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ANNEXES


ANNEX 1 - CWP Sessions: Dates, places and reports
ANNEX 2 - Statutes
ANNEX 3 - Rules of Procedure

ANNEX 1 - CWP Sessions: Dates, places and reports

COORDINATING WORKING PARTY ON FISHERY STATISTICS

PAST MEETINGS OF THE CWP

Continuing Working Party on Fishery Statistics in the North Atlantic Area

Session

Date

Place

FAO Fisheries Report No

1

25-26.5.60

Bergen, Norway

a/

2

6-8.6.61

Washington DC, USA

b/

3

18-21.3.63

Rome, Italy

7

4

9-12.3.65

Rome, Italy

21

5

10-14.4.67

Aberdeen, Scotland

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Coordinating Working Party on Atlantic Fishery Statistics

Session

Date

Place

FAO Fisheries Report No

6

3-7.2.69

Copenhagen, Denmark

70

7

10-16.11.71

Rome, Italy

121

8

12-20.9.74

Paris, France

156

9

17-23.8.77

Dartmouth, Canada

197

10

22-29.7.80

Madrid, Spain

242

11

21-28.7.82

Luxembourg, Grand Duchy

274

12

25.7/1.8.84

Copenhagen, Denmark

316

13

11-18.2.87

Rome, Italy

379

14

5-9.2.90

Paris, France

429

15

8-14.7.92

Dartmouth, Canada

473

16

20-25.3.95

Madrid, Spain

521

a/Annexe J of FAO Fisheries Report N.3
b/Annexe K of FAO Fisheries Report N.3

ANNEX 2 - Statutes

COORDINATING WORKING PARTY ON FISHERY STATISTICS

1. TERMS OF REFERENCE. The Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP) shall:

(i) keep under continuous review the requirements for fishery statistics (including aquaculture) for the purposes of research, policy-making and management, taking into account inter alia their purpose, usefulness, cost, burden in collection and collation, timeliness, quality, confidentiality needs and regional differences;

(ii) agree standard concepts, definitions, classifications and methodologies for the collection and collation of fishery statistics;

(iii) make proposals and recommendations for action in relation to the collection, collation and dissemination of fishery statistics, recognising the need to coordinate activities so as to avoid duplication.

2. COMPOSITION. The Working Party shall be composed of experts nominated by intergovernmental organizations which have a competence in fishery statistics. The following shall be the participating organizations initially:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Statistical Office of the European Communities (EU/Eurostat)
Participating organizations may admit other intergovernmental organizations having competence in fishery statistics. Participating organizations may withdraw from the Working Party.

Each of the participating organizations may nominate up to five experts in accordance with their respective internal procedures.

3. SECRETARY. The Secretary to the Working Party shall be appointed by the Director General of FAO and shall be administratively responsible to him.

4. RULES OF PROCEDURE. The Working Party will adopt its own Rules of Procedure and amendments thereto which shall come into force unless any participating organization objects within three months of the adoption.

5. AMENDMENTS OF STATUTES. Proposals for amendments to the Statutes shall be submitted to the CWP Secretary by one or more participating organizations or shall be recommended by the Working Party. Amendments shall come into force upon receipt by the CWP Secretary of notification of approval by all of the participating organizations in accordance with their respective internal procedures.

ANNEX 3 - Rules of Procedure

COORDINATING WORKING PARTY ON FISHERY STATISTICS

1. SESSIONS. Unless contrary to the views of the majority of participating organizations, the interval between successive sessions of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP) shall not exceed three years. The Working Party shall meet on announcement by the CWP Secretary who shall respect the wishes of the majority of participating organizations. The announcement shall generally be made at least six months before the session starts.

2. AGENDA. A provisional agenda for each session shall be prepared by the CWP Secretary in collaboration with the secretariats of the participating organizations. The first item on the provisional agenda shall be the adoption of the agenda. The agenda shall be distributed with the announcement of the session.

3. NOMINATION OF EXPERTS. Participating organizations should, where possible, notify the CWP Secretary of the names and affiliations of their nominated experts at least four months before the session.

4. DOCUMENTATION. Documents for each session should, if possible, be distributed to all participating organizations and nominated experts at least two months before the session. Each participating organization shall be responsible for the timely distribution of its documents in accordance with the mailing list supplied by the CWP Secretary.

5. OFFICERS. At the start of the Session, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman appointed at the previous session shall call the session to order. In their absence, the CWP Secretary will call the session to order. Following adoption of the agenda, the Working Party shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among its members; they shall remain in office until the election of the new Chairman and new Vice-Chairman at the next session. The outgoing Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be eligible for re-election.

6. EXPENSES. The expenses incurred by experts attending sessions of the Working Party shall be borne by the nominating organization or as otherwise arranged between the experts and the respective nominating organizations.

7. WORKING LANGUAGE. English shall be the working language of the Working Party.

8. VOTING. A majority of the participating organizations shall constitute a quorum. Each participating organization is entitled to one vote. Decisions of the Working Party shall be taken by a simple majority of votes cast by those present at the session. When necessary, the Chairman may exercise a casting vote.

9. REPORTS. At each session the Working Party shall adopt a report of the session which will include inter alia all decisions and recommendations. The report shall be distributed by the CWP Secretary to the participating organizations and nominated experts, and to other individuals or organizations as requested by the Working Party. FAO should make the report available as widely as possible.

10. MONITORING OF RECOMMENDATIONS. Although recommendations and decisions of the Working Party are not binding on participating organizations, the Working Party shall monitor and report on the implementation of recommendations and decisions.

11. INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. The Working Party may arrange such intersessional activities as are required for its effective functioning, including inter alia holding informal preparatory meetings, holding meetings of regional or subject groups, preparation of working papers, and communication by correspondence.

12. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE. Suspension of the Rules of Procedure may be adopted by the Working Party by a two thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that 24 hours' notice of the proposal for the suspension had been given to the Working Party.

13. AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure may be adopted by the Working Party by a two thirds majority of the participating organizations provided that three months notice of the proposal for the amendment had been given to all participating organizations. An amendment shall come into force unless any objection is received by the CWP Secretary from any participating organization within three months of being adopted.

14. NEW PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. An intergovernmental organization having competence in fishery statistics may become a participating organization of the Working Party if it is so decided by a two thirds majority of the participating organizations provided that three months notice of the proposed admission had been given to all participating organizations.

15. WITHDRAWAL OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. Any participating organization may withdraw from the Working Party after giving three months' notice to the CWP Secretary who will inform other participating organizations. If a participating organization does not provide any experts for three consecutive sessions without notification, it will be deemed to have withdrawn.


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