B. GENERAL RULES OF THE ORGANIZATION (a)

Rule XXII: Election of the Council

Rule XXIII: Chairman of the Council

Rule XXIV: Functions of the Council

Rule XXV: Sessions of the Council

Rule XXVI: Programme Committee

Rule XXVII: Finance Committee

Rule XXVIII: Concurrent sessions and joint meetings of the Programme and Finance Committees

Rule XXIX: Committee on Commodity Problems

Rule XXX: Committee on Fisheries

Rule XXXI: Committee on Forestry

Rule XXXII: Committee on Agriculture

Rule XXXIII: Committee on World Food Security

Rule XXXIV: Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

Rule XXXV: Commitions, committees and working parties

B. THE COUNCIL

Rule XXII
Election of the Council

Except as provided in paragraph 9 of this Rule, the Council shall be elected for a term of three years.
The Conference shall make such provisions as will ensure that the terms of office of sixteen Members of the Council shall expire in each of two successive calendar years and seventeen in the third calendar year.
The terms of office of all members of any one group shall expire simultaneously either on the termination of the regular session of the Conference in a year in which such a session is held, or on 31 December in other years.

2. The Conference shall, at each regular session, and after considering any recommendations of the General Committee, fill all vacancies due to the expiration of the terms of office of Council Members at the end of that session or at the end of the following year, in conformity with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

3. In selecting Members of the Council, the Conference shall give due consideration to the desirability of:

including in its membership a balanced geographical representation of nations interested in the production, distribution and consumption of food and agricultural products;
ensuring the participation in the work of the Council of such Member Nations as contribute in a large measure towards the success of the Organization;
giving to the greatest possible number of Member Nations an opportunity, by rotation of membership, to serve on the Council.

4. Member Nations shall be eligible for re-election.

5. No Member Nation shall be eligible for election to the Council if it is in arrears in payment of its financial contributions to the Organization in an amount equal to or exceeding the contributions due from it for the two preceding calendar years.

6. The Conference shall, at any regular or special session, fill all other vacancies on the Council which may have occurred since the last regular session. In the case of a special session, the General Committee shall recommend to the Conference such readjustments as circumstances may warrant to the time limits provided for in paragraph 10 (a) and (d) below.

7. A Member of the Council shall be considered to have resigned if it is in arrears in payment of its financial contributions to the Organization in an amount equal to or exceeding the contributions due from it for the two preceding calendar years, or if it has not been represented at two consecutive sessions of the Council.

8. Any Member Nation on the Council that withdraws from the Organization shall cease to be a Member of the Council when its notice of withdrawal from the Organization takes effect under Article XIX of the Constitution.

9. The term of office of a member elected to take the place of a member who has resigned or withdrawn from the Council before the expiration of its term of office shall be for the remainder of the term of office of the member replaced.

10. In addition to the relevant provisions of Rule XII governing election procedure, the following provisions of this paragraph shall apply:

As soon as possible after the opening of the Conference session, and in any case before the end of the third day of the session, the Conference, on the recommendation of its General Committee, shall decide the date of the election and the date by which nominations for election to the Council must be submitted, in accordance with subparagraph (c) below.
Each nomination shall be made for a specific region as determined by the Conference, indicating the term of office to which it applies, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (g) of this paragraph. No nomination shall be made for a term that includes a period for which the Member Nation concerned is already in office.
Each nomination shall be supported, in writing, by the delegates of two Member Nations to the Conference other than the delegate of the Member Nation nominated and shall be accompanied by a formal written acceptance of the nomination by the delegate of the Member Nation nominated. Any nomination reaching the Secretary General of the Conference and Council after the date and time determined by the Conference for the submission of nominations shall not be valid.
The General Committee shall, at least three working days before the date selected for the election, communicate to the Conference in English alphabetical order the valid nominations received for each region and term of office, formally drawing the attention of the Conference to the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Rule. The names of the nominators shall not be communicated by the General Committee to the Conference.
Before submitting the nominations to the Conference, the General Committee shall ensure that the conditions regarding eligibility contained in paragraph 5 of this Rule are fulfilled.
The General Committee may submit recommendations to the Conference on any other aspect of the election.
The election of Council Members shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 9 (b) and 12 of Rule XII, one election being held to fill simultaneously all the vacancies occurring in each region in each of the calendar years referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. Should the number of Member Nations standing for election in a particular region be equal to the total number of vacancies occurring in both calendar years, one election may be held to fill simultaneously all these vacancies, and the allocation of candidates to the vacancies occurring in each year may be settled, where necessary, by mutual agreement or by the Conference by such methods as it may decide to adopt. Candidates who are unsuccessful in the election to fill the vacancy or vacancies occurring in the first calendar year shall be included among the candidates for election to the vacancy or vacancies occurring at the end of the second calendar year, except where they voluntarily withdraw.

Rule XXIII
Chairman of the Council

1. In pursuance of paragraph 2 of Article V of the Constitution, the Conference shall appoint an independent Chairman of the Council under the following conditions:

The Chairman of the Council shall be appointed for a term of office of two years which shall be renewable for the same period after which it shall not be renewable.
The appointment of the Chairman of the Council shall be placed on the agenda of each regular session of the Conference. Nominations validly made in accordance with Rule XII.5 of these Rules shall be communicated to the Secretary-General of the Conference and Council by the date set by the Council. The Secretary-General shall circulate these nominations to all Member Governments and Associate Members by the date likewise set by the Council. As soon as possible after the opening of the Conference session, the General Committee shall determine and announce the date of the election.
The conditions of appointment of the Chairman of the Council, including the allowances attached to the office, shall be determined by the Conference on the occasion of each appointment, having regard to any recommendations of the General Committee.

2. The Chairman of the Council shall have no vote.

3. If the independent Chairman of the Council is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of his term of office due to resignation, disability, death or for any other reason, his functions shall ipso facto be assumed by the Chairman of the Programme Committee for the remainder of the term of office. The Director-General shall forthwith notify all Member Nations and Associate Members and the Chairman of the Programme Committee thereof.

4. The Chairman of the Programme Committee shall receive on a pro rata basis for such period as he may be called upon to act as Chairman of the Council such emoluments as were approved by the Conference when determining the conditions of appointment of the Chairman of the Council whom he succeeds.

Rule XXIV
Functions of the Council

The Council, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article V of the Constitution, shall, between sessions of the Conference, act on behalf of the Conference as its executive organ and make decisions on matters that need not be submitted to the Conference. In particular, the Council shall exercise the functions described below:

1.World food and agriculture situation and related matters

The Council shall:

keep under review the state of food and agriculture in the world, and consider the programmes of Member Nations and Associate Members;
tender advice on such matters to governments of Member Nations and Associate Members, intergovernmental commodity councils or other commodity authorities and through the Director-General to other specialized international agencies;
draw up a provisional agenda for the review by the Conference of the state of food and agriculture, drawing attention to specific policy issues which would require Conference consideration or could be the subject of a formal recommendation by the Conference under paragraph 3 of Article IV of the Constitution, and aid the Director-General to prepare the report and agenda for the review by the Conference of the programmes of Member Nations and Associate Members;
1. examine current developments in proposed and existing intergovernmental agricultural commodity arrangements, particularly those developments affecting adequacy of food supply, utilization of food reserves and famine relief, changes in production or pricing policies and special food programmes for undernourished groups;
2. promote consistency and integration of agricultural commodity policies, national and international, with regard to (a) overall objectives of the Organization; (b) the interrelationships of production, distribution and consumption; and (c) interrelationships of agricultural commodities;
3. initiate and authorize groups to study and investigate agricultural commodity situations which are becoming critical, and propose appropriate action, if necessary, under paragraph 2 (f) of Article I of the Constitution;
4. advise on emergency measures such as those relating to the export and import of food and materials or equipment needed for agricultural production, in order to facilitate implemen tation of national programmes and, if necessary, request the Director-General to submit such advice for action to the Member Nations and Associate Members concerned;
5. perform the foregoing functions under (i), (ii) and (iii) in conformity with the Economic and Social Council's Resolution of 28 March 1947² relating to international commodity arrangements, and generally act in close cooperation with the appropriate specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies.

2.Current and prospective activities of the Organization, including its Programme of Work and Budget

The Council shall:

consider, and make recommendations to the Conference on, policy issues regarding:

the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget and supplementary estimates submitted by the Director-General for the following financial period;
the activities of the Organization in connection with the United Nations Development Programme;

take any necessary action, within the approved Programme of Work and Budget, with respect to the technical activities of the Organization and report to the Conference on such policy aspects thereof as may require decisions by the Conference.

3.Administrative matters and financial management of the Organization

The Council shall:

exercise control over the financial administration of the Organization;
report to the Conference on the financial position and the final audited accounts of the Organization;
advise the Director-General on matters of policy affecting administration;
approve between-chapter transfers other than those for which the Finance Committee as authority;
authorize withdrawals from the Working Capital Fund for making reimbursable loans or or emergency expenditure on the basis of proposals from the Director-General;
consider and make recommendations to the Conference on the level of the Working Capital Fund;
consider the establishment of reserve funds and make recommendations thereon to the Conference;
consider and make recommendations to the Conference on any proposal from the Director-General to accept voluntary contributions and to establish Trust and Special Funds involving additional financial obligations for Member Nations and Associate Members;
consider the scale of contributions and recommend any modifications thereof to the Conference;
consider and approve recommendations of the Finance Committee or the International Civil Service Commission regarding the scale of salaries and the conditions of employment of the staff and recommendations of the Finance Committee on the general structure of the administrative and technical services of the Organization;
consider any observations of the Finance Committee on decisions taken by the International Civil Service Commission in accordance with its Statute, including the funding of post adjustments applied to salary rates;
review action by the Director-General in regard to new posts established in the professional category of staff for which prior authority did not exist;
appoint the external auditor;
delegate to the Finance Committee specific functions relating to financial or administrative matters of the Organization in addition to the functions listed in Rule XXVII, paragraph 7 of these Rules.

4.Constitutional matters

The Council may:

establish commissions, committees and working parties, and convene general, regional, technical or other conferences, working parties or consultations, or authorize the Director-General to establish committees and working parties and convene general, regional, technical or other conferences, working parties or consultations, pursuant to Article VI of the Constitution;
consider, and approve for submission to Member Nations, agreements and supplementary conventions or agreements, as provided in paragraph 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution;
subject to confirmation by the Conference, enter into agreements with other international organizations, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article XIII of the Constitution;
make recommendations concerning the relationship between the Organization and international non-governmental organizations, in accordance with procedures determined by the Conference;
consider, and make recommendations to the Conference on amendments to the General Rules and the Financial Regulations of the Organization.

5.General

The Council shall:

elect the Chairmen and Members of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee, and the Members of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters;
propose candidates for the office of Chairman of the Conference, the chairmen of the ommissions of the Conference, the three Vice-Chairmen of the Conference, the Members of the Credentials Committee and the elected Members of the General Committee;
recommend, after consultation with the Director-General, items for insertion in the agenda of any session of the Conference which require consideration by the Conference, supervise and coordinate all preparatory work for Conference sessions, keeping in mind the desirability of confining, as far as possible, the provisional agenda of these sessions to major policy issues;
advise the Director-General on matters of policy and exercise the general supervision provided for in Rule XXXVII, paragraph 1;
perform such other functions as are necessary to assist in the effective functioning of the Organization;
report to the Conference on its work, emphasizing policy issues for consideration by the Conference.

Rule XXV
Sessions of the Council

1. The Council shall hold a session as often as it considers necessary or on the call of its Chairman or the Director-General, or on request submitted in writing to the Director-General by five or more Member Nations.

2. The Council shall in any event hold three sessions between the regular sessions of the Conference, as follows:

one session immediately after the regular session of the Conference;
one session in the first year of the biennium approximately midway between the regular sessions of the Conference; and
one session not less than 120 days before the regular session of the Conference.

3. At its session held immediately after a regular session of the Conference the Council shall:

elect the Chairmen and Members of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee, and the Members of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters;
take any action of an urgent nature arising out of decisions of the Conference.

4. At its session held in the first year of the biennium, approximately midway between the regular sessions of the Conference, the Council shall in particular conduct on behalf of the Conference a world review of the state of food and agriculture and exercise the function provided in paragraph 1 (b) of Rule XXIV of these Rules.

5. At its session held in the second year of the biennium, not less than 120 days prior to the regular session of the Conference, the Council shall in particular exercise the functions provided in paragraphs 1 (c), 2 (a) and, insofar as possible, those provided in paragraph 5 (b) of Rule XXIV of these Rules.

6. The travelling expenses of not more than one member of the delegation of each Member Nation on the Council, properly incurred in travelling, by the most direct route, from the member's capital city or duty station, whichever is less, to the site of the Council's session and return to his or her capital city or duty station, shall be borne by the Organization.

The Director-General, in consultation with the Chairman of the Council, and having regard to suggestions made by any Member Nation or Associate Member acting within the limits of its status, shall prepare a provisional agenda and dispatch it to Member Nations and Associate Members by airmail not less than 60 days in advance of the session. Documentation shall be circulated with the provisional agenda or as soon as possible thereafter.
Any Member of the Council may request the Director-General, not less than 30 days before the proposed date of any session, to insert an item in the provisional agenda for that session. The Director-General shall thereupon, if necessary, circulate a revised provisional agenda to all Member Nations and Associate Members, together with any necessary papers.
During any session, the Council may, by a vote concurred in by at least two thirds of the membership of the Council, add to the agenda any item proposed by a Member of the Council.

8. Subject to any decisions of the Conference and to any agreements between the Organization and other organizations, the Council may arrange for consultation with the United Nations, with any specialized agency of the United Nations, and with such other international organizations as it deems to be appropriate, and for their participation, without vote, in its discussions.

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 .
The Council may decide to meet in private for the discussion of any particular item on its agenda.
Any Member Nation not represented on the Council and any Associate Member may submit memoranda on any item on the agenda of the Council and participate without vote in any discussion at a public or private meeting of the Council or of such of its committees as are open to all of its Members, unless, in exceptional circumstances, the Council decides that it is necessary in the interests of the Organization to restrict attendance to the representative of each Member of the Council.

10. The Council may set up at each of its sessions and for the duration of the session such committees as it considers desirable and allocate to these committees the various items on its agenda. The Council may also establish ad hoc committees consisting of a limited number of Council Members, to meet between Council sessions for the purpose of examining, and reporting on, such questions as the Council may have referred to them.

11. The Council may make arrangements for participation by observers from non-member nations in discussions on particular items of the Council agenda, in appropriate meetings of the Council or its committees, and for the submission of memoranda.

12. The Council shall make provision for keeping all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization informed of its activities.

13. The Director-General or his representative shall attend all meetings of the Council.

14. Should matters of exceptional urgency arise between two sessions of the Council, on which Council action is required, the Director-General, after having consulted the Chairman of the Council, or after notifying him, should such consultation not prove feasible, may seek the opinion of the Members of the Council by any rapid means of communication, informing at the same time all other Member Nations as well as Associate Members and the Chairman of the Council. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Rule, the Director-General may proceed with the action contemplated as soon as he has received concurrence by cable or letter either from the majority of the Members of the Council in cases where decisions of the Council normally have to be taken by a majority of the votes cast, or from two thirds of the Members of the Council where a qualified majority is required. Any such action shall be immediately reported by the Director-General to all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and to the Chairman of the Council.

Rule XXVI
Programme Committee

1. The Programme Committee provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be composed of representatives of eleven Member Nations of the Organization. Such Member Nations shall be elected by the Council in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Rule. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council sessions and have special competence and experience in economic, social and technical matters pertaining to the various fields of the Organization's activities. Members of the Committee shall be elected for a period of two years at the session of the Council immediately following the regular session of the Conference. They shall be eligible for reappointment.

2. A Member Nation of the Organization seeking election as a member of the Committee shall, as soon as possible but not later than ten days before the opening date of the Council session at which the election is to be held, communicate to the Secretary-General of the Conference and Council the name of the representative that it would appoint if elected and details of his qualifications and experience. The Secretary-General of the Conference and Council shall circulate this information in writing to Members of the Council before the Council session at which the election is to be held.

3. The following procedures shall apply to the election of Members of the Committee:

Member Nations shall present teir candidature for election in respect of a specific region as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections.
The Council shall first elect a Chairman from among the designated representatives of the prospective Members of the Committee.
After the election referred to in subparagraph (b) above, the Council shall proceed to the election of the other Members of the Committee, in two stages, making the necessary adjustment to take into account the Member Nation of which the Chairman is a national and the region to which that Member Nation belongs:

the first stage shall be to elect eight Members from the following regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Near East, and Latin America and the Caribbean;
the second stage shall be to elect three Members from the following regions: Europe, North America, and Southwest Pacific.

Except as provided in subparagraph (b) above, the election of Members of the Committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 9 (b) and 13 of Rule XII of these Rules, one election being held to fill simultaneously all the vacancies occurring in each group of regions specified in subparagraph (c) above.
The other provisions on voting arrangements in Rule XII of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of Members of the Committee.

If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if, due to incapacity, death or any other reason he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative.
The provisions of subparagraph (a) shall also apply to the Chairman of the Committee except that, in the absence of the Chairman elected by the Council, his functions shall be exercised by the Vice-Chairman elected in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

5. The Chairman of the Programme Committee may attend sessions of the Conference or Council when the report of the Programme Committee is considered.

6. The Chairman of the Council may attend all meetings of the Programme Committee.

7. The Programme Committee shall have the following functions:

to review:

the current activities of the Organization;
the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget of the Organization for the ensuing biennium, particularly with respect to: - content and balance of the programme, having regard to the extent to which it is proposed that existing activities be expanded, reduced in scope or discontinued; - the extent of coordination of work between the different technical divisions of the Organization and between the Organization and other international rganizations; - the priorities to be given to existing activities, extension of such activities and to new activities;(iii)the programme aspects of the United Nations evelopment Programme with which the Organization is concerned;

to consider the matters listed in Rule XXVIII of these Rules;
to advise the Council on the long-term programme objectives of the Organization;
to adopt and amend its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization;
to consider any other matter submitted to it by the Council or the Director-General;
to report to the Council or tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on matters considered by the Committee.

8. The Programme Committee shall hold sessions on the call of its Chairman or of the Director-General. It shall, in any event, hold one session annually.

9. Representatives of Members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for the cost of their travel expenses, properly incurred in travelling, by the most direct route, from their duty station to the site of the Committee session and return to their duty station. They shall also be paid a subsistence allowance while attending sessions of the Committee, in accordance with the travel regulations of the Organization.

Rule XXVII
Finance Committee

1. The Finance Committee provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be composed of representatives of eleven Member Nations of the Organization. Such Member Nations shall be elected by the Council in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Rule. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council Sessions and have special competence and experience in administrative and financial matters. Members of the Committee shall be elected for a period of two years at the Session of the Council immediately following the regular session of the Conference. They shall be eligible for reappointment.

2. A Member Nation of the Organization seeking election as a Member of the Committee shall, as soon as possible but not later than ten days before the opening date of the Council session at which the election is to be held, communicate to the Secretary-General of the Conference and Council the name of the representative that it would appoint if elected and details of his qualifications and experience. The Secretary-General of the Conference and Council shall circulate this information in writing to Members of the Council before the Council session at which the election is to be held.

3. The following procedures shall apply to the election of Members of the Committee:

Member Nations shall present their candidature for election in respect of a specific region as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections.
The Council shall first elect a Chairman from among the designated representatives of the prospective Members of the Committee.
After the election referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, the Council shall proceed to the election of the other Members of the Committee, in two stages, making the necessary adjustments to take into account the Member Nation of which the Chairman is a national and the Region to which that Member Nation belongs:

the first stage shall be to elect seven Members from the following regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Near East, and Latin America and the Caribbean;
the second stage shall be to elect four Members from the following regions: Europe, North America, and Southwest Pacific.

Except as provided in subparagraph (b) above, the election of Members of the Committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 8 (b) and 13 of Rule XII of these Rules, one election being held to fill simultaneously all the vacancies occurring in each group of regions specified in subparagraph (c) above.
The other provisions on voting arrangements in Rule XII of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of Members of the Committee.

If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if, due to incapacity, death or any other reason, he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative.
The provisions of subparagraph (a) shall also apply to the Chairman of the Committee except that, in the absence of the Chairman elected by the Council, his functions shall be exercised by the Vice-Chairman elected in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

5. The Chairman of the Finance Committee may attend sessions of the Council or Conference when the report of the Finance Committee is considered.

6. The Chairman of the Council may attend all meetings of the Finance Committee.

7. The Finance Committee shall assist the Council in exercising control over the financial administration of the Organization and shall have, in particular, the following functions:

to review the financial implications of the Director-General's budgetary proposals, including proposals for supplementary estimates, and to make recommendations thereon to the Council regarding important matters;
to examine the Director-General's proposals with regard to the acceptance of voluntary contributions which involve additional financial obligations for Member Nations or Associate Members, and to submit recommendations thereon to the Council;
to review the reports submitted by the Director-General in accordance with Financial Regulation 4.5 (a);
to approve budgetary transfers proposed by the Director-General under the terms of Financial Regulation 4.5 (b) (i); and to review proposals of the Director-General regarding budgetary transfers under the terms of Financial Regulation 4.5 (b) (ii), making recommendations thereon to the Council;
to inform the Programme Committee of any budgetary transfers that may have significant programme implications;
to review the Director-General's proposals to make withdrawals from the Working Capital Fund for emergency expenditure or reimbursable loans and make recommendations thereon to the Council;
to consider, and make recommendations to the Council on the establishment of reserve funds;
to review the reports of the Director-General on the establishment of Trust and Special Funds, and to make recommendations to the Council regarding such funds as involve additional financial obligations for Member Nations and Associate Members;
to consider reports on investments submitted by the Director-General in accordance with Financial Regulation 9.2, and to keep the Organization's investment policy under review;
to keep under review the scale of contributions and to submit recommendations to the Council regarding any modification of such scale;
to consider the reports of the Director-General on ex gratia payments;
to examine, on behalf of the Council, the audited accounts of the Organization, to review, in consultation with the Director-General, reports on the current financial position of the Organization submitted by the Director-General, and to report to the Council on these matters;
to recommend to the Council the appointment of the external auditor;
determine, after consultation with the external auditor, the scope of the audit;
to examine the report of the external auditor and to report to the Council on matters involving policy issues;
to consider and/or recommend proposals for the amendment of the Financial Regulations of the Organization and to submit recommendations to the Council for transmission to the Conference;
to keep under review, and consider any amendments to, the detailed financial rules and procedures referred to in Financial Regulation 10.1 (a);
to consider proposals of the Director-General and recommendations of the International Civil Service Commission on the scale of salaries and conditions of employment of the staff and proposals of the Director- General on the general structure of the administrative and technical services of the Organization;
to consider reports by the Director-General on decisions taken by the International Civil Service Commission in accordance with its Statute, including the funding of post adjustments applied to salary rates, and to submit any observations thereon to the Council;
to adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization;
to perform such other functions relating to financial or administrative matters of the Organization as may be provided for in these Rules and the Financial Regulations, and to perform such other duties as may be referred to it by the Council;
to consider the matters listed in Rule XXVIII of these Rules.

8. The Finance Committee shall hold sessions as often as necessary, either:

on the call of its Chairman acting on his own initiative or in pursuance of a decision of the Committee or of a request submitted in writing to the Chairman by three Members of the Committee; or
on the call of the Director-General acting on his own initiative or in pursuance of a request submitted in writing to him by five or more Member Nations.

The Finance Committee shall in any event hold one session annually. Additional sessions may be held to provide consultation on financial matters with the appropriate commissions of the Conference.

Rule XXVIII
Concurrent Sessions and Joint Meetings of the Programme and Finance Committees

1. In the second year of the biennium, the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee shall hold concurrent sessions. At these sessions the two Committees shall, inter alia, review separately the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget submitted by the Director-General for the following biennium. The Programme Committee shall consider the programme and relevant financial aspects of the summary and draft Programme of Work, while the Finance Committee shall consider the financial aspects of the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget without concerning itself with the merits of the Programme.

2. Towards the end of the concurrent sessions mentioned above, the two Committees shall hold joint meetings to consider:

the financial implications of the technical aspects of the summary and draft Programme of Work;
the implications of the summary and draft Programme of Work insofar as the level of the budget is concerned;
the financial implications with respect to future years of the activities provided for in the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget;
the format to be adopted for the presentation of the summary and draft Programme of ork and Budget in order to facilitate the review thereof;
any other matters of joint interest to the two Committees which fall within their terms of reference.

3. The Programme and Finance Committees shall submit to the Council a consolidated report on such aspects of the summary and draft Programme of Work and Budget as are of joint interest, setting out the main features thereof and emphasizing policy issues for consideration by the Council or the Conference.

Rule XXIX
Committee on Commodity Problems

1. The Committee on Commodity Problems provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be open to all Member Nations of the Organization. It shall be composed of those Member Nations which notify the Director-General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in the work of the Committee.

2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 may be made at any time and Membership acquired on the basis thereof shall be considered valid unless the Member has not been represented at two consecutive sessions of the Committee, or has notified its withdrawal from it. The Director- General shall circulate, at the beginning of each session of the Committee, a document listing the Members of the Committee.

3. The Committee shall elect its own Chairman from among its Members.

4. The Committee shall normally hold two sessions during each biennium, to be convened by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, taking into account any proposals made by the Committee. One of these sessions shall be convened sufficiently in advance of the session of the Council held approximately midway between the regular sessions of the Conference, in order that the report of the Committee may be circulated to the Members of the Council, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXV.7 (a) of these Rules.

5. If required, the Committee may hold additional sessions on the call of its Chairman or the Director-General or on request submitted in writing to the Director-General by a majority of the Members of the Committee.

6. The Committee shall:

keep under review commodity problems of an international character affecting production, trade, distribution, consumption and related economic matters;
prepare a factual and interpretative survey of the world commodity situation, which may be made available directly to Member Nations;
report and submit suggestions to the Council on policy issues arising out of its deliberations. The reports of the Committee and its subsidiary bodies shall be made available to Member Nations for their information.

7. The Committee shall take full account of the responsibilities and activities of the Committee on World Food Security and of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes in order to avoid overlapping and unnecessary duplication of work.

8. The Director-General or his representative shall participate in all meetings of the Committee and may be accompanied by such officers of the staff of the Organization as he may designate.

9. The Committee may adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization.

10. The Committee may, when necessary, establish subcommittees, intergovernmental commodity groups and ad hoc subsidiary bodies, subject to the necessary funds being available in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the Organization. It may include in the membership of such subcommittees and ad hoc subsidiary bodies Member Nations which are not Members of the Committee and Associate Members. Membership of intergovernmental commodity groups established by the Committee shall be open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization, and the Council may admit to membership of such groups States which, while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization, are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency. It may authorize the Director-General to invite at their request States which, while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization, are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency, to attend consultations, convened under paragraph 1 (d) of Rule XXIV of the General Rules of the Organization, on individual commodities and participate in the discussions, with the right to vote and to hold office. Former Member Nations of the Organization which have withdrawn leaving arrears of contributions shall not be admitted to membership in intergovernmental commodity groups or attend consultations on individual commodities until such time as they have paid up all such arrears or the Conference has approved an arrangement for the settlement thereof, or unless the Council, in special circumstances, decides otherwise with respect to such admission.

11. The subsidiary bodies referred to in the preceding paragraph may adopt and amend their own rules of procedure, which shall be approved by the Committee on Commodity Problems and shall be consistent with the rules of the Committee.

Rule XXX
Committee on Fisheries

1. The Committee on Fisheries provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be open to all Member Nations of the Organization. It shall be composed of those Member Nations which notify the Director- General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in the work of the Committee.

3. The Committee shall elect its own Chairman from among its Members.

6. The Committee shall:

review the programmes of work of the Organization in the field of fisheries and their implementation;
conduct periodic general reviews of fishery problems of an international character and ppraise such problems and their possible solutions with a view to concerted action by nations, by FAO and by other intergovernmental bodies;
similarly review specific matters relating to fisheries referred to the Committee by the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the Committee on its agenda at the request of a Member Nation in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, and make recommendations as may be appropriate;
consider the desirability of preparing and submitting to Member Nations an international convention under Article XIV of the Constitution to ensure effective international cooperation and consultation in fisheries on a world scale;
report to the Council or tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on matters considered by the Committee.

7. Any recommendation adopted by the Committee which affects the programme or finances of the Organization shall be reported to the Council with the comments of the appropriate subsidiary committees of the Council. The reports of the Committee should, as in the case of certain other committees established under Article V of the Constitution, also be placed before the Conference.

8. The Director-General or his representative shall participate in all meetings of the Committee and may be accompanied by such officers of the staff of the Organization as he may designate.

9. The Committee may adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization.

10. The Committee may, when necessary, establish subcommittees, subsidiary working parties or study groups subject to the necessary funds being available in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the Organization, and may include in the membership of such subcommittees, subsidiary working parties or study groups Member Nations that are not Members of the Committee and Associate Members. The Council may admit to membership of subcommittees, subsidiary working parties and study groups established by the Committee States which, while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization, are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency. Former Member Nations of the Organization that have withdrawn leaving arrears of contributions shall not be admitted to membership until such time as they have paid up all such arrears, or the Conference has approved an arrangement for the settlement thereof, or unless the Council in special circumstances decides otherwise with respect to such admission.

11. The subsidiary bodies referred to in the preceding paragraph may adopt or amend their own rules of procedure, which shall be approved by the Committee on Fisheries and shall be consistent with the rules of the Committee.

Rule XXXI
Committee on Forestry

1. The Committee on Forestry provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be open to all Member Nations of the Organization. It shall be composed of those Member Nations which notify the Director- General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in the work of the Committee.

3. Sessions of the Committee shall normally be held once in each bien nium, preferably early in non-Conference years. Sessions shall be convened by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, taking into account any proposals made by the Committee.

4. If required, the Committee may hold additional sessions on the call of its Chairman or the Director-General, or on request submitted in writing to the Director-General by the majority of the Members of the Committee.

5. Members of the Committee should as far as possible be represented by their most senior officers responsible for forestry.

6. The Committee shall:

conduct periodic reviews of forestry problems of an international character and appraise such problems with a view to concerted action which could be undertaken by Member Nations and the Organization in order to resolve such problems;
review the programmes of work of the Organization in the field of forestry and their implementation;
advise the Director-General on the future programmes of work of the Organization in the field of forestry and on their implementation;
review specific matters relating to forestry referred to the Committee by the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the Committee on its agenda at the request of a Member Nation in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, and make recommendations as may be appropriate;
report to the Council and tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on matters considered by the Committee.

8. The Director-General or his representative shall participate in all meetings of the Committee and may be accompanied by such officers of the staff of the Organization as he may designate.

9. The Committee shall elect its own Chairman from among its Members. It may adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization.

10. The Committee may, when necessary, establish subcommittees, subsidiary working parties or study groups, subject to the necessary funds being available in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the Organization, and may include in the membership of such subcommittees, subsidiary working parties or study groups Member Nations that are not Members of the Committee and Associate Members. The Council may admit to membership of subcommittees, subsidiary working parties and study groups established by the Committee States which, while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization, are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency. Former Member Nations of the Organization that have withdrawn leaving arrears of contributions shall not be admitted to membership of subcommittees, subsidiary working parties and study groups until such time as they have paid up all such arrears, or the Conference has approved an arrangement for the settlement thereof, or unless the Council in special circumstances decides otherwise with respect to such admission.

11. The subsidiary bodies referred to in the preceding paragraph may adopt or amend their own rules of procedure, which shall be approved by the Committee on Forestry and shall be consistent with the rules of the Committee.

Rule XXXII
Committee on Agriculture

1. The Committee on Agriculture provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be open to all Member Nations of the Organization. It shall be composed of those Member Nations which notify the Director- General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in the work of the Committee.

3. Sessions of the Committee shall normally be held once in each biennium, preferably early in Conference years. Sessions shall be convened by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, taking into account any proposals made by the Committee.

4. If required, the Committee may hold additional sessions on the call of the Director-General in consultation with its Chairman, or on request submitted in writing to the Director-General by the majority of the Members of the Committee.

5. Members of the Committee should, as far as possible, be represented by delegations consisting of senior officers highly qualified to contribute actively to a multidisciplinary consideration of the subjects on the agenda of the Committee.

6. The Committee shall:

conduct periodic reviews and appraisals, on a highly selective basis, of agricultural and nutrition problems, with a view to concerted action by Member Nations and the Organization;
advise the Council on the overall medium- and longer-term programme of work of the Organization relating to agriculture, food and nutrition, with emphasis on the integration of all social, technical, economic, institutional and structural aspects related to agricultural and rural development in general;
review, with similar emphasis, the biennial programmes of work of the Organization and their implementation in areas falling within the competence of the Committee;
review specific matters relating to agriculture, food and nutrition referred to the Committee by the Conference, the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the Committee on its agenda at the request of a Member Nation in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, and make recommendations as may be appropriate;
report to the Council and tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on any other matter considered by the Committee.

7. For the purpose of the present Rule, the term "agriculture" does not include fishery and forestry matters which are within the terms of ref erence of the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Forestry respectively.

8. The Committee shall establish appropriate procedures for determining its agenda in respect of each session, bearing in mind the desirability of ensuring an interdisciplinary consideration of all relevant aspects of a limited number of major issues, and taking into account the basic responsibility of the Committee on Commodity Problems for reviewing commodity and related trade problems of an international character.

9. Any recommendation adopted by the Committee affecting the programme or finances of the Organization or concerning legal or constitutional matters shall be reported to the Council with the comments of the appropriate subsidiary committees of the Council. The reports of the Committee shall also be placed before the Conference.

10. The Director-General or his representative shall participate in all meetings of the Committee and may be accompanied by such officers of the staff of the Organization as he may designate.

11. The Committee shall elect from among its Members its Chairman and the other officers. It may adopt and amend its Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization.

12. The Committee may, on an exceptional basis, establish subsidiary or ad hoc bodies where it considers that such action is conducive to facilitating its own work and will not adversely affect the multidisciplinary consideration of questions submitted to the Committee for examination. Before taking a decision on the establishment of any subsidiary or ad hoc body, the Committee shall examine the administrative and financial implications of such decision, in the light of a report to be submitted by the Director-General. The Committee shall define the terms of reference, composition and, as far as possible, the duration of the mandate of each subsidiary or ad hoc body.

13.

The Committee may include in the membership of such subsidiary or ad hoc bodies Member Nations that are not Members of the Committee and Associate Members.
The Council may admit to membership of subsidiary or ad hoc bodies established by the Committee States which, while not Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization, are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Former Member Nations of the Organization that have withdrawn leaving arrears of contributions shall not be admitted to membership of subsidiary or ad hoc bodies of the Committee until such time as they have paid up all such arrears, or the Conference has approved an arrangement for the settlement thereof, or unless the Council in special circumstances decides otherwise with respect to such admission.

14. The subsidiary or ad hoc bodies referred to in paragraph 12 may adopt or amend their rules of procedure, which shall be approved by the Committee and shall be consistent with its Rules of Procedure.

Rule XXXIII
Committee on World Food Security

1. The Committee on World Food Security provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be open to all Member Nations of the Organization and all Member States of the United Nations. It shall be composed of those States which notify the Director-General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in the work of the Committee.

3. The Committee shall normally hold two sessions during each biennium. Sessions shall be convened by the Director-General, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, taking into account any proposals made by the Committee.

5. The Committee shall contribute to promoting the objective of world food security with the aim of ensuring that all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

6. The Committee shall serve as a forum in the United Nations system for review and follow-up of policies concerning world food security, including food production, sustainable use of the natural resource base for food security, nutrition, physical and economic access to food and other food security related aspects of poverty eradication, the implications of food trade for world food security and other related matters and shall in particular:

examine major problems and issues affecting the world food situation and the steps being proposed or taken to resolve them by Governments and relevant international organizations, bearing in mind the need for the adoption of an integrated approach towards their solution;
examine the implications for world food security of other relevant factors, including the situation relating to the supply and demand of basic foodstuffs and food aid requirements and trends, the state of stocks in exporting and importing countries and issues relating to physical and economic access to food and other food security related aspects of poverty eradication; and
recommend such action as may be appropriate to promote the goal of world food security.

7. The Committee shall serve as the forum in the United Nations system for the monitoring of the implementation of the Plan of Action adopted by the World Food Summit in accordance with the relevant commitment of the Summit.³

8. The Committee shall report to the Council of the Organization and tender advice to the Director-General, and relevant international organizations as appropriate, on any matter considered by the Committee, it being understood that copies of its reports, including any conclusions, will be transmitted without delay to interested governments and international organizations.

9. The Committee shall provide regular reports to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), through the Council of the Organization.

10. Any recommendation adopted by the Committee affecting the programme or finance of the Organization or concerning legal or constitutional matters shall be reported to the Council with the comments of the appropriate subsidiary committees of the Council. The reports of the Committee, or relevant extracts therefrom, shall also be placed before the Conference.

11. The Committee shall draw on the advice, as necessary, of the Committee on Commodity Problems and its subsidiary bodies, the Committee on Agriculture and other technical committees of the Council as appropriate, and the Executive Board of the World Food Programme. In particular, it shall take full account of the responsibilities and activities of these and other intergovernmental bodies responsible for aspects of food security, in order to avoid overlapping and unnecessary duplication of work.

12. The Committee shall invite relevant international organizations to participate in the work of the Committee and the preparation of meeting documents on matters within their respective mandates in collaboration with the secretariat of the Committee.

13. In order to ensure the effective discharge of its functions, the Committee may request the Members to furnish all information required for its work, it being understood that where so requested by the governments concerned, the information supplied shall be kept on a restricted basis.

14. The Director-General or his representative shall participate in all meetings of the Committee and may be accompanied by such officers of the staff of the Organization as he may designate.

15. The Committee shall elect, from among its Members, its Chairman and the other officers. It may adopt and amend its rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization.

16. The Committee may decide to establish subsidiary or ad hoc bodies where it considers that such action would expedite its own work, without duplicating the work of existing bodies. A decision to this effect may be taken only after the Committee has examined a report by the Director-General on the administrative and financial implications.

17. When establishing subsidiary or ad hoc bodies, the Committee shall define their terms of reference, composition, and, as far as possible, the duration of their mandate. Subsidiary bodies may adopt their own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with those of the Committee.

Rule XXXIV
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

1. The Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be composed of not more than seven Member Nations elected by the Council for a period of two years at the session of the Council immediately following the regular session of the Conference.

2. Nomination of any candidate for election to the Committee shall be submitted in writing by one or more Member Nations to the Secretary-General of the Conference and Council by a deadline to be determined by the
Chairman of the Council in time to be circulated on the morning of the day set for the election. A Member Nation may nominate itself. Member Nations nominated shall signify their willingness to serve on the Committee if elected. The provisions on voting arrangements of Rule XII of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of Members of the Committee.

3. The Committee shall hold sessions to consider specific items referred to it by the Council or the Director-General which may arise out of:

the application or interpretation of the Constitution, these Rules and the Financial Regulations or amendments thereto;
the formulation, adoption, entry into force and interpretation of multilateral conventions and agreements concluded under Article XIV of the Constitution;
the formulation, adoption, entry into force and interpretation of agreements to which the Organization is a party under Articles XIII and XV of the Constitution;
any other problems relating to conventions and agreements concluded under the aegis of the Organization or to which the Organization is a party;
the establishment of commissions and committees under Article VI of the Constitution, including their membership, terms of reference, reporting procedures and rules of procedure;
matters relating to membership in the Organization and its relations with nations;
the desirability of requesting advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article XVII of the Constitution, or with the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation;
the policy regarding privileges and immunities to be sought from host governments for the Organization's headquarters, regional offices, country representations, conferences and meetings;
problems encountered ensuring the immunity of the Organization, its staff and its assets;
problems relating to elections and procedure for nominations;
standards for credentials and full powers;
reports on the status of conventions and agreements provided for in Rule XXI, paragraph 5 of these Rules;
policy aspects of relations with international governmental or non-governmental organizations, national institutions or private persons.

4. The Committee may also consider the legal and constitutional aspects of any other matters submitted to it by the Council or the Director-General.

5. In considering items referred to it under paragraphs 3 and 4, the Committee may make recommendations and give advisory opinion, as appropriate.

6. The Committee shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its Members.

7. The meetings of the Committee shall be held in private, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

8. The Committee may adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be consistent with the Constitution and these Rules.

Rule XXXV
Commissions, Committees and Working Parties

1. Commissions, committees and working parties set up in pursuance of Article VI of the Constitution may establish subcommissions, subcommittees or subsidiary working parties either to perform a substantive part of their functions or to carry out a specific task. Associate Members may participate in the deliberations of such subcommissions, subcommittees or subsidiary working parties but shall not hold office or have the right to vote.

2. The first paragraph of this Rule shall be interpreted in conformity with the provisions of Rule XXIV, paragraph 1 (d) (v) of these Rules.

3. A panel of experts, as referred to in Article VI, paragraph 4 of the Constitution, is a list of experts selected in their individual capacity on the basis of their expert knowledge to give advice on specific subjects by correspondence, or by participation in conferences or consultations when it is so decided by the Director-General.

4. The terms of office of members of committees of experts or working parties of experts appointed in their personal capacity in conformity with paragraph 2 of Article VI of the Constitution shall not exceed four years but shall be renewable. The terms of office of members of panels of experts shall likewise be for a maximum of four years but shall be renewable. Appointments to fill vacancies in committees of experts, working parties of experts and panels of experts shall be effected in the same manner as the original appointments. When a vacancy occurs due to resignation, death, disability or any other reason, the terms of office of the new appointee shall be for the remainder of the term of office of the member who is being replaced.

5. Unless other specific arrangements are made, the expenses incurred by individuals invited in a personal capacity to attend sessions of committees of experts or working parties of experts, or conferences or consultations of experts shall be defrayed by the Organization in accordance with its travel regulations.

2 RESOLUTION 30 (IV) OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Adopted on 28 March 1947
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL,

NOTING that intergovernmental consultations are going forward actively with respect to certain internationally traded commodities, and

CONSIDERING the significant measure of agreement regarding commodity problems and the coordination of commodity consultations already reached both in the first session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, and in the Preparatory Commission on World Food Proposals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,*

RECOMMENDS that, pending the establishment of the International Trade Organization, members of the United Nations adopt as a general guide in intergovernmental consultation or action with respect to commodity problems, the principles laid down in Chapter VII as a whole, i.e., the chapter on intergovernmental commodity arrangements of the draft charter appended to the report of the first session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, although recognizing that discussions in future sessions of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference, as well as in the Conference itself, may result in modifications of the provisions relating to commodity problems; and

REQUESTS the Secretary-General to appoint an interim coordinating committee for international commodity arrangements, to keep informed of and to facilitate by appropriate means such intergovernmental consultation or action with respect to commodity problems, the committee to consist of a chairman to represent the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, a person nominated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to be concerned in particular with agricultural primary commodities, and a person to be concerned in particular with nonagricultural primary commodities.

* See report of the first session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment (document E/PC/T/33, published as a working document only) and report of the Preparatory Commission on World Food Proposals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

3 The relevant provisions of the World Food Summit Plan of Action are set out in Commitment 7, Objective 7.3, which reads as follows:
"To monitor actively the implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action."
To this end, Government, in partnership with all actors of civil society, in coordination with relevant international institutions and, in conformity with ECOSOC Resolution 1996/36 on the follow-up to the major international UN conferences and summits as appropriate, will:

Establish through the CFS a timetable, procedures and standardized reporting formats, which do not duplicate similar reports to the UN, FAO and other agencies, on the national, subregional and regional implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action;
Set out in the CFS a process for developing targets and verifiable indicators of national and global food security where they do not exist;
Report to the CFS on national, subregional and regional implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, drawing on a food insecurity and vulnerability information and mapping system, once established, as an analytical aid;
Invite the Secretary-General of the UN to request the ACC to report to ECOSOC in accordance with established procedures progress on the follow-up by UN agencies to the World Food Summit;
Monitor through the CFS the national, subregional, regional and international implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, using reports from national governments, reports on UN agency follow-up and interagency coordination, and information from other relevant international institutions;
Provide regular reports on implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action through the CFS via the FAO Council to the ECOSOC;
Encourage the effective participation of relevant actors of civil society in the CFS monitoring process, recognizing their critical role in enhancing food security;
By 2006, undertake in the CFS and within available resources a major broad-based progress assessment of the implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action and a mid-term review of achieving the target of reducing the number of undernourished people to half their present level no later than 2015. This progress assessment and review should be in the context of a special forum of a regular session of the CFS and involve active parti cipation from governments, relevant international organizations and actors of civil society."

B. GENERAL RULES OF THE ORGANIZATION (a)

B. THE COUNCIL

Rule XXII Election of the Council

Rule XXIII Chairman of the Council

Rule XXIV Functions of the Council

Rule XXV Sessions of the Council

Rule XXVI Programme Committee

Rule XXVII Finance Committee

Rule XXVIII Concurrent Sessions and Joint Meetings of the Programme and Finance Committees

Rule XXIX Committee on Commodity Problems

Rule XXX Committee on Fisheries

Rule XXXI Committee on Forestry

Rule XXXII Committee on Agriculture

Rule XXXIII Committee on World Food Security

Rule XXXIV Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

Rule XXXV Commissions, Committees and Working Parties

Rule XXII
Election of the Council

Rule XXIII
Chairman of the Council

Rule XXIV
Functions of the Council

Rule XXV
Sessions of the Council

Rule XXVI
Programme Committee

Rule XXVII
Finance Committee

Rule XXVIII
Concurrent Sessions and Joint Meetings of the Programme and Finance Committees

Rule XXIX
Committee on Commodity Problems

Rule XXX
Committee on Fisheries

Rule XXXI
Committee on Forestry

Rule XXXII
Committee on Agriculture

Rule XXXIII
Committee on World Food Security

Rule XXXIV
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

Rule XXXV
Commissions, Committees and Working Parties