Agreement for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia 3

Agreement for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia

 

Article XIII

EXPENSES

1. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid out of its Budget
except those relating to such staff and facilities which can be
made available by the Organization. The expenses to be borne by
the Organization shall be determined and paid within the limits
of an annual budget prepared by the Director-General and approved
by the Conference of the Organization in accordance with the
Constitution, General Rules and the Financial Regulations of the
Organization.

2. Expenses relating to attendance by one delegate of each Member
Government of the Commission at sessions of the Commission or its
subsidiary bodies shall be borne by the Commission. Expenses of
alternates, advisers and observers, shall be borne by their
respective governments or organizations.

3. Expenses of individuals invited in their personal capacity to
attend sessions or participate in the work of the Commission or
its subsidiary bodies shall be borne by such individuals except
when they have been requested to perform a specific task on
behalf of the Commission or its subsidiary bodies.

4. The expenses of the Secretariat shall be borne by the
Organization.

Article XIV

AMENDMENTS

1. This Agreement may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the
membership of the Commission.

2. Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member of the
Commission in a communication addressed to the Director-General
of the Organization not later than 120 days before the Session of
the Commission at which the proposal is to be considered. The
Director-General shall inform all Members of the Commission of
all proposals for amendment, within 30 days of receipt of such
proposals.

3. Any amendment to this Agreement shall require the approval of
the Council of the Organization unless the Council considers it
desirable to refer the amendment to the Conference of the
Organization for approval.

4. Amendments not involving new obligations for Members of the
Commission shall take effect from the date of the approval by the
Council or Conference, as appropriate.

5. Amendments involving new obligations for Members of the
Commission shall, after approval by the Conference or Council of
the Organization, come into force in respect of each Member only
upon acceptance by it. The instruments of acceptance of
amendments involving new obligations shall be deposited with the
Director General of the Organization. The Director-General shall
inform all Members of the Commission and the Secretary-General of
the United Nations of such acceptance. The rights and obligations
of any Member of the Commission that has not accepted an
amendment involving new obligations shall continue to be governed
by the provisions of the Agreement in force prior to the
amendment.

6. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all
Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of
the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations
of the entry into force of any amendment.

Article XV

ACCEPTANCE

l. Acceptance of this Agreement by any Members or Associate
Members of the Organization shall be effected by the deposit of
an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of the
Organization and shall take effect on receipt of such instrument
by the Director-General.

2. Acceptance of this Agreement by non-member Nations of this
Organization shall become effective on the date on which the
Commission approves the application for membership in conformity
with the provisions of Article I of this Agreement.

3. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all
Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of
the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations
of all acceptances that have become effective.

4. Acceptance of this Agreement may be made subject to
reservations which shall become effective only upon unanimous
approval by the Members of the Commission. The Director-General
of the Organization shall notify forthwith all Members of the
Commission of any reservations. Members of the Commission not
having replied within three months from the date of the
notification shall be deemed to have accepted the reservation.
Failing such approval the nation making the reservation shall not
become a party to this Agreement.

Article XVI

TERRITORIAL APPLICATION

The Members of the Commission shall, when accepting this
Agreement, state explicitly to which territories their
participation shall extend. In the absence of such a declaration,
participation shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for
the international relations of which the Member is responsible.
Subject to the provisions of Article XVIII-2, the scope of the
territorial application may be modified by a subsequent
declaration.

Article XVII

INTERPRETATION AND SETTLEMENT 0F DISPUTES

Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this
Agreement, if not settled by the Commission, shall be referred to
a Committee composed of one member appointed by each of the
parties to the dispute, and in addition an independent chairman
chosen by the members of the Committee. The recommendations of
such a Committee, while not binding in character, shall become
the basis for renewed consideration by the parties concerned of
the matter out of which the disagreement arose. If as the result
of this procedure the dispute is not settled, it shall be
referred to the International Court of Justice in accordance with
the Statute of the Court, unless the parties to the dispute agree
to another method of settlement.

Article XVIII

WITHDRAWAL

1. Any Member may withdraw from the Commission at any time after
the expiration of one year from the date on which its acceptance
took effect or from the date on which the Agreement entered into
force, whichever is the later, by giving written notice of
withdrawal to the Director-General of the Organization, who shall
forthwith inform all Members of the Commission, all Member
Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and the
Secretary-General of the United Nations. The withdrawal shall
become effective one year from the date of receipt of the
notification of withdrawal.

2. A Member of the Commission may give notice of withdrawal with
respect to one or more of the territories for the international
relations of which it is responsible. When a Member gives notice
of its own withdrawal from the Commission, it shall state to
which territory or territories the withdrawal is to apply. In the
absence of such a declaration, the withdrawal shall be deemed to
apply to all the territories for the international relations of
which the Member of the Commission is responsible, except that
such withdrawal shall not be deemed to apply to an Associate
Member.

3. Any Member of the Commission that gives notice of withdrawal
from the Organization shall be deemed to have simultaneously
withdrawn from the Commission, and this withdrawal shall be
deemed to apply to all the territories for the international
relations of which the Member concerned is responsible, except
that such withdrawal shall not be deemed to apply to an Associate
Member.

Article XIX

TERMINATION

1. This Agreement shall be considered terminated if and when the
number of Members of the Commission falls below three, unless the
remaining two Members of the Commission decide to continue, with
the approval of the Conference of the Organization. The
Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Members of
the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the
Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of
such termination.

2. On termination of the Agreement all assets of the Commission
shall be liquidated by the Director-General of the Organization
and after settlement of the liabilities the balance shall be
distributed proportionately amongst Members on the basis of the
scale of contributions in force at the time. Nations whose
contributions are in arrears for two consecutive years shall not
be entitled to a share of the assets.

Article XX

ENTRY INTO FORCE

1 This Agreement shall enter into force as soon as three eligible
Members or Associate Members of the Organization have become
parties to it by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance in
accordance with the provisions of Article XV of this Agreement

2. The Director-General shall notify all Nations having deposited
instruments of acceptance as well as all Member Nations and
Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General
of the United Nations of the date on which this Agreement comes
into force.

Article XXI

AUTHENTIC LANGUAGES

The English, French and Spanish texts of this Agreement shall be
equally authentic.

Conclusion

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