Conference

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

II. CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED UNDER ARTICLE XIV OF THE FAO CONSTITUTION

1. Agreement for the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, approved by the Fourth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1948

2. Constitution of the International Rice Commission, approved by the Fourth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1948

3. Agreement for the Establishment of a General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, approved by the Fifth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1949

- Amendments to the Agreement approved by the FAO Council at its 113^th Session in November 1997

4. International Plant Protection Convention, approved by the Sixth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1951

- Amendments to the Convention approved by the 29th Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997

5. Constitution of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, approved by the Seventh Session of the FAO Conference in December 1953

6. Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region, approved by the 23rd Session of the FAO Council in November 1955

- Amendments to Articles II, III, IV and XIV concerning financial obligations, approved by the 4th Session of the FAO Council

7. Convention Placing the International Poplar Commission within the Framework of FAO, approved by the Tenth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1959

8. Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia, approved by the Twelfth Session of the FAO Conference in December 1963

9. Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, approved by the 44th Session of the FAO Council in July 1965

10. Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa, approved by the 55th Session of the FAO Council in November 1970

11. Agreement for the Establishment of a Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific, approved by the 60th Session of the FAO Council in June 1973

12. Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas approved by the 27th Session of the FAO Conference in November 1993

13. Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, approved by the 105th Session of the FAO Council in November 1993

III. CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED OUTSIDE THE FRAMEWORK OF FAO IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL EXERCISES DEPOSITARY FUNCTIONS

1. International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, concluded at Rio de Janeiro on 14 May 1966

(a) Protocol amending the Convention, concluded at Paris on 10 July 1984
(b) Protocol to Amend Paragraph 2 of Article X of the Convention, concluded at Madrid on 5 June 1992

2. Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South-East Atlantic, concluded at Rome on 23 October 1969

(a) Amendments to Articles VIII, XVII, XIX and XXI of the Convention, approved on 12 December 1985
(b) Amendment to Article XIII(1) of the Convention, approved on 12 December 1985
(c) Protocol of Termination of the Convention, concluded at Madrid on 19 July 1990

3. Agreement for the Establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, concluded at Kuala Lumpur on 29 July 1978

4. Agreement for the Establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Africa, concluded at Arusha on 21 September 1979

5. Agreement for the Establishment of a Regional Centre on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, concluded at Caracas on 11 September 1981

- Protocol to amend the Agreement, concluded at Panama on 17 July 1985

6. Agreement for the Establishment of a Regional Centre on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development for the Near East, concluded at Rome on 28 September 1983

7. Agreement for the Establishment of the Inter-governmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region, concluded at Kuala Lumpur on 13 December 1985

8. Agreement on the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific, concluded at Bangkok on 8 January 1988

9. Regional Convention on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean, concluded at Dakar on 5 July 1991

10. Agreement for the Establishment of the Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fishery Products in Africa, concluded at Abidjan on 13 December 1991

11. Agreement for the Establishment of the Near East Plant Protection Organization, concluded at Rabat on 18 February 1993

12. Constitution of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Arab Region, concluded at Manama on 24 June 1993

13. Constitution of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean, concluded at San Jos� on 18 February 1994

14. Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization, concluded at Kisumu, Kenya on 30 June 1994

IV. CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES