Agreement for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East

 

Article V

SESSIONS OF THE COMMISSION

1. Each Member of the Commission shall be represented at sessions
of the Commission by a delegate who may be accompanied by an
alternate and by experts and advisers. Alternates, experts and
advisers may take part in the proceedings of the Commission but
may not vote unless authorized by the delegate to substitute for
him.

2. A majority of the Members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum. Each Member shall have one vote. Decisions of the
Commission shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast except
as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.

3. A Member which is in arrears in the payment of its financial
contributions to the Commission shall have no vote if the amount
of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions
due from it for the two preceding financial years.

4. The Commission shall elect, at the beginning of each regular
session, a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from amongst the
delegates. These officers shall hold office until the beginning
of the next regular session and shall be eligible for re-election
..

5. The Director-General of the Organization in consultation with
the Chairman of the Commission shall convene a regular session of
the Commission at least once a year. Special sessions may be
convened by the Director-General in consultation with the
Chairman of the Commission, if so requested by the Commission in
regular sessions or by at least one-third of the Members during
intervals between regular sessions.

6. The Director-General of the Organization or a representative
designated by him shall have the right to participate without
vote in all meetings of the Commission and of the Executive
Committee.

Article VI

OBSERVERS AND CONSULTANTS

1. Participation of International Organizations in the work of
the Commission and the relations between the Commission and such
organizations shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the
Constitution and the General Rules of the Organization as well as
by the rules on relations with International Organizations
adopted by the Conference or Council of the Organization. All
such relations shall be dealt with by the Director-General of the
Organization.

2. Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization that
are not Members of the Commission may, upon their request, be
represented by an observer at sessions of the Commission.

3. States which, while not Members of the Commission, nor Members
or Associate Members of the Organization, are Members of the
United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the
International Atomic Energy Agency may, upon request and subject
to the concurrence of the Executive Committee and to the
provisions relating to the granting of observer status to nations
adopted by the Conference of the Organization, be invited to
attend sessions of the Commission in an observer capacity.

4. The Commission may invite consultants or experts to attend its
sessions. The Executive Committee may also invite consultants or
experts to attend its sessions or those of the Commission.

Article VII

SECRETARIAT

The Director-General of the Organization shall provide the
Secretary and staff of the Commission, who, for administrative
purposes, shall be responsible to him. They shall be appointed
under the same terms and conditions as the staff of the
Organization.

Article VIII

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1. There shall be an Executive Committee composed of five Members
of the Commission, elected by the Commission at each of its
regular sessions. Members of the Executive Committee shall be
eligible for re-election. The representative of each Member of
the Executive Committee should preferably be a Locust Specialist.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be elected by the
Commission from amongst the representatives of Members of the
Committee. He shall hold office until the next regular session of
the Commission and shall be eligible for re-election.

2. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once between any
two successive regular sessions of the Commission. The Chairman
of the Executive Committee shall, in consultation with the
Chairman of the Commission and the Director-General of the
Organization, convene sessions of the Committee.

3. The Secretary of the Commission shall act as Secretary of the
Executive Committee.

Article IX

FUNCTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee shall:

a) make proposals to the Commission concerning policy matters and
the programme of activities;

b) ensure the implementation of the policies and programmes
approved by the Commission;

c) submit draft programmes of work and budget and annual accounts
to the Commission;

d) prepare the draft annual report on the activities of the
Commission and for transmission to the Director-General of the
Organization;

e) carry out such other functions as the Commission may delegate
to it.

Article X

The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership,
adopt and amend its own Rule of Procedure which shall be
consistent with the General Rules of the Organization. The Rules
of Procedure of the Commission and any amendments thereto shall
come into force upon approval by the Director-General of the
Organization, and as from the date of such approval.

Article XI

FINANCE

1. Each Member of the Commission undertakes to contribute
annually its share of the Budget in accordance with a scale of
contributions to be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the
membership of the Commission. Contributions by Members shall be
made in cash.

2. The Commission may also accept contributions and donations
from other sources.

3. Contributions shall be payable in currencies to be determined
by the Commission after consultation with each Member and with
the concurrence of the Director-General of the Organization.

4. All contributions and donations received shall be placed in a
Trust Fund administered by the Director-General of the
Organization in conformity with the Financial Regulations of the
Organization.

Article XII

EXPENSES

1. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid out of its Budget
except those relating to such staff and facilities which may 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 incurred by delegates of Members of the Commission
and of their alternates and advisers, when attending sessions of
the Commission, as well as the expenses incurred by observers,
shall be borne by the respective governments or organizations.
Expenses incurred by the representative of each Member of the
Executive Committee when attending sessions of the Executive
Committee shall be borne by the Commission.

3. Expenses of consultants or experts invited to attend sessions
or participate in the work of the Commission or the Executive
Committee shall be borne by the Commission.

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

 

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