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European Forestry Commission (EFC) (NFO-726)
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European Forestry Commission (EFC) |
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NFO-726 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the European Forestry Commission |
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| Legal Framework |
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI.1
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Origin
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Established by the Conference at its Third Session (1947) on the recommendation of the FAO Marinaské-Lázne (Czechoslovakia) Forestry Conference in 1947.
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Rules of Procedure
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Revised version adopted at the Eleventh Session (1961) and confirmed by the Conference at its Eleventh Session (1961). Amended at the Eighteenth Session (1977) of the Commission.
RULES OF PROCEDURE
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| Category |
Cat. 1 |
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To advise on the formulation of forest policy and to review and coordinate its implementation at the regional level; to exchange information and, generally through special Subsidiary Bodies, advise on suitable practices and action with regard to technical and economic problems, and to make appropriate recommendations in relation to the foregoing. |
| Secretary |
Mr Ekrem Yazici |
| Membership |
Open to all Members and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or in part in the European Region or who are responsible for the international relations of any non-self-governing territory in that Region. Membership comprises such eligible Member Nations as have notified the Director-General of their desire to be considered as Members. |
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| Number of Members |
41 |
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| List of Members |
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- European Union (Member Organization)
- Finland
- France
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- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- North Macedonia
- Norway
| - Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Uzbekistan
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
FO:EFC |
| Frequency of Sessions |
Normally one session per biennium |
| Division |
Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) |
| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
| Web site |
European Forestry Commission |
| First Session |
July 1948 |
| Pattern of sessions |
1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023 |
| Subsidiary Bodies |
Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds (FO-728)
- All Members of the Commission
Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics (FO-730)
- ECE Member Nations and any additional Member Nations of the European Forestry Commission |
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