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A. Appointment of the independent chairman of
the council
B. Appointment of representatives of the FAO
conference to the staff pension committee
C.
Other matters
A. Appointment of the independent chairman of the council
THE CONFERENCE,
Having proceeded to a secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XII of the General Rules of the Organization:
1. Declares that Sjarifudin BAHARSJAH (Indonesia) is appointed Independent Chairman of the Council for a period of two years, that is, until the end of the regular session of the Conference to be held in 1999;
2. Decides that the conditions of appointment, including the allowances attached to the office of the Independent Chairman of the Council, shall be as follows:
a) An annual allowance of the equivalent of US$22 000 to cover the representation expenses and secretarial assistance in the Chairman's home station, on the understanding that the Director-General will provide secretarial assistance when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council or Conference; one-half of the allowance shall be payable in US dollars, the balance being payable, in whole or in part, in the currency of the home station of the Chairman, or in Italian fire, according to his desires;
b) a per diem allowance at a rate equivalent to that for the Deputy Director-General, while the Chairman is absent from his home station on Council business;
c) Travel expenses, including the above per diem allowance, shall be defrayed by the Organization, in conformity with its regulations and existing practice, when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council, of the Programme and Finance Committees, of the Conference, or when he is invited by the Council or by the Director-General to travel for other purposes.
(Adopted on 18 November 1997)
B. Appointment of representatives of the FAO conference to the staff pension committee
168. In accordance with Article 6(c) of the Regulations of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Conference appointed three members and two alternate members to the Staff Pension Committee for the periods specified as follows:
| Until 31 December 1999 | |
| Member | Mrs. Suze Percy Alternate Permanent Representative of Haiti to FAO |
| For the period 1 January 1998 - 31 December 2000 | |
| Member | Mr. Ould Mohamed Ahid Tourad |
| Alternate Permanent | Representative of Mauritania to FAO |
| Alternate Member | Mr. Humberto Molina Reyes Alternate Permanent Representative of Chile to FAO |
| For the period 1 January 1999 - 31 December 2001 | |
| Member | Mr. Jirí Novak Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to FAO |
| Alternate Member | Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Agricultural Counsellor Embassy of Egypt |
FAO compliance agreement
XI World forestry congress
Date and place of the thirtieth conference session
Margarita Lizárraga medal
169. The Conference urged all Members and eligible non-members that had not already done so, to accept the FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (approved by the Conference in Resolution 15/93) in order to bring it into force as soon as possible. It requested the Director-General to draw this matter to the attention of all Members and eligible non-members.
170. The Conference also urged Members to ratify the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks as soon as possible.
171. The Conference noted the outcome of the XI World Forestry Congress (Antalya, 13-22 October 1997), the largest global forestry meeting ever, and the success of its deliberations.
172. The Conference warmly thanked the Government of Turkey for hosting and organizing, through its Ministry of Forestry, this highly important event.
Date and place of the thirtieth conference session
173. The Conference decided that its Thirtieth Session should be held in Rome from 12 to 23 November 1999.
174. The Conference adopted the following Resolution:
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