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Art.6 |
ARTICLE VI |
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Art.6.1x |
The Members of the Organization shall be: |
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Art.6.1x.a |
(a) those States specified in Annex I to this Agreement which ratify or accede to this Agreement in accordance with Article XIX.1; |
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Art.6.1x.b |
(b) those States not specified in Annex I which are admitted to membership in accordance with Article XIX.5. |
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Art.10 |
ARTICLE X |
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Art.10.1 |
1. The functions of the Governing Council shall be to: |
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Art.10.1.a |
(a) review the report and the recommendations submitted to it by the Executive Committee on the work of the Organization since its preceding regular session; |
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Art.10.1.b |
(b) determine the policy of the Organization and approve its programme of work and budget; |
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Art.10.1.c |
(c) determine the contributions of Member States as provided in Article XVI.3; |
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Art.10.1.d |
(d) adopt harmonized standards, guidelines and recommendations regarding plant protection; |
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Art.10.1.e |
(e) lay down general principles for the management and development of the Organization; |
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Art.10.1.f |
(f) review the report on the work of the Organization and the audited accounts referred to in Article XV.3(a) ; |
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Art.10.1.g |
(g) adopt the Financial Regulations and the Administrative Regulations of the Organization, and appoint auditors; |
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Art.10.1.h |
(h) elect the members of the Executive Committee referred to in Article XIII.1; |
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Art.10.1.i |
(i) appoint the Executive Director of the Organization in accordance with Article XV.1; |
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Art.10.1.j |
(j) admit States to membership in accordance with Article XIX.5; |
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Art.10.1.k |
(k) adopt amendments to this Agreement in accordance with Article XX; |
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Art.10.1.l |
(l) adopt rules governing the arbitration of disputes; |
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Art.10.1.m |
(m) approve formal arrangements with other organizations or institutions referred to in Article XVIII and with governments, including any headquarters agreement concluded between the Organization and the State in which the seat of the Organization is situated (hereinafter referred to as "the host State") ; |
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Art.10.1.n |
(n) decide on the creation of any subsidiary body which may be necessary or useful for the carrying out of the functions of the Organization and their dissolution when appropriate; |
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Art.10.1.o |
(o) adopt Staff Regulations determining the general terms and conditions of employment of the staff; and |
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Art.10.1.p |
(p) perform all other functions that have been entrusted to it by this Agreement or that are necessary or useful to carry out the Organization's activities. |
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Art.10.2 |
2. The Governing Council may, within the limits determined by it, delegate any matter coming within its functions to the Executive Committee, with the exception, however, of the functions specified in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (h), (i), (j) and (k) of paragraph 1. |
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Art.19 |
ARTICLE XIX |
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Art.19.1 |
1. The States specified in Annex I may become parties to this Agreement by: |
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Art.19.1.a |
(a) signature of this Agreement followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification; or |
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Art.19.1.b |
(b) deposit of an instrument of accession. |
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Art.19.2 |
2. This Agreement shall be open for signature by the States specified in Annex I in Rabat, on the 18th of February 1993 and thereafter at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. |
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Art.19.3 |
3. Instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Director-General of FAO who shall be the Depositary of this Agreement. |
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Art.19.4 |
4. This Agreement shall enter into force, with respect to all States that have ratified it or acceded to it, on the date when instruments of ratification or accession have been deposited by the Governments of at least ten of the States specified in Annex I. Any other State specified in Annex I shall become a party to this Agreement on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession. |
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Art.19.5 |
5. At any time after the entry into force of this Agreement, any State which is not specified in Annex I may notify the Director- General of FAO of its desire to become a Member of the Organization. The notification shall be accompanied by an instrument of accession, whereby the State consents to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as from the date of its admission. The Director-General of FAO shall transmit copies of the said notification and instrument to the Governing Council, through the Executive Director of the Near East Plant Protection Organization. If, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, the Governing Council decides to admit the State, the latter's accession shall take effect on the date of that decision, which shall promptly be notified to the Director-General of FAO. |
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Art.19.6 |
6. Ratification of this Agreement, or accession thereto, may not be made subject to any reservation. |
