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Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) (AGP-703)
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Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) |
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AGP-703 |
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Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region |
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Legal Framework |
Article of Constitution
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Article XIV
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Origin
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The Agreement related to the creation of the CLCPRO was approved by the Committee of the constitutional and legal matters of FAO in October 2000 and by the Council at its 119th session in November 2000 (Resolution 1/119).
- The Agreement entered into force on 25 February 2002, date of the receipt of the fifth instrument of acceptance.
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Rules of Procedure
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Rules of Procedure (French version)
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Category |
Cat. 1 |
Purpose |
The purpose of the Commission is to promote, at national, regional and international level, action, research and training to ensure the preventive control of and appropriate response to the invasions of the desert locust in the western region of its distribution area, encompassing West Africa and North-West Africa. |
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Membership |
The Members of the Commission shall be those Member Nations of the Organization that constitute the Region defined under Article III that accept the Agreement.
The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its Members, admit to membership such other Member Nation of the Organization or such other State belonging to the United Nations, to one of its Specialized Agencies or to the International Atomic Energy Agency that has submitted an application to this effect together with an instrument declaring acceptance of the Agreement as in force at the time of admission.
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Number of Members |
10 |
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List of Members |
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Languages |
Arabic and French |
Document symbol |
CLCPRO |
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Division |
Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) |
Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
Web site |
Information available on the following web sites:
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First Session |
September 2002 |
Pattern of sessions |
2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014 |
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