I. INTRODUCTION – PROCEDURE OF THE SESSION |
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Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable: for decision (CL 127/1-Rev.1;
CL 127/INF/1; CL 127/INF/6; CL 127/LIM/4; CL 127/LIM/6) |
2. |
Election of three Vice-Chairpersons, and Designation of the Chairperson and Members of the Drafting Committee: for decision
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II. WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SITUATION |
3. |
State of Food and Agriculture 2004: for discussion (CL 127/2)
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4. |
Report of the Thirtieth Session of the Committee on World Food Security (Rome, September 2004): for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/10) |
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4.1 |
Intergovernmental Working Group for the Elaboration of a Set of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
(CL 127/10-Sup.1) |
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Report of the Eighteenth Session of the Committee on Agriculture
(Rome, 9-10 February 2004): for discussion and/or decision (CL127/9)
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III. ACTIVITIES OF FAO AND WFP
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6. |
World Food Programme |
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6.1 |
Annual Report of the WFP Executive Board on its Activities in 2003: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/3) |
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6.2 |
Election of Six Members to the WFP Executive Board: for decision
(CL 127/4; CL 127/4-Sup.1) |
7. |
Outcome of the Second FAO/WHO Forum of Food Safety Regulators
(Bangkok, 12-14 October 2004) and of Regional Meetings on Food Safety: for
discussion and/or decision (CL 127/18) |
8. |
Progress Report from the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: for discussion and/or information (CL127/20)
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IV. PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS |
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Programme Implementation Report 2002-2003: for discussion and/or decision
(C 2005/8; C 2005/8-Corr.1) |
10. |
Medium Term Plan 2006-2011: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/7) |
11. |
Report of the Joint Meetings of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee (May 2004 and September 2004): for discussion and/or decision
(CL 127/8; CL 127/16) |
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11.1 |
Savings and Efficiencies in Governance |
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Other Matters Arising out of the Reports |
12. |
Reports of the Ninety-first (Rome, May 2004) and Ninety-second (Rome, September 2004) Sessions of the Programme Committee: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/11; CL 127/12) |
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Reports of the Hundred and Sixth (Rome, February 2004), Hundred and Seventh (Rome, May 2004) and Hundred and Eighth (Rome, September 2004) Sessions of the Finance Committee: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/13;CL 127/14;
CL 127/15) |
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13.1 |
Status of Contributions 2004 (CL 127/LIM/1) |
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13.2 |
Budgetary Performance 2002-2003 |
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13.3 |
Results of the Application of the New Methodology for Equitable Geographic Distribution (CL 127/6) |
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13.4 |
Other Matters Arising out of the Reports
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V. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS
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Reports of the Seventy-sixth (March 2004) and Seventy-seventh (October 2004) Sessions of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/5; CL 127/21; CL 127/21-Corr.1)
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Other Constitutional and Legal Matters, including: |
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15.1 |
Invitations to Non-Member Nations to attend FAO Sessions: for decision (CL 127/LIM/2) |
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15.2 |
Date for Nominations to the Office of Director-General: for decision (CL 127/19) |
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15.3 |
Applications for Membership in the Organization: for decision
(CL 127/17)
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VI. OTHER MATTERS |
16. |
Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2005-2006:
for decision (CL 127/LIM/3) |
17. |
Any Other Matters |
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17.1 |
Appointment of Representatives of the FAO Conference to the Staff Pension Committee: for discussion and/or decision (CL 127/LIM/5) |
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17.2 |
Advance Funding for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities:
for dicussion (CL 127/22) |
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17.3 |
Independent External Evaluation of FAO for discussion and/or decision
(CL 127/LIM/4; CL 127/LIM/6) |
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Information documents will be tabled on the following subjects*
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A. |
Summaries of the Main Recommendations of Regional Conferences held in 2004
(CL 127/INF/13) |
B. |
Changes in Representation of Member Nations on the Programme and Finance Committees (CL 127/INF/5) |
C. |
Implementation of Decisions taken at the 125th and 126th
Sessions of the Council (CL 127/INF/7) |
D. |
Progress Report on the Implementation of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (CL127/INF/8) |
E. |
Entry into force of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (CL127/INF/4) |
F. |
International Year of Rice 2004 (CL127/INF/9) |
G. |
Preparations for the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Forests (14 March 2005)
(CL 127/INF/14) |
H. |
Preparations for the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries (12 March 2005)
(CL 127/INF/15) |
I. |
The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS)
Response to the Independent External Evaluation Conducted in 2001-2002
(CL 127/INF/10) |
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Representatives wishing to comment on Information Documents will be given an opportunity to do so under Item 17. “Any Other Matters’’ |