CL 117/1-Rev.1


Council

Hundred and Seventeenth Session

Rome, 9-11 November 1999

PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA

 

I. INTRODUCTION - PROCEDURE OF THE SESSION

   
1. Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable : for decision (CL 117/1-Rev.1;
CL 117/INF/1; CL 117/INF/6)
2. Election of three Vice-Chairpersons, and Designation of the Chairperson and Members of the Drafting Committee: for decision (CL 117/INF/9)
 

II. ACTIVITIES OF FAO

   
3. Preparations for the Thirtieth Session of the FAO Conference, including: (C 99/16)
  3.1 Nominations of the Chairperson of the Conference, and of the Chairpersons of the Commissions of the Conference (Recommendations to the Conference) : for decision (CL 117/INF/9)
  3.2 Election of the Nominations Committee: for decision (CL 117/INF/9)
  3.3 Margarita Lizarraga Medal: for information (C 99/INF/10)
4. Outcome of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (Rome, July 1999) : for discussion (C 99/14)
5. Outcome of the Conference on the Multi-Functional Character of Agriculture and Land (Maastricht, September 1999) : for information (C 99/INF/20)
6. Regional Representation at the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) : for information (CL 117/INF/10)

 

III. PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   
7. Programme of Work and Budget 2000-2001: for discussion and/or decision (C 99/3; C 99/3 Corr.1; C 99/3-Corr.2 (English and Chinese only) CL 117/2; CL 117/3;
CL 117/4)
8. FAO Strategic Framework 2000-2015 (Version 4.0) : for discussion and/or decision (C 99/12; C 99/12-Corr.1 (Spanish only); C 99/12-Sup.1; C 99/12-Sup.2; CL 117/2)
9. Report of the Joint Meeting of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee (Rome, September 1999) : for discussion and/or decision (CL 117/2)
10. Report of the 82nd Session of the Programme Committee (Rome, September 1999): for discussion and/or decision (CL 117/3)
11. Report of the 93rd Session of the Finance Committee (Rome, September 1999):
for discussion and/or decision
(CL 117/4)
  11.1 Financial Position of the Organization (CL 117/LIM/1)
  11.2 Scale of Contributions 2000-2001
  11.3 Other Matters Arising Out of the Report
 

IV. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

   
12. Report of the 70th Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (Rome, September 1999): for discussion and/or decision (CL 117/5)
13. Amendment to the Staff Regulations: for decision (CL 117/9)
14. Other Constitutional and Legal Matters
  14.1 Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions: for decision (CL 117/LIM/2)
  14.2 Applications for Membership in the Organization: for decision (C 99/10)
 

V. OTHER MATTERS

   
15. Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other main Sessions (1998-99): for decision (CL 117/INF/8)
16. Any Other Matters
   

 

Information Documents will be tabled on the following subjects._
A. High Level Consultation on Rural Women and Information,
Rome, 4-6 October 1999 (CL 117/INF/13)
B. Progress Report on Preparations for the International Year of Mountains. (CL 117/INF/14)
C. Amendment to WFP General Rule XIII.1
(CL 117/INF/15)