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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Caribbean Plant Protection Commission
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Code
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RLC-701
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI-1
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Origin
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Established by the Council at its Forty-eighth Session (1967, Resolution 8/48).
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Rules of Procedure
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Adopted at the First Session (1968) and amended at the Third (1972) and Fourth (1976) Sessions.
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To strengthen intergovernmental co-operation in plant quarantine in the Caribbean area in order to prevent the introduction of destructive plant pests and diseases and to preserve the existing plant resources of that area.
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Membership
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Membership shall comprise Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are wholly or partly in the Caribbean Area, that have notified the Director-General of their desire to be considered as Members.
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Number of Members
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22
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List of Members
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- Barbados
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- France
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- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Division
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Subregional Office for the Caribbean (FAO-SLA)
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Contact information/email
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FAO-SLC@fao.org
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Web site
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Caribbean Plant Protection Commission
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First Session
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July 1968
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Pattern of sessions
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1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001
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