Amendments to the Constitution of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Source: http://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20274/volume-274-I-25..., downloaded 20110808
Adopted By The European Commission For The Control Of Foot-And-Mouth Disease At Its Fourth Session Held In Rome On 2 And 3 April 1957
In accordance with the provisions of article XIV of its Constitution, the European Commission for the control of foot-and-mouth disease decided to amend
(a) the scale of contributions appearing in Appendix I to the Constitution of the Commission by reducing the contribution of the Portuguese Government from US $1,500 to $750; and
(b) the third sentence of Article XIII. 1) of the Constitution by adding the words underlined below:
"The budget for the administrative activities of the Commission for the first five years shall be on the basis of US $50.000 annually, [subject to any modification which during this period might be made by constitutional amendment to Appendix I. To this sum shall] be added any contribution made by Members in conformity with paragraph 2 below."
