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CL 125/1 |
Provisional Annotated Agenda |
CL 125/1-Add.1 |
Additional Item for the Provisional Agenda as Proposed by Indonesia, Japan, The Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand on behalf of the Asia Group and as Members of the Council |
CL 125/2 |
Report of the Joint Meeting of the 90th Session of the Programme Committee and the 104th Session of the Finance Committee |
CL 125/3 |
Report of the 90th Session of the Programme Committee |
CL 125/4 |
Report of the 104th Session of the Finance Committee |
CL 125/4-Corr.1 |
Corrigendum to Report of the 104th Session of the Finance Committee (Rome, 15-19 September 2003) |
CL 125/5 |
Report of the 75th Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (Rome, 6-7 October 2003) |
CL 125/5-Corr.1 |
Corrigendum to Report of the 75th Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (Rome, 6-7 October 2003) |
CL 125/6 |
The Reporting Format of the World Food Summit Follow-up |
CL 125/7 |
Membership of the Programme Committee and Finance Committee |
CL 125/8 |
Membership of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CL 125/9 |
Membership of the World Food Programme Executive Board |
CL 125/10 |
Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005 - Outline of a Possible Zero Nominal Growth Scenario |
CL 125/11 |
Report of the 105th Session of the Finance Committee |
CL 125/12 |
Split Assessments |
CL 125/12-Corr. 1 |
Corrigendum to Split Assessments |
C 2003/Series |
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C 2003/3 |
Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005 |
C 2003/3-Corr.1 |
Corrigendum to Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005 |
C 2003/4 |
Programme Evaluation Report 2003 |
C 2003/10-Rev.1 |
Applications for Membership in the Organization |
C 2003/12 |
Arrangements for the 32nd Session of the Conference |
C 2003/12-Sup.1 |
Supplement to C 2003/12 (Arrangements for Round Tables) |
CL 125/INF/Series |
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CL 125/INF/1 |
Provisional Timetable |
CL 125/INF/2 |
Provisional List of Delegates and Observers |
CL 125/INF/3 |
Provisional List of Documents |
CL 125/INF/4 |
Note on the Methods of Work of the Council |
CL 125/INF/5 |
Changes in Representation of Member Nations on the Finance Committee |
CL 125/INF/6 |
Statement of Competence and Voting Rights Submitted by the European Community (EC) and its Member States |
CL 125/INF/7 |
Implementation of Decisions taken at the 124th Session of the Council |
CL 125/INF/8 |
Revised Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and Other Main Sessions 2003-2004 |
CL 125/INF/9 |
Officers of the Conference and Council |
CL 125/INF/10 |
Report of the Joint Inspection Unit (A/58/34) |
CL 125/INF/11 |
Programme of Work of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2003 (A/58/64) |
CL 125/INF/12 |
Reform of the Administration of Justice in the UN System: Options for Higher Recourse Instances (JIU/REP/2002/5) |
CL 125/INF/13 |
United Nations System Revenue-producing Activities (JIU/REP/2002/6) |
CL 125/INF/14 |
Implementation of Multilingualism in the United Nations System (JIU/REP/2002/11) |
CL 125/INF/15 |
Managing Information in the United Nations System Organizations: Management Information System (JIU/REP/2002/9) |
CL 125/INF/16 |
Evaluation of United Nations System Response in East Timor: Coordination and Effectiveness (JIU/REP/2002/10) |
CL 125/INF/17 |
Extension of Water-related Technical Cooperation Projects to |
CL 125/INF/18 |
Strengthening Coherence in FAO’s Initiatives to Fight Hunger |
CL 125/INF/19 |
Information on the Split Assessment Methodology and Practical Aspects |
CL 125/INF/20 |
Additional Item for the Provisional Agenda as Proposed by Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand on behalf of the Asia Group and as Members of the Council |
CL 125/LIM/Series |
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CL 125/LIM/1 |
Status of Contributions and Arrears |
CL 125/REP/Series |
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CL 125/REP/1 |
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CL 125/REP/2-Add.1 |
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CL 125/REP/3 |
Draft Reports of Plenary |
CL 125/REP/3-Sup.1 |
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CL 125/REP/4 |
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CL 125/REP/5 |
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CL 125/PV/Series |
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CL 125/PV/1 to |
Verbatim Records of Plenary |
CL 125/PV/6 |
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CL 125/OD/Series |
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CL 125/OD/1 to |
Orders of the Day |
CL 125/OD/3 |
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations hereinafter referred to as FAO and the Office International des Épizooties (World Organisation for Animal Health), hereinafter referred to as the OIE, wishing to co-ordinate their efforts in the control of animal diseases and safety of food within the framework of their respective mandates, agree to the following:
Article I
1.1 FAO and OIE agree to co-operate closely in matters of common interest pertaining to their respective fields of competence.
1.2 For the purposes of the present Agreement:
- “animal” includes livestock, birds, wild fauna, bees, companion animals, fish and other aquatic animals;
- “agriculture” includes crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry.
Article II
2.1 The OIE is primarily responsible for the:
2.2 FAO is primarily responsible for the:
2.3 The following activities are object of joint action:
Article III
FAO and the OIE jointly collaborate, in particular, by the following means:
Article IV
To promote efficiency and avoid duplication, FAO and the OIE shall, in the course of the preparation of their respective programmes of activity, in so far as they pertain to the present Agreement, submit to each other their draft programmes for comment and coordination, and each party shall take into account to the extent possible the recommendations of the other. Additionally, FAO and the OIE shall convene one annual co-ordination meeting of high level officials of each party.
Article V
Both parties may request that the present Agreement be amended. Any such amendment shall be adopted by mutual consent. An exchange of letters will detail the implementation of this agreement.
Article VI
The present Agreement supersedes the Agreement concluded previously between FAO and the OIE.
Signed in ......... on ............
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For the OIE | For FAO |
The Contracting Parties,
Considering that EUROFISH was established with the assistance of FAO as an independent international organisation by an agreement, adopted by a Conference of Plenipotentiaries convened by the Director-General of FAO on 23 May 2000, which entered into force on 12 October 2001, and for which the Director-General of FAO is the Depositary;
Considering that Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Agreement for the Establishment of the International Organisation for the Development of Fisheries in Eastern and Central Europe (EUROFISH) provides that “there should be a working relationship between EUROFISH and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. To this end, EUROFISH shall enter into negotiations with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with a view to concluding an agreement pursuant to Article XIII of the Constitution of the Organization. Such agreement should provide, inter alia, for the Director-General of FAO to appoint a Representative who would participate in all meetings of EUROFISH, but without the right to vote”;
Considering also that the Governing Council of EUROFISH, at its First Regular Session, on 20 and 21 January 2002, decided that EUROFISH would enter into negotiations with FAO with a view to formalizing the cooperation between the two organizations;
Considering further that Article XIII, paragraph 1 of the FAO Constitution states that “in order to provide for close cooperation between the Organization and other international organizations with related responsibilities, the Conference may enter into agreements with the competent authorities of such organizations, defining the distribution of responsibilities and methods of cooperation”;
Recognizing the interest which FAO has in the promotion of cooperation for the development of fisheries in Eastern and Central Europe and in supporting the objectives of EUROFISH.
Have agreed as follows:
EUROFISH shall be invited to participate in the sessions of the
Conference and the Council of FAO, the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), the COFI
Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, the COFI Sub-Committee on Trade, the FAO
Regional Conference for Europe and the European Inland Fisheries Advisory
Commission, in an observer capacity.
Entry into force
The present Agreement shall enter into force as soon as it has been approved by the appropriate Governing Bodies of both organizations.
THE CONFERENCE,
Recalling the decision taken by the Council, at its Hundred and Twenty-third Session, held from 28 October to 1 November 2002, regarding the question of the number and length of terms of office of the Director-General, Article VII.1 of the Constitution;
Having considered that, at its Hundred and Twenty-fourth Session, held from 23 to 28 June 2003, the Council accepted the report of the Group of “Friends of the Chair”, document CL 124/INF/22, and agreed to transmit the proposed amendment to Article VII.1 of the Constitution that the “Director-General should be appointed for a term o f six years, renewable only once for a further term of four years”, to the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters, at its Seventy-fifth Session, in October 2003, along with document CL 124/INF/22 before being submitted to the Thirty-second Session of the Conference for adoption;
Having further considered the report of the Seventy-fifth Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters, held on 6 and 7 October 2003, as well as the Report of the Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session of the Council, held from 26 to 28 November 2003;
1. Decides to amend Article VII, paragraph 1, of the Constitution as follows:
“1. There shall be a Director-General of the Organization who shall be appointed by the Conference for a term of six years. He shall be eligible for reappointment only once for a further term of four years.”
2. Decides that the revision of Article VII, paragraph 1, of the Constitution shall apply to the election at the Thirty-third Session of the Conference in 2005 and govern the mandates of the Directors-General from 1 January 2006.
(Adopted on ... December 2003)
THE CONFERENCE,
Recalling that the Finance Committee, at its Hundred-and-second Session, held from 5 to 9 May 2003, endorsed a proposal that the Financial Regulations be amended in order to reflect the requirement that the Director-General, when entering into negotiations with concerned governments and national institutions, in connection with Funds under Partnership in Development Agreements should satisfy himself that adequate controls are in place;
Noting that the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters, at its Seventy-fifth Session, held on 6 and 7 October 2003, reviewed the proposed amendment to the Financial Regulations;
Noting further that the Council, at its Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session, held from 26 to 28 November 2003, approved the proposed amendment and recommended its adoption by the Conference at its Thirty-second Session;
1. Adopts new Financial Regulation 6.8, as follows:
“The Director-General may enter into agreements with governments and donors providing for technical assistance in the context of development projects to be executed/ implemented by the beneficiary government or other national entity. Under these modalities, referred to below as projects under Partnership in Development Agreements, the following shall apply:
(a) Where the funds are to be held and managed by the government or other national entity under national execution or implementation arrangements, FAO’s participation shall be separately reported to the Finance Committee as Funds under Partnership in Development Agreements, and such funds shall not be included in the Financial Statements of the Organization.
(b) Where the funds are to be held in trust by FAO and transferred to the government or other national entity for the implementation of agreed activities, the funds shall be reported to the Finance Committee in the Financial Statements of the Organization as Funds held in Trust on behalf of beneficiary governments under Partnership in Development Agreements and shall be subject to the internal and external auditing procedures of the Organization. Funds held in trust by FAO that are subject to national implementation shall be expended in accordance with the national regulations and rules of the implementing government and shall be subject to certification by the responsible national authorities, provided that the Director-General shall satisfy himself before entering into the agreement with the government that such regulations and rules are consistent with the Financial Regulations of the Organization and provide adequate controls over the expenditure of the funds. These projects under Partnership in Development Agreements shall be subject to audit at least once a year by an independent auditor appointed with the agreement of both the government concerned and the Organization in accordance with the respective agreements.”
2. Decides that subsequent paragraphs of Financial Regulation VI are to be re-numbered accordingly.
(Adopted on ... December 2003)
2003 | 2004 | |||
JANUARY | ||||
FEBRUARY | 25 COFI | 24 – 28 | 18 COAG | 9 - 10 |
MARCH | 16 COFO 64 CCP 17 COAG |
10 - 14 18 - 21 31/3 - 4/4 |
23 ARC 27 NERC 76 CCLM |
1 - 5 13 - 17 29 – 30 |
APRIL | 28 LARC | 26 - 30 | ||
MAY | 89 PC 102 FC 29 CFS 103 FC |
5 - 9 5 - 9 12 - 16 19 - 20 |
24 ERC 91 PC 106 FC 27 APRC |
5 - 7 10 - 14 10 - 14 17 - 21 |
JUNE | 124 CL | 23 - 28 | ||
JULY | ||||
AUGUST | ||||
SEPTEMBER | 90 PC 104 FC 12 WFC 75 CCLM |
15 - 19 15 - 19 21 - 28 30/09 - 1/10 |
92 PC 107 FC 30 CFS |
13 - 17 13 - 17 20 - 24 |
OCTOBER | 105 FC WFD |
6 – 7 16 |
77 CCLM WFD |
5 - 6 15 (Fri) |
NOVEMBER | 125 CL 32 C |
26 - 28 29/11 - 10/12 |
127 CL | 22 - 27 |
DECEMBER | 126 CL | 11 |
Eid Al-Adha: | 12 Feb 03 | Eid Al-Adha: | 1 Feb 04 | |
Easter: | 20 Apr 03 | Easter: | 11 Apr 04 | |
Ramadan: | 27 Oct - 24 Nov 03 | Ramadan: | 16 Oct - 13 Nov 04 | |
Eid Al-Fitr: | 25 Nov 03 | Eid Al-Fitr: | 14 Nov 04 | |
APRC | Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific | COFO | Committee on Forestry |
ARC | Regional Conference for Africa | ERC | Regional Conference for Europe |
C | Conference | FC | Finance Committee |
CCLM | Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters | LARC | Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean |
CCP | Committee on Commodity Problems | NERC | Regional Conference for the Near East |
CFS | Committee on World Food Security | PC | Programme Committee |
CL | Council | WFC | World Forestry Congress |
COAG | Committee on Agriculture | WFD | World Food Day |
COFI | Committee on Fisheries |