Council

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION - PROCEDURE OF THE SESSION

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIMETABLE

ELECTION OF THREE VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, AND DESIGNATION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF the DRAFTING COMMITTEE

ACTIVITIES OF FAO

PREPARATIONS FOR THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE FAO CONFERENCE

Nominations of the Chairperson of the Conference, and of the Chairpersons of the Commissions of the Conference (Recommendations to the Conference)
Election of the Nominations Committee
Margarita Liz�rraga Medal

OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES ON THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT (PIC)

OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHARACTER OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND (MAASTRICHT, SEPTEMBER 1999)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATION AT THE CGIAR (CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH)

PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET 2000-2001

General
Substance
Budget Level
Arrears
Conclusion

FAO STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2000-2015 (VERSION 4.0)

Conclusions

REPORT OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE  (ROME, SEPTEMBER 1999)

REPORT OF THE EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (ROME, SEPTEMBER 1999)

Tribute to Dr Bommer

REPORT OF THE NINETY-THIRD SESSION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (ROME, SEPTEMBER 1999)

Financial Position of the Organization
Scale of Contributions 2000-2001
Other Matters Arising Out of the Report

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

REPORT OF THE SEVENTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS (ROME, SEPTEMBER 1999)

Agreement for the Establishment of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution
Amendments to the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region
Cooperation Agreement with the Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fishery Products in Africa (INFOP�CHE)
Cooperation Agreement with the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO)
Cooperation Agreement with the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean (INFOPESCA)
Amendment of Financial Regulations 6.9 and 7.1 to provide for the Establishment of a Revolving Fund for FAO Products and Related Services (other than Information Products)
Use of Gender-Neutral Language in the Basic Texts

AMENDMENT TO THE STAFF REGULATIONS

OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions
Applications for Membership in the Organization

OTHER MATTERS

AMENDMENT TO WFP GENERAL RULE XIII.1: CONTRIBUTIONS

HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATION ON RURAL WOMEN AND INFORMATION

CALENDAR OF FAO GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER MAIN SESSIONS (1998-99)

APPENDICES

A	Agenda for the Hundred and Seventeenth Session of the Council
B	List of Delegates and Observers
C	List of Documents
D	Agreement for the Establishment of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI)
E	Amendments to the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region
F	Revision of the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region (Revised Agreement Incorporating Amendments, Except Amendments Relating to the South American Leaf Blight of Hevea) and Appendix B of the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region - Measures to Exclude South American Leaf Blight of Hevea from the Region
G	Amendments Related to the South American Leaf Blight of Hevea
H	Cooperation Agreement Between the Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fishery Products in Africa (INFOP�CHE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
I	Cooperation Agreement Between the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
J	Cooperation Agreement Between the Center for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean (INFOPESCA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)