FAO - TWENTY-THIRD REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EUROPE

ERC/02/INF/8

TWENTY-THIRD REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EUROPE

Nicosia, Cyprus, 29-31 May 2002

STATEMENT OF COMPETENCE AND VOTING RIGHTS SUBMITTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) AND ITS MEMBER STATES

1. Opening Ceremony
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur
MS competence – MS vote
3. Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable
MS competence – MS vote
4. Statement by the Director-General
5. World Food Summit Follow-up
Mixed competence – MS vote
6. Food Safety and Quality (Outcome of the Pan-European Conference on Food Safety and Quality)
Mixed competence – MS vote
7. Sustainable management of land and water resources: combating desertification and prevention of land degradation (outcome of the discussions held at the 32^nd Session of the European Commission on Agriculture - ECA)
Mixed competence – MS vote
8. Review of the State of Food and Agriculture in the Region
Mixed competence – EC vote
9. Report on FAO Activities in the Region 2000-2001
Mixed competence – MS vote
10. International Year of Mountains, 2002
Mixed competence – MS vote
11. Date, place and main theme(s) of the Twenty-fourth FAO Regional Conference for Europe
MS competence – MS vote
12. Any other business
Mixed competence – MS vote
13. Adoption of the Report
Mixed competence – MS vote
14. Closure of the Conference