C 2205/LIM/11 |
Thirty-third Session |
Rome, 19-26 November 2005 |
First Interim Report of the Credentials Committee |
1. The Credentials Committee held two meetings, on 9 and 19 November 2005, to examine the credentials of the Delegations of Members of the Organization to the Thirty-third Session of the FAO Conference. The Committee elected His Excellency Mr Krassimir Kostov (Bulgaria), as its Chairperson, and Mr Ahmed Faouzi (Morocco), as its Vice-Chairperson.
2. The Credentials Committee was informed of Rule III of the General Rules of the Organization on “delegations and credentials”, as well as the practice and criteria followed by the Organization with respect to the acceptance of credentials, in line with the practice of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the matter.
3. In accordance with Rule III, paragraph 2 of the General Rules of the Organization and the criteria followed by the Credentials Committee at its previous sessions, the Credentials Committee reviewed the credentials or information received by the Director-General regarding the composition of delegations shown in the attached lists. List A includes 90 Members which submitted formal credentials in the form required by Rule III, paragraph 2 of the General Rules of the Organization. List B includes 88 Members whose credentials have been considered as information on the composition of their delegations. 7 Members informed the Director-General of their intention not to attend the Conference and 3 Members have not provided any information on their participation or representation in the Conference session.
4. The Committee recommends to the Conference that the credentials of the delegations on both lists be accepted, on the understanding that formal credentials of delegations referred to in list B will be communicated to the Director-General as soon as possible. In addition, in accordance with the practice both of FAO and of the United Nations, the Committee recommends that pending the final report of the Credentials Committee, all delegations be authorized to participate fully in the work of the Conference session.
LIST A
LIST OF MEMBER NATIONS WHICH HAVE DEPOSITED
VALID CREDENTIALS
TOTAL: 90
1. AFGHANISTAN
2. ALBANIA
3. ANGOLA
4. ARGENTINA
5. AUSTRIA
6. AZERBAIJAN
7. BAHRAIN
8. BARBADOS
9. BELGIUM
10. BENIN
11. BULGARIA
12. BURKINA FASO
13. CAPE VERDE
14. CHAD
15. CHILE
16. COLOMBIA
17. COSTA RICA
18. CYPRUS
19. CZECH REPUBLIC
20. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
21. DENMARK
22. DJIBOUTI
23. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
24. ECUADOR
25. EGYPT
26. EL SALVADOR
27. ERITREA
28. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
29. FINLAND
30. GABON
31. GERMANY
32. GREECE
33. GUATEMALA
34. HAITI
35. HONDURAS
36. ICELAND
37. IRAQ
38. IRELAND
39. ISRAEL
40. ITALY
41. JAMAICA
42. JAPAN
43. JORDAN
44. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
45. LEBANON
46. LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
47. LITHUANIA
48. LUXEMBOURG
49. MADAGASCAR
50. MAURITANIA
51. MAURITIUS
52. MONACO
53. MONGOLIA
54. MOZAMBIQUE
55. MYANMAR
56. NAMIBIA
57. NEPAL
58. NETHERLANDS
59. NEW ZEALAND
60. NICARAGUA
61. NIGER
62. NIGERIA
63. NORWAY
64. PANAMA
65. PARAGUAY
66. PERU
67. PHILIPPINES
68. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
69. ROMANIA
70. SAN MARINO
71. SAUDI ARABIA
72. SENEGAL
73. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
74. SOMALIA
75. SRI LANKA
76. SUDAN
77. SWAZILAND
78. SWEDEN
79. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
80. THAILAND
81. TONGA
82. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
83. UGANDA
84. UKRAINE
85. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
86. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
87. URUGUAY
88. VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
89. VIET NAM
90. YEMEN
LIST B
LIST OF MEMBERS WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE
CONSIDERED AS INFORMATION
ON THEIR DELEGATIONS
TOTAL: 88
1. ALGERIA
2. ARMENIA
3. AUSTRALIA
4. BAHAMAS
5. BANGLADESH
6. BELIZE
7. BHUTAN
8. BOLIVIA
9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
10. BOTSWANA
11. BRAZIL
12. BURUNDI
13. CAMBODIA
14. CAMEROON
15. CANADA
16. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
17. CHINA
18. COMOROS
19. CONGO
20. CÔTE D’IVOIRE
21. CROATIA
22. CUBA
23. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
24. DOMINICA
25. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
26. ESTONIA
27. ETHIOPIA
28. FIJI
29. FRANCE
30. GAMBIA
31. GEORGIA
32. GHANA
33. GUINEA
34. GUINEA-BISSAU
35. GUYANA
36. HUNGARY
37. INDIA
38. INDONESIA
39. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
40. KAZAKHSTAN
41. KENYA
42. KIRIBATI
43. KUWAIT
44. KYRGYZSTAN
45. LATVIA
46. LESOTHO
47. LIBERIA
48. MALAWI
49. MALAYSIA
50. MALDIVES
51. MALI
52. MALTA
53. MARSHALL ISLANDS
54. MEXICO
55. MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
56. MOROCCO
57. NAURU
58. NIUE
59. OMAN
60. PAKISTAN
61. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
62. POLAND
63. PORTUGAL
64. QATAR
65. REPUBLIC OF KOREA
66. RWANDA
67. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
68. SAINT LUCIA
69. SAMOA
70. SEYCHELLES
71. SIERRA LEONE
72. SLOVAKIA
73. SLOVENIA
74. SOLOMON ISLANDS
75. SOUTH AFRICA
76. SPAIN
77. SURINAME
78. SWITZERLAND
79. TIMOR-LESTE
80. TOGO
81. TUNISIA
82. TURKEY
83. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
84. UNITED KINGDOM
85. UZBEKISTAN
86. VANUATU
87. ZAMBIA
88. ZIMBABWE