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Art.9 |
Article 9 |
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Art.9.1 |
1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session a year. |
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Art.9.2 |
2. The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of: |
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Art.9.2.a |
(a) The Executive Director, in agreement with the Chairman of the Council; or |
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Art.9.2.b |
(b) A majority of producing members or a majority of consuming members; or |
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Art.9.2.c |
(c) Members holding at least 500 votes. |
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Art.9.3 |
3. Sessions of the Council shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council, by special vote, decides otherwise. If on the invitation of any member the Council meets elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, that member shall pay the additional cost of holding the meeting away from headquarters. |
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Art.9.4 |
4. Notice of any sessions and the agenda for such sessions shall be communicated to members by the Executive Director at least six weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, when notice shall be communicated at least seven days in advance. |
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Art.16 |
Article 16 |
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Art.16.1 |
1. The Council shall, by special vote, appoint the Executive Director. |
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Art.16.2 |
2. The terms and conditions of appointment of the Executive Director shall be determined by the Council. |
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Art.16.3 |
3. The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization and shall be responsible to the Council for the administration and operation of this Agreement in accordance with decisions of the Council. |
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Art.16.4 |
4. The Executive Director shall appoint the staff in accordance with regulations to be established by the Council. The Council shall, by special vote, decide the number of executive and professional staff the Executive Director may appoint. Any changes in the number of executive and professional staff shall be decided by the Council by special vote. The staff shall be responsible to the Executive Director. |
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Art.16.5 |
5. Neither the Executive Director nor any member of the staff shall have any financial interest in the timber industry or trade, or associated commercial activities. |
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Art.16.6 |
6. In the performance of their duties, the Executive Director and staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any member or from any authority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect adversely on their positions as international officials ultimately responsible to the Council. Each member shall respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Executive Director and staff and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities. |
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Sect.5 |
CHAPTER V. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES |
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Art.18 |
Article 18 |
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Art.18.1 |
1. There shall be established: |
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Art.18.1.a |
(a) The Administrative Account; |
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Art.18.1.b |
(b) The Special Account; |
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Art.18.1.c |
(c) The Bali Partnership Fund; and |
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Art.18.1.d |
(d) Such other accounts as the Council shall deem appropriate and necessary. |
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Art.18.2 |
2. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the administration of these accounts and the Council shall make provision therefor in the financial rules of the Organization. |
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Art.41 |
Article 41 |
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Art.41.1 |
1. This Agreement shall enter into force definitively on 1 February 1995 or on any date thereafter, if 12 Governments of producing countries holding at least 55 per cent of the total votes as set out in annex A to this Agreement, and 16 Governments of consuming countries holding at least 70 per cent of the total votes as set out in annex B to this Agreement have signed this Agreement definitively or have ratified, accepted or approved it or acceded thereto pursuant to article 38, paragraph 2, or article 39. |
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Art.41.2 |
2. If this Agreement has not entered into force definitively on 1 February 1995, it shall enter into force provisionally on that date or on any date within six months thereafter, if, 10 Governments of producing countries holding at least 50 per cent of the total votes as set out in annex A to this Agreement, and 14 Governments of consuming countries holding at least 65 per cent of the total votes as set out in annex B to this Agreement, have signed this Agreement definitively or have ratified, accepted or approved it pursuant to article 38, paragraph 2, or have notified the depositary under article 40 that they will apply this Agreement provisionally. |
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Art.41.3 |
3. If the requirements for entry into force under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of this article have not been met on 1 September 1995, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall invite those Governments which have signed this Agreement definitively or have ratified, accepted or approved it pursuant to article 38, paragraph 2, or have notified the depositary that they will apply this Agreement provisionally, to meet at the earliest time practicable to decide whether to put this Agreement into force provisionally or definitively among themselves in whole or in part. Governments which decide to put this Agreement into force provisionally among themselves may meet from time to time to review the situation and decide whether this Agreement shall enter into force definitively among themselves. |
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Art.41.4 |
4. For any Government which has not notified the depositary under article 40 that it will apply this Agreement provisionally and which deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Agreement, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of such deposit. |
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Art.41.5 |
5. The Executive Director of the Organization shall convene the Council as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Agreement. |
