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The Commission is the governing body of RECOFI. It is composed of all Members. The Commission is empowered to adopt conservation and management measures. Conservation and management measures binding on Members of the Commission must be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Members present and voting. Each Member has one vote. Any Member of the Commission may object to a decision: Members objecting to a decision are not bound by it.
The Commission normally meets every two years at the time and date the Commission determines. At its first session, Muscat, Oman, October 2001, the Commission agreed to convene regular sessions during the first two weeks of the month of May, starting on the second Tuesday of the month of May. | Subsidiary Bodies | | |
The Commission is empowered to establish temporary, special or standing committees to study and report on matters pertaining to the purposes of the Commission and working groups to study and recommend on specific technical problems.
Working Groups established to date are:
- Working group on Aquaculture (WGA)
- Working group on Fishery Statistics (WGS). At its Fourth Session, held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 7 to 9 May 2007, the Commission decided to expand its current Working Group on Fishery Statistics to a wider Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM).
To date no committees have been constituted.
| Secretariat | | |
The Secretariat is currently provided by FAO. It is based at the seat of the
FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa in Cairo.
RECOFI is a member of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network that meets biennially.
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