (C 57/38) came to the conclusion that it was necessary to lay down principles to be adhered to in future whenever the provisions of Articles VI, XIV or XV of the Constitution were being applied. The intention was not to lay down too rigid rules since obviously the text of the various conventions and rules of procedure must be drafted in the light of the desired objectives. The Conference, however, wished to establish a framework, i.e., juridical and administrative norms to govern in future the drafting of new texts or of amendments to existing agreements and of the constituent rules of commissions and committees.
2. In accordance with the provisions of Article VI of the Constitution, the Conference and the Council may establish general or regional commissions as well as committees and working parties, and may convene general, technical, regional or other meetings. For the necessary juridical act to be accomplished, all that is required is a decision of the Conference or Council.
3. Article XIV of the Constitution applies to conventions and multilateral agreements concluded under the aegis of the Organization. These are agreements concluded between States with respect to which, in conformity with the principles of public international law, the expressed consent of sovereign entities constitutes the required juridical act.
4. However, the procedure of multilateral agreements has been used on several occasions to establish commissions and committees entrusted with specific tasks which fall within the general terms of reference of the Organization.
5. It must be borne in mind that the express purpose of multilateral agreements is to create contractual obligations for those who become parties to them. Contracting parties undertake to do or not to do certain things, such obligations being generally assumed for a given period. It follows directly from this principle that any agreement concluded under Article XIV of the Constitution among Member Nations of the Organization should entail financial or other obligations going beyond those already assumed under the Constitution of the Organization. Failing this, there would be no grounds for such an agreement, at least not in the legal form prescribed under Article XIV of the Constitution.
6. Hence, any multilateral agreement between Member Governments may undoubtedly provide for the establishment of a commission or an executive body, but this should not be an end in itself since under Article VI the Conference and the Council are empowered to establish such bodies merely by a decision on their part. Consequently, the setting up of a commission or a committee by a multilateral agreement is justified only when such agreement presupposes the assumption of specific obligations going beyond mere participation in the work of the body thus established.
7. It ensues that two sets of principles are required: on the one hand, those governing the preparation, conclusion, entry into force and implementation of a convention or agreement coming within the framework of Article XIV of the Constitution, in other words certain aspects of the law of treaties; and on the other hand, those governing the establishment and the constituent rules of commissions, committees or working parties set up by conventions or agreements or under Article VI of the Constitution (composition, terms of reference, rules of procedure, reporting, etc.).
1. Considering that the purpose of conventions and agreements provided for in Article XIV of the Constitution of the Organization is to create new contractual obligations for Member Nations that are parties thereto;
Declares that such conventions and agreements should be concluded only when they entail for the contracting parties obligations going beyond those assumed under the Constitution of the Organization.
2. Considering further the desirability of avoiding in future inconsistencies and inadequacies in the texts of conventions and agreements concluded under Article XIV of the Constitution of the Organization and of securing greater uniformity in the provisions of such conventions and agreements and in the procedure for the preparation of texts and their submission to the Conference or Council of the Organization for approval;
Resolves that the principles embodied in Appendix D to this Report2 shall in future govern the drafting of conventions and agreements and be taken into account by the Conference and Council when approving such conventions and agreements3.
3. Considering the desirability of ensuring consistency and uniformity with respect to the constituent rules of commissions, committees, subcommissions, subcommittees established under Article VI or Article XIV of the Constitution;
Noting that the activities of these bodies must be in conformity with the policy of the Organization;
Resolves that the principles embodied in Appendix D to this Report shall govern the constituent rules of existing commissions, committees, subcommissions and subcommittees established under Article VI of the Constitution and those to be established in future under that Article and that these principles shall govern the drafting of the constituent rules of bodies to be established in future under Article XIV of the Constitution4.
4. Recognizing the necessity of amending the Constitution and General Rules of the Organization in the light of the present Resolution;
Adopts the amendments given in Appendix I to this Report;5and
Urges the parties to existing conventions and agreements and the members of the bodies established thereunder to apply as far as possible the rules contained in the present statement of principles and reflected in the amendments to the Constitution and General Rules of the Organization appearing in Appendix I to this Report; and
Invites these parties to amend the texts of these conventions and agreements when feasible in order to bring them into line with said principles and amendments.
8. The Conference noted that the provisions of the statutes of certain bodies were a cause of confusion regarding their legal status. There was some doubt as to whether these bodies should be considered as entirely independent entities with only working relations with the Organization or as bodies having been established within the framework of the Organization under Articles VI, XIV or XV of the Constitution. The lack of clarity regarding the relationship of these entities with the Organization and, consequently, the extent and character of the responsibility of the Organization with respect to these bodies were a cause of concern to the Conference.
Considering the desirability of avoiding any ambiguity regarding the legal status of bodies promoted by the Organization;
Resolves that in future bodies utilizing the Secretariat services of the Organization shall be set up either:
Terminology
1. Such treaties concluded under Article XIV of the Constitution as are of a worldwide scope shall in future be designated by the term "convention", while the others shall be designated by the term "agreement".
2. The word "constitution" shall in future be reserved to designate the Constitution of the Organization and the term "statutes" shall be utilized only to designate the collection of constituent rules of bodies established under Article VI of the Constitution, which expression shall include the terms of reference, reporting procedures, rules of procedure, etc.
3. In future, the term "council" shall be used only to designate the Council of the Organization. Bodies established by conventions or agreements under Article XIV of the Constitution shall be called "commissions" or "committees", and their subsidiary bodies "subcommissions", "subcommittees" or "working parties".
Participation in conventions and agreements
4. Method of participation: Both the traditional system, i.e., that of signature, signature subject to ratification, and accession, as well as the more recent and simplified system of acceptance by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance have in the past been applied by the Organization and shall be retained. Under both systems the period during which nations may become parties to the conventions or agreements may be limited by a provision in the basic text if circumstances so warrant.
Preamble
5. The preamble shall always specify that the convention or agreement is established within the framework of the Organization. It shall in addition clearly state the purposes and objectives of the convention or agreement, which purposes and objectives must be in line with those of the Organization.
6. The preamble should not contain information regarding the drafting parties or the dates of approval of the instrument by the drafting meeting or by the Council or Conference. The date of approval by the competent authority of the Organization should be given in the body of the instrument or in the testimonium.
Participation of Associate Members
7. Existing bodies established under conventions and agreements shall be invited to amend their basic instrument, if and when necessary, in order to make participation by Associate Members possible.
Amendments
8. Conventions and agreements shall contain, when appropriate, provisions reflecting the following principles:
Entry into force of conventions and agreements
9. Uniformity regarding the number of participations required in order to bring a convention or agreement into effect is not necessary. All texts shall indicate the method of determining the effective date of participation. Notification of participation shall be dispatched by the Director-General to all signatory, acceding and accepting parties and to all Member Nations of the Organization in accordance with Rule XXI.3 of the General Rules of the Organization, as well as to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in conformity with the Regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Reservations
10. A clause on the admissibility of reservations may be inserted in conventions and agreements. Any such clause shall be in line with public international law as reflected in particular in the provisions of Part II, Section 2 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969. Failing such a clause, the admissibility of reservations shall be governed by public international law as reflected in the above provisions of the Vienna Convention. The Director- General of the Organization shall notify all signatory, acceding and accepting governments of all reservations.
Territorial application
11. Each convention and agreement shall contain a clause regarding its territorial application in order to avoid any ambiguity in this respect. The contracting parties shall, at the time of signature, ratification, accession or acceptance, declare explicitly to what territories the convention or agreement shall extend, especially in those cases where a government is responsible for the international relations of more than one territory. In the absence of such a declaration, the convention or agreement shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the nation is responsible. Subject to the principles laid down in paragraph 14 and to any relevant provision of the convention or agreement regarding withdrawal, the scope of the territorial application may be modified by a subsequent declaration.
Supplementary agreements
12. Nations that are not parties to a basic convention or agreement may become parties to a supplementary agreement. However, if participation in the basic convention or agreement is restricted to Member Nations of the Organization, non-member States which are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency may become parties to the supplementary agreement only if the basic instrument provides for such a possibility.
Interpretation and settlement of disputes
13. Each convention and agreement shall contain a suitable provision regarding its interpretation and settlement of disputes. Among alternative procedures for settlement of disputes are conciliation, arbitration, or reference to the International Court of Justice. The nature of the provision for settlement of disputes should be determined in the individual convention or agreement by the character and objective of the particular instrument involved.
Withdrawal and denunciation
14.
Any Member Nation that gives notice of withdrawal from the Organization is deemed to have simultaneously given notice of withdrawal from such conventions or agreements and this withdrawal is deemed to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the Member Nation is responsible. A clause dealing with this aspect of the participation shall be incorporated in all conventions and agreements of this nature drafted in future, having regard to the principles contained in paragraph 3 (b) of Article XIV of the Constitution.
Termination
15. All conventions and agreements shall contain a termination clause. This clause shall inter alia provide for automatic termination if and when the number of participants drops below that required to bring it into force, unless the remaining participants unanimously decide otherwise. The system of termination by a qualified majority decision of the participants shall be discontinued. It is understood that, after a convention or agreement has been in force for a given number of years, the participants thereto should, upon recommendation of the Conference or Council of the Organization as appropriate, consider the desirability either of maintaining the convention or agreement or of terminating it by withdrawal.
Authentic languages
16. Unless otherwise decided by the Conference or Council, all conventions and agreements shall be drawn up in English, French and Spanish, which languages shall be equally authentic.
Depositary functions
17. Greater uniformity shall be introduced into the text regarding the noti fications which the Director-General is required to make as the depositary of conventions and agreements. These notifications shall be made to all signatory, acceding or accepting governments. In addition, one certified copy of the text of each convention or agreement shall be transmitted to each Member Nation of the Organization and to such non-member nations as may become parties to the convention or agreement, in accordance with Article XIV.7 of the Constitution, and all Member Nations of the Organization shall be informed of each participation in accordance with Rule XXI.3 of the General Rules of the Organization.
Establishment of subsidiary bodies
18. Under Rule XXXII.19 of the General Rules of the Organization, commissions, committees and working parties set up in pursuance of Article VI of the Constitution may establish subcommissions, subcommittees and subsidiary working parties.
19. The texts of all conventions or agreements establishing commissions or committees under Article XIV of the Constitution shall specify whether such commissions or committees may establish subsidiary bodies.
20. Both with respect to Article VI and Article XIV bodies, the convention or agreement, or statutes as the case may be, shall make the establishment of subsidiary bodies subject to the availability of necessary funds in the relevant approved budget. When the related expenses are to be borne by 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 body concerned must have before it a report from the Director-General on the administrative and financial implications thereof.
Purpose and functions
21. Article VI.3 of the Constitution as amended in 1955 states that the Conference or Council when establishing commissions, committees and working parties must determine their "terms of reference".
22. As regards bodies established prior to 1955, the Conference noted that the purpose of these bodies and their functions or terms of reference were in some instances omitted from the relevant resolution or were vague. These resolutions should therefore be reviewed by the Conference or Council.
Eligibility for membership and observer status
23. Membership in the commissions and committees provided for in Article VI of the Constitution shall not be open to non-member nations of the Organization.
24. Membership in a regional commission established under Article VI of the Constitution is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or partly in the region. However, in order to be considered as a member of the commission the eligible Member Nation or Associate Member shall communicate to the Director-General a formal expression of intention.
25. As regards Member Nations and Associate Members whose metropolitan territories are not situated in a given region, a broad interpretation shall be given to the provisions of Article VI in that any Member Nation that is responsible for the international relations of any non self-governing territory in the region considered shall be eligible for membership in the commission of that region and that any Member Nation or Associate Member that has a special interest in the work of a commission for that region may, upon its request, participate in the work of that commission in the capacity of observer.
26. The statutes of commissions and committees established under Article VI of the Constitution and the conventions and agreements setting up commissions or committees under Article XIV of the Constitution shall contain provisions regulating the question of observer status for non-member nations of the Organization in accordance with the statement of principles relating to the granting of observer status to nations (see Appendix C to this Report).10
27. Conventions and agreements establishing commissions and committees under Article XIV of the Constitution shall provide that Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization that are not members of such commissions and committees may, upon their request, be represented by an observer at sessions of these commissions and committees.
Relations with international organizations
28. The relations between commissions or committees established under Article VI and other international organizations shall be governed by Article XIII of the Constitution and Rule XXIV.4 (c) of the General Rules of the Organization, as well as by the rules adopted by the Conference on the matter of relationship with international organizations. These provisions shall likewise govern the relations between commissions and committees established by conventions and agreements under Article XIV of the Constitution and other international organizations.
Relations with governments
29. Commissions and committees established under Article VI and Article XIV of the Constitution should, in principle, not be empowered to enter into arrangements with governments which are not members of the commission or committee. When this, however, is found desirable, a specific provision shall be incorporated in the statutes, convention or agreement, as the case may be, indicating the scope of such authority and specifying that all such arrangements shall be made by the Director-General of the Organization.
Reporting and recommendations
30. Provision shall be made in the relevant texts to the effect that commissions, committees and other bodies established under Article VI or Article XIV of the Constitution, as well as their subsidiary bodies, shall transmit their reports and recommendations to the Director-General, those of the subsidiary bodies to be transmitted through the parent body. In the case of bodies referred to in paragraph 33 (c), provision may also be made in the relevant texts to the effect that recommendations or decisions not having financial, policy or programme implications for the Organization, may be transmitted directly to the members of the body concerned for their consideration and action.
The Director-General shall:
31. It is understood that, pending such formal action, the Director-General will circulate these reports to all members of the bodies concerned and to all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization for their information. The policy, programme and financial implications for the Organization of these reports shall be acted upon by the appropriate governing body of the Organization.
Administrative and financial matters
32. The statutes of bodies established under Article VI of the Constitution and the basic texts of bodies established under Article XIV of the Constitution shall specify that:
33. Bodies established under Article XIV of the Constitution fall into one of the three following categories:
Bearing in mind the obligations of the Organization, the following principles shall be observed and appropriate provisions shall be inserted in the text of conventions and agreements:
Amendments to basic resolutions
34. Bodies established under Article VI may suggest amendments to the basic resolution by which they were set up and which determined their terms of reference. Any proposals for such amendments must be transmitted to the Director-General in time for inclusion in the agenda of the Council or Conference as appropriate.
Rules of procedure
35. Conventions and agreements establishing commissions and committees under Article XIV of the Constitution shall provide that the rules of procedure and amendments thereto adopted by such commissions and committees shall not be inconsistent with the convention or agreement establishing the body or with the Constitution. For the adoption of rules of procedure or amendments thereto, the required majority within the commissions and committees shall be uniformly set at two thirds of the membership of the body.
36. Rules of procedure of subcommissions, subcommittees or subsidiary working parties of bodies established under Articles VI and XIV shall be approved by these bodies and shall be in conformity with the rules of procedure of these bodies and the General Rules of the Organization.
Sessions
37. The site and date of all sessions of bodies and their subsidiary bodies established under Articles VI and XIV of the Constitution shall be determined in consultation with the Director-General, and the relevant texts shall contain a provision regarding this requirement.11
Quorum, majority and voting arrangements
38. The required quorum and majority for taking decisions shall be provided for in the basic instruments concluded under Article XIV and the statutes of bodies established under Article VI of the Constitution. The quorum, voting arrangements and proceedings at meetings shall be governed by the provisions of Rule XII of the General Rules of the Organization.
Executive committee
39. The establishment of an executive committee, when provided for, shall be stated in the basic instruments or in the statutes of the bodies concerned. As regards the composition of executive committees, the Conference noted that in the case of Article XIV bodies they sometimes comprise as many as three Vice-Chairmen and in one instance the outgoing Chairman. In cases where the expenses of such officers, when performing duties related to the work of the body, are to be borne by the Organization, the number of Vice-Chairmen should be limited.
Agenda
40. The rules of procedure of all bodies under Article VI shall specify that the agendas of their meetings shall be drawn up by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman.
Semi-independent bodies
41. The Conference, having noted that the statutes of the International Poplar Commission and the International Chestnut Commission were ambiguous regarding their legal status, recommended that the Director-General approach these commissions in order to clarify the situation. The Director-General should report to the Council on the outcome of these consultations and recommend whether they should be classified as bodies established under Articles VI, XIV or XV of the Constitution of the Organization, or considered as entirely independent entities in accordance with Resolution 47/57. In the latter case, draft agreements between the Organization and these commissions regarding their relationship with the Organization and their servicing by the Organization should be submitted to the Council on the understanding that such agreements would be in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and Rules of the Organization as interpreted in this document, and should set out clearly the responsibility of the Director-General, in order that the Council, when considering the agreements, may be made fully aware of their implications.
Agreements between the Organization and Member Governments
42. The Conference considered the case of independent entities that have been or are being established by agreements between the Organization and a government, such as the Regional Forestry School as well as the Regional Forestry Research Centre, both for the Near East, and decided that no subsidiary body of the Organization should participate in the capacity of board of directors in the administration of an institution over which the Conference does not have full control. Under certain circumstances, however, it might be desirable for the Director-General to be a member of the board of directors of such an institution.
43. Specific draft agreements for the establishment of independent entities should be referred to the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters for consideration prior to submission to the Council and Conference of the Organization.
418. In 1961 the Conference requested the Council to undertake a study of FAO's expert committees and panels, pointing out that "while this was a useful method of working, care should be taken to ensure that such groups or panels should only be set up for specific purposes and only for the length of time required to accomplish their main purpose, so that they may not develop into permanent bodies".
419. In accordance with the recommendations of the Programme Committee which had studied the matter on behalf of the Council, the Council submitted its recommendations to the Conference (C 65/32).
420. The Conference welcomed the Council's report, which it considered would assist considerably in achieving greater coordination, and confirmed these recommendations, namely:
421. With regard to the nomenclature to be used, the Conference reiterated its earlier request that only the nomenclature used in Article VI of the Constitution be used in regard to bodies set up by FAO. In particular, the Conference agreed that for bodies set up under paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article VI, the following should apply:
422. While recognizing that special problems arise when bodies are set up or sessions convened jointly with other United Nations agencies or intergovernmental organizations, the Conference urged that every effort should be made to avoid confusion and adhere as far possible, even in such cases, to the nomenclature established by FAO.
423. Attention was also drawn to departures from the established nomenclature in the case of bodies established under certain programmes, such as Codex AIimentarius, and requested the Director-General to ensure that bodies established under such programmes adhere to FAO practices.
424. With regard to the establishment of panels of experts or committees and working parties of experts, attention was drawn to the terms of Article VI.4 of the Constitution, whereby the Director-General consults with Member Nations, Associate Members and National FAO Committees on the establishment of panels of experts. Similarly, attention was drawn to Article XIII.4 and Rule XXXIV14 of the General Rules regarding the procedure to be followed to secure proper consultation with governments in regard to relations between the Organization and national institutions or private persons.
425. With regard to conferences or sessions to which both governments and individuals or national institutions were invited, the Conference requested the Director-General to ensure that the requirements of the above provisions were also applied.
426. The Conference noted that the Council had emphasized the need for continuing and careful scrutiny of the complex of bodies and panels of experts appointed in their personal capacity on the one hand, and of ad hoc committees and working parties of government representatives on the other, to ensure the best use of the Organization's resources. The Conference requested the Council to undertake a review of all such bodies and panels of experts over a four-year cycle, to ensure that these bodies are maintained only for the length of time required to accomplish their main purpose and do not develop into permanent bodies.
427. The Conference also requested the Director-General to avoid proliferation of such committees, working parties or panels of experts and to avoid duplication of functions with existing bodies, either within the Organization or established by other agencies.
428. The Conference welcomed the Director-General's initiative regarding the internal supervisory machinery established by him to ensure the implementation of the foregoing proposals, as set out in document C 65/32, paragraph 17 (a), (b), (c), (d).
429. The Conference agreed that for convenient reference the foregoing paragraphs dealing with committees, working parties and panels of experts should be incorporated in the next edition of the Basic Texts, Volume II.
Noting the recommendation of the United Nations ad hoc Committee to Examine the Finances of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies, to the effect that no dependent body should be permitted to increase the number of length of its sessions already authorized without the specific approval of the organ which established it;
Considering that this recommendations as regards its implementation with respect to FAO, should be construed as applying to commissions, committees and working parties of Member Nations and of experts established under Articles VI and XIV of the FAO Constitution, and their subsidiary bodies, as well as to subsidiary bodies of committees of the Council established under Article V;
Recognizing that a literal implementation of the aforementioned recommendation of the ad hoc Committee would result in serious practical difficulties;
Realizing however that the objectives of such recommendation can be achieved by the exercise of appropriate controls by the Conference and Council;
Aware that the procedures under which FAO operates require advance approval by the Conference of the Programme of Work and Budget for the subsequent biennium, and that the Programme of Work and Budget for 1968-69 includes a complete list of sessions of statutory bodies and subsidiary bodies and of other conferences and consultations which the Director-General proposes for the biennium (C 67/3-Sup 1-Rev. 1);15
Decides that sessions of FAO bodies, other than those sessions listed in the Programme of Work for the relevant biennium, should only be convened in exceptional circumstances;
Authorizes the Director-General to make such exceptions when in his view such action is necessary for the fulfilment of the Programme of Work as approved by the Conference, subject however to such exceptions being reported to the session of the Council immediately following such action;
Invites Member Governments to draw the attention of their delegates attending sessions of bodies of Member Nations to the need to adhere to the schedule of sessions provided for in the approved Programme of Work;
Decides that the terms of this Resolution shall apply equally to the convening of unscheduled sessions of panels of experts established under Article VI.4 of the Constitution;
Decides that in the case of new bodies to be established under Article VI of XIV of the Constitution, or subsidiary bodies established by the latter, a provision should be included in the convention, agreement, statutes or rules of procedure, as appropriate, limiting the frequency and duration of sessions of such bodies; and that the statutes of existing bodies should be amended accordingly as opportunity arises;
Further decides that the Committee on Commodity Problems and the Committee on Fisheries should include similar limitations in the statutes of any new subsidiary bodies which they may establish; and that the statutes of existing subsidiary bodies be amended accordingly as opportunity arises;
Requests the Director-General to bring this Resolution to the attention of the chairmen and members of bodies of experts and, if necessary, also of intergovernmental bodies, in the event of any proposals formulated by them to convene unscheduled sessions.
(Adopted 21 November 1967)
Noting that at its Seventy-fourth Session the Council recommended that the Conference adopt a resolution to the effect than any proposal to establish a new body under Articles VI, XIV or XV of the Constitution should be accompanied by a document prepared by the Director-General, setting forth certain details for consideration by the Conference or Council as appropriate, before authorizing the establishment of any new body under those Articles of the Constitution;
Noting further that the Council requested the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CCLM) to examine the wording of a proposed operative paragraph of such resolution, and also to consider the question whether provisions could be made in the Organization's Basic Texts for the abolition of bodies established under Articles VI, XIV or XV, which were either inactive or had outlived their usefulness;
Considering that the Council had examined these matters at its Seventy-fifth Session in the light of the CCLM's report thereon;
Concurring with the recommendations of the Seventy-fifth Session of the Council;
1. Decides that the following procedures shall be followed in connection with the establishment of new bodies under Articles VI, XIV or XV:
2. Requests the Regional Conference to review carefully the functioning of the regional bodies in their respective regions with a view to determining whether they are functioning effectively in the service of Member Nations, and to recommend any necessary measures in that connection.
3. Requests the Director-General to keep the activities of bodies established under Articles VI, XIV or XV under review in the light of their reports, and, if he is of the opinion that such a body is either inactive or has outlived its usefulness, to recommend that the Council or Conference:
4. Requests the Director-General to include the present resolution in Section R of Volume II of the Basic Texts of the Organization.
(Adopted 27 November 1979)
1 See paragraphs 503 to 509 of the Report of the ninth session of the Conference.
2 Appendix D to the Report of the ninth session of the Conference appears in this volume on pages 189 to 199.
3 The delegate for the Netherlands reserved the position of his Government with respect to the binding force of this Resolution. The delegates for the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia wished to record their understanding that this Resolution was to be interpreted in the light of the statement contained in paragraph 1 above.
4 See footnote 2 to paragraph 2 of this Resolution.
5 For Appendix I, see the Report of the ninth session of the Conference, pages 260 to 321.
6 Appendix D of the Report of the ninth session of the Conference as amended by Resolution No. 8/91 of the twenty-sixth session of the Conference.
7The representative of Japan reserved his position with respect to this provision.
8 See Addendum I to this Appendix, page 201.
9 Now Rule XXXV.1.
10Appendix C to the Report of the ninth session of the Conference appears in this volume on pages 161 to 164.
11 See Addendum II to this Appendix, page 204.
12 Now Rule XXXV. The amended text has been incorporated in the Basic Texts of the Organization.
13 Now Rule XXXV.4.
14 Now Rule XXXVIII.
15 The Conference noted that certain minor modifications had been agreed to during the debates and requested that these approved changes be included in this document, which would be revised and circulated to governments as soon as possible after the Conference had concluded the adoption of its report on the Programme of Work for 1968-69.
