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VIII. Appointments and elections
A. Applications for membership in the
organization
B.
Election of council members
C.
Appointments
A. Applications for membership in the organization
143. The Conference had before it applications for membership from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. These applications had been submitted within the time limit prescribed by Rule XIX GRO. They contained, or were supplemented by, the formal instrument required under Article II of the Constitution, and were thus found to be in order.
144. The Conference proceeded to a secret ballot on the five applications at its Second Plenary Meeting on Friday, 20 October 1995, in accordance with Article II-2 of the Constitution and Rule XII-9 GRO. The results were as follows:
Admission of Azerbaijan to Membership
1. Number of ballots deposited | 131 |
2. Defective ballots | 1 |
3. Abstentions | 1 |
4. Number of votes cast | 129 |
5. Majority required | 86 |
6. Votes for | 128 |
7. Votes against | 1 |
Admission of Georgia to Membership
1. Number of ballots deposited | 131 |
2. Defective ballots | 2 |
3. Abstentions | 3 |
4. Number of votes cast | 126 |
5. Majority required | 84 |
6. Votes for | 124 |
7. Votes against | 2 |
Admission of Moldova to Membership
1. Number of ballots deposited | 131 |
2. Defective ballots | 2 |
3. Abstentions | 2 |
4. Number of votes cast | 127 |
5. Majority required | 85 |
6. Votes for | 125 |
7. Votes against | 2 |
Admission of Tajikistan to Membership
1. Number of ballots deposited | 131 |
2. Defective ballots | 3 |
3. Abstentions | 2 |
4. Number of votes cast | 126 |
5. Majority required | 84 |
6. Votes for | 125 |
7. Votes against | 1 |
Admission of Turkmenistan to Membership
1. Number of ballots deposited | 131 |
2. Defective ballots | 1 |
3. Abstentions | 2 |
4. Number of votes cast | 128 |
5. Majority required | 86 |
6. Votes for | 126 |
7. Votes against | 2 |
145. The Conference accordingly admitted the five applicant
nations to membership of the Organization.
146. The Conference decided that, according to established principles and custom, the contribution due for the last quarter of 1995 and the advance to be made to the Working Capital Fund by each new Member Nation was as follows:
Nation |
Contribution |
Working Capital |
Last Quarter 1995 (US$) | Fund Advance (US$) | |
Azerbaijan | 100 880 | 32 500 |
Georgia | 100 880 | 32 500 |
Moldova | 69 840 | 22 500 |
Tajikistan | 15 520 | 5 000 |
Turkmenistan | 23 280 | 7 500 |
B. Election of council members
147. The Conference elected the following Member Nations as members of the Council
Period November 1995 to 31 December 1998
REGION (SEATS) |
MEMBERS |
Africa (5) | Algeria |
Congo | |
Gabon | |
Ghana | |
Mauritius | |
Asia | None |
Europe (3) | Ireland |
Portugal | |
Romania | |
Latin America and the Caribbean (5) | Barbados |
Brazil | |
Cuba | |
Mexico | |
Uruguay | |
Near East (2) | Kuwait |
Lebanon | |
North America (2) | Canada |
USA | |
Southwest Pacific | None |
Period 1 January 1997 to November 1999 | |
REGION (SEATS) | MEMBERS |
Africa (4) | Mauritania |
Senegal | |
South Africa | |
Uganda | |
Asia (3) | India |
Malaysia | |
Pakistan | |
Europe (4) | Denmark |
France | |
Italy | |
United Kingdom | |
Latin America and the Caribbean (1) | Honduras |
Near East (3) | Egypt |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Syria | |
North America | None |
Southwest Pacific (1) | Australia |
Appointment of the independent Chairman of the council
Appointment of representatives of the conference to the FAO staff pension committee
Appointment of the independent Chairman of the council
148. The Conference had before it one nomination for the office of Independent Chairman of the Council.
149. The Conference, after a secret ballot, appointed Mr José Ramón López Portillo to the office of Independent Chairman of the Council and adopted the following Resolution:
Appointment of the Independent Chairman of the Council
THE CONFERENCE
Having proceeded to a secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XII of the General Rules of the Organization:
1. Declares that José Ramón López Portillo is appointed Independent Chairman of the Council for a period of two years, that is, until the end of the regular session of the Conference to be held in 1997;
2. Decides that the conditions of appointment, including the allowances attached to the office of the Independent Chairman of the Council, shall be as follows:
a) An annual allowance of the equivalent of US$22 000 to cover the representation expenses and secretarial assistance in the Chairman's home station, on the understanding that the Director-General will provide secretarial assistance when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council or Conference; one-half of the allowance shall be payable in US dollars, the balance being payable, in whole or in part, in the currency of the home country of the Chairman, or in Italian fire, according to his desires;
b) a per diem allowance at a rate equivalent to that for the Deputy Director-General, while the Chairman is absent from his home station on Council business;
c) Travel expenses, including the above per diem allowance, shall be defrayed by the Organization, in conformity with its regulations and existing practice, when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council, of the Programme and Finance Committees, of the Conference, or when he is invited by the Council or by the Director-General to travel for other purposes.
(Adopted 31 October 1995)
Appointment of representatives of the conference to the FAO staff pension committee
150. In accordance with Article 6 (c) of the Regulations of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Conference appointed two members and two alternate members to the FAO Staff Pension Committee as follows and for the periods specified below:
For the period 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998
Member
Mrs Kaija M. Ilander
Permanent Representative of Finland to FAO
Alternate Member
Ms Souad Abdallah
Permanent Representative of Syria to FAO
For the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999
Member
Ms Gabriella Vassallo Consoli
Alternate Permanent Representative of Peru to FAO
Alternate Member
Olivier Margueritte
Alternate Permanent
Representative of France to FAO
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