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Art.8 |
Article 8 |
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Art.8.1 |
1. The Organization shall have a Governing Council on which each Member shall be represented. The Governing Council shall be the supreme body of the Organization. |
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Art.8.2 |
2. The Governing Council shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure. |
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Art.8.3 |
3. The Governing Council shall hold an annual session at such time and place as it shall determine. |
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Art.8.4 |
4. Special sessions of the Governing Council may be convened by the Coordinator at the request of not less than two-thirds of the Members. |
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Art.8.5 |
5. The Governing Council may, in its Rules of Procedure, establish a procedure whereby the Chairman of the Governing Council may obtain a vote of the Members on a specific question without convening a meeting of the Council. |
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Art.8.6 |
6. The Governing Council shall elect its Chairman and other officers. |
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Art.8.7 |
7. Each Member shall have one vote. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, decisions of the Governing Council shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast. A majority of the Members shall constitute a quorum. |
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Art.8.8 |
8. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shall be invited to be represented at meetings of the Governing Council in an advisory capacity. |
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Art.8.9 |
9. Donor Governments may be represented at meetings of the Governing Council in accordance with an agreement concluded with the Organization under Article 15 of this Agreement. |
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Art.12 |
Article 12 |
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Art.12.1 |
1. The Organization shall have a Coordinator appointed by the Governing Council. |
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Art.12.2 |
2. The Coordinator shall be the legal representative of the Organization. He shall direct the work of the Organization under the guidance of the Governing Council in accordance with its policies and decisions. |
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Art.12.3 |
3. The Coordinator shall submit to the Governing Council at each regular session: |
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Art.12.3.a |
(a) a report on the work of the Organization, as well as the audited accounts; and |
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Art.12.3.b |
(b) a draft programme of work and a draft budget for the following year. |
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Art.12.4 |
4. The Coordinator shall: |
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Art.12.4.a |
(a) prepare and organize the sessions of the Governing Council and all other meetings of the Organization and shall provide the secretariat therefor; |
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Art.12.4.b |
(b) ensure coordination among Members of the Organization; |
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Art.12.4.c |
(c) organize conferences, symposia, regional training programmes and other meetings in accordance with the approved programme of work; |
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Art.12.4.d |
(d) initiate proposals for joint action programmes with regional and other international bodies; |
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Art.12.4.e |
(e) be responsible for the management of the Organization; |
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Art.12.4.f |
(f) ensure the publication of research findings, training manuals, information print-outs and other materials as required; |
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Art.12.4.g |
(g) take action on other matters consistent with the objectives of the Organization; and |
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Art.12.4.h |
(h) perform any other function as may be specified by the Governing Council. |
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Art.12.5 |
5. Staff members and consultants shall be appointed by the Coordinator in accordance with the policy, general standards and guidelines laid down by the Governing Council and in accordance with the Staff Regulations. The Coordinator shall promulgate Staff Rules, as required, to implement the foregoing. |
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Art.14 |
Article 14 |
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Art.14.1 |
1. The Organization shall have juridical personality and such legal capacity as may be necessary for the fulfilment of the Organization's objectives and for the exercise of its functions. |
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Art.14.2 |
2. The Organization shall be accorded the privileges and immunities necessary to perform its functions provided for in this Agreement. In addition, the representatives of Members and the Coordinator and staff of the Organization shall be accorded the privileges and immunities necessary for the independent exercise of their functions with the Organization as generally accorded to international organizations in each country. |
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Art.14.3 |
3. Each Member shall accord the status, privileges and immunities referred to above by applying, mutatis mutandis, to the Organization, the representatives of Members, and to the Coordinator and staff of the Organization the privileges and immunities provided for in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947. |
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Art.14.4 |
4. Privileges and immunities are accorded to the representatives of Members and to the Coordinator and staff of the Organization not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves, but in order to safeguard the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Organization. Consequently, a Member not only has the right but is under a duty to waive the immunity of its representatives in any case where, in the opinion of the Member, the immunity would impede the course of justice, and where it can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which the immunity is accorded. If the Member does not waive the immunity of the representative, the Member shall make the strongest efforts to achieve an equitable solution of the matter. Similarly, the Coordinator not only has the right, but is under a duty to waive the immunity of a staff member where, in the opinion of the Coordinator, the immunity would impede the course of justice, and where it can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which the immunity is accorded. If the Coordinator does not waive the immunity of the staff member, he shall make the strongest efforts to achieve an equitable solution of the matter. The immunity of the Coordinator may only be waived by the Governing Council. |
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Art.14.5 |
5. The Organization shall conclude a headquarters agreement with the Host Government, and may conclude agreements with other states in which offices of the Organization may be located, specifying the privileges and immunities and facilities to be enjoyed by the Organization to enable it to fulfil its objectives and to perform its functions. |
