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Next Session
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COFO - 21st Session - 24-28 September 2012
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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The terms of reference of the Committee as laid down in Rule XXXI of the General Rules of the Organization include the following:
- Conduct periodic reviews of international forestry problems and appraise these problems with a view to proposing concerted action to be undertaken by Member Nations and the Organization in their resolution;
- Review the work programmes of the Organization in the field of forestry and their implementation;
- Advise the Director-General on the future work programmes of the Organization in the field of forestry and on their implementation;
- Review specific matters relating to forestry referred to the Committee by the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the Committee on its agenda at the request of a Member Nation in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Committee, and make recommendations as may be appropriate;
- Report to the Council and tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on matters considered by the Committee.
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Secretary
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Mr Peter Csoka, FOEL
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Membership
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Open to all Members which notify the Director-General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in its work. The notification may be made at any time and Membership acquired on this basis shall be considered valid unless the Member has not been represented at two consecutive sessions of the Committee, or has notified its withdrawal from it.
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Chairperson
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Mr Anders Lönnblad (Sweden)
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Number of Members
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136
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List of Members
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Languages
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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COFO
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium
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Previous Sessions and documents
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COFO - 20th Session - October 2010
COFO - 19th Session - March 2009
COFO - 18th Session - March 2007
COFO - 17th Session - March 2005
COFO - 16th Session - March 2003
COFO - 15th Session - March 2001
COFO - 14th Session - March 1999
COFO - 13th Session - March 1997
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Division
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Forest Economics, Policy and Products Division (FOE)
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Contact information/email
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Peter.Csoka@fao.org
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Web site
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Committee on Forestry
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First Session
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May 1972
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Pattern of sessions
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Normally one session per biennium, in non-Conference years. If required, the Committee may hold additional sessions (Rule XXXI-3 and 4, GRO).
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