2. The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to

3. It shall also be the function of the Organization

2. The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to

3. It shall also be the function of the Organization

2. Additional Members may be admitted to the Organization by a vote concurred in by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Conference and upon acceptance of this Constitution as in force at the time of admission.

2. The Conference may, by a two-thirds majority of the votes east, decide to admit additional Members to the Organization, provided that a majority of the membership of the Organization is present. Membership shall commence upon the date of deposit of an instrument accepting this Constitution as in force at the time.

2. Each Member nation may appoint an alternate, associates, and advisers to its member of the Conference. The Conference may make rules concerning the participation of alternates, associates, and advisers in its proceedings, but any such participation shall be without the right to vote except in the ease of an alternate or associate participating in the place of a member.

3. No member of the Conference may represent more than one Member nation.

4. Each Member nation shall have only one vote. A Member nation which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the Conference if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The Conference may, nevertheless, permit such a Member nation to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member nation.

5. The Conference may invite any public international organization which has responsibilities related to those of the Organization to appoint a representative who shall participate in its meetings on the conditions prescribed by the Conference. No such representative shall have the right to vote.

6. The Conference shall meet at least once in every two years. The Conference may at any session, by a simple majority of the votes east, decide to meet in the following year.

7. The Conference shall elect its own officers, regulate its own procedure, and make rules governing the convocation of sessions and the determination of agenda.

8. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution or by rules made by the Conference, all matters shall be decided by the Conference by a simple majority of the votes east.

2. Each Member Nation may appoint an alternate associates, and advisers to its delegate. The Conference may determine the conditions for the participation of alternates, associates, and advisers in its proceedings, but any such participation shall be without the right to vote except in the ease of an alternate, associate, or adviser, participating in the place of a delegate.

3. No delegate may represent more than one Member Nation.

4. Each Member Nation shall have only one vote. A Member Nation which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the Conference if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the two preceding financial years. The Conference may, nevertheless, permit such a Member Nation to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member Nation.

5. The Conference may invite any international organization which has responsibilities related to those of the Organization to be represented at its meetings on the conditions prescribed by the Conference. No representative of such an organization shall have the right to vote.

6. The Conference shall met once in every two years in regular session. It may meet in special session:

7. The Conference shall elect its own officers.

8. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution or by rules made by the Conference, all decisions of the Conference shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast.

2. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast make recommendations concerning questions relating to food and agriculture to be submitted to Member nations for consideration with a view to implementation by national action.

3. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes east submit conventions concerning questions relating to food and agriculture to Member nations for consideration with a view to their acceptance by the appropriate constitutional procedure.

4. The Conference shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure:

5. The Conference may make recommendations to any public international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purpose of the Organization.

6. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast agree to discharge any other functions consistent with the purposes of the Organization which may he assigned to it by governments or provided for by any arrangement between the Organization and any other public international organization.

2. The Conference shall adopt Rules of Procedure and Financial Regulations for the Organization.

3. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes east make recommendations to Member Nations concerning questions relating to food and agriculture, for consideration by them with a view to implementation by national action.

4. The Conference may make recommendations to any international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purposes of the Organization.

2. The Conference may delegate to the Council such powers as it may determine, with the exception of powers set forth in paragraph 2 of Article II, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article IV, paragraph 1 of Article VII, Article XIII, and Article XX of this Constitution.

3. The Council shall appoint its officers other than the Chairman and, subject to any decisions of the Conference, shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

4. The Council shall establish a Co-ordinating Committee to tender advice on the co-ordination of technical work and the continuity of the activities of the Organization undertaken in accordance with the decisions of the Conference.

2. The Conference shall, in addition, appoint an independent Chairman of the Council.

3. The Council shall have such powers as the Conference may delegate to it, but the Conference shall not delegate the powers set forth in paragraph 2 of Article II, Article IV, paragraph 1 of Article VII, Article XII, paragraph 4 of Article XIII, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article XIV, and Article XIX of this Constitution.

4. The Council shall appoint its officers other than the Chairman and subject to any decisions of the Conference shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

5. The Council shall establish a Co-ordinating Committee to tender advice on the co-ordination of technical work and the continuity of the activities of the Organization undertaken in accordance with the decisions of the Conference.

2. Arrangements for defining the relations between the Organization and any such general organization shall be subject to the approval of the Conference. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XX, such arrangements may, if approved by the Conference by a two thirds majority of the votes cast, involve modification of the provisions of this Constitution: Provided that no such arrangements shall modify the purpose and limitations of the Organization as set forth in this Constitution.

2. Agreements defining the relations between the Organization and the United Nations shall be subject to The approval of the Conference.

2. The Director-General may, subject to any decisions of the Conference, enter into agreements with other public international organizations for the maintenance of common services, for common arrangements in regard to recruitment, training, conditions of service, anal other related matters, and for interchanges of staff.

2. The Director-General may, subject to any decisions of the Conference, enter into agreements with other intergovernmental organizations for the maintenance of common services, for common arrangements in regard to recruitment, training, conditions of service, and other related matters, and for interchanges of staff.

3. The Conference may approve arrangements placing other international organizations dealing with questions relating to food and agriculture under the general authority of the Organization on such terms as may be agreed with the competent authorities of the organization concerned.

4. The Conference shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure proper consultation with governments in regard to relations between the Organization and national institutions or private persons.

2. The Council may, under rules to be made by the Conference. approve and submit to Member Nations regulations or supplementary agreements designed to implement any general convention or agreement which has come into force under paragraph 1. Any such regulations or supplementary agreements shall come into force for each Member Nation only after acceptance by it in accordance with its constitutional procedure.

3. The Conference. shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure proper consultation with governments and adequate technical preparations prior to consideration by the Conference. of proposed conventions and agreements.

4. The Director-General shall register with the United Nations any convention or agreement which has come into force as a result of action taken under this Article.

2. Any request by the Organization to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on legal questions arising within the scope of its activities shall be in accordance with any agreement between the Organization and the United Nations.

3. The reference of any question or dispute under this Article, or any request for an advisory opinion, shall be subject to procedures to be prescribed by the Conference.

2. Each Member nation shall, upon its acceptance of this Constitution, pay as its first contribution its proportion of the annual budget for the current financial year.

3. The financial year of the Organization shall be 1 July to 30 June unless the Conference should otherwise determine.

2. Each Member Nation undertakes to contribute annually to the Organization its share of the budget, as apportioned by the Conference

3. Each Member Nation shall, upon its acceptance of this Constitution, pay as its first contribution a proportion to be determined by the Conference of the budget for the current financial year.

4. The financial year of the Organization shall be the calendar year unless the Conference should otherwise determine.

2. Other amendments shall take effect on adoption by the Conference by a vote concurred in by a two-thirds majority of all members of the Conference.

2. An amendment not involving new obligations for Member Nations shall take effect forthwith, unless the resolution by which it is adopted provides otherwise. Amendments involving new obligations shall take effect for each Member Nation accepting the amendment on acceptance by two-thirds of the membership of the Organization and thereafter for each remaining Member Nation on acceptance by it.