Miscellaneous Amendments To The Convention Of The World Meteorological Organization Of 11 October 1947
Source: Unofficial
The World Meteorological Organization amended the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization as follows:
- Modification of Article 2;
- Addition of a new Article 5;
- Renumbering of Articles 5 to 34 as Articles 6 to 35;
- Modifications to Articles 9, 13, 15 and 32 [as renumbered by Resolution 2(Cg-IV) of 27 April 1963].
(1) Amend the text of Article 2 - Purposes - paragraph (d) to read:
"(d) To further the application of meteorology to aviation, shipping, water problems, agriculture, and other human activities; and"
(2) Insert a new Article in Part IV of the Convention entitled "Organization", after the present Article 4 to read:
"Article 5
The activities of the Organization and the conduct of its affairs shall be decided by the Members of the Organization.
(a) Such decisions shall normally be taken by Congress in session;
(b) However, except on matters reserved in the Convention for decisions by Congress, decisions may also be taken by Members by correspondence, when urgent action is required between sessions of Congress. Such a vote shall be taken upon receipt by the Secretary-General of the request of a majority of the Members of the Organization, or when so decided by the Executive Committee.
Such votes shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of the Convention and with the General Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations")."
The addition of this new Article requires all following Articles to be renumbered and all references to these Articles throughout in the Convention to be corrected accordingly.
(3) Amend Article 9** - Meetings - to read:
"Article 10
Sessions
(a) Congress shall normally be convened at intervals as near as possible to four years, at a place and on a date to be decided by the Executive Committee;
(b) An extraordinary Congress may be convened by decision of the Executive Committee;
(c) On receipt of requests for an extraordinary Congress from one-third of the Members of the Organization, the Secretary-General shall conduct a vote by correspondence and if a simple majority of the Members are in favour, an extraordinary Congress shall be convened."
Also, as a consequence of this amendment, add Article 10(c) to the enumeration of Articles contained in the last sentence of paragraph (b) of Article 10* - Voting.
(4) Amend the first sentence of Article 13**** - Functions (in Part VII - Executive Committee) to read:
"The Executive Committee is the executive body of the Organization and is responsible to Congress for the co-ordination of the programmes of the Organization and for the utilization of its budgetary resources in accordance with the decisions of Congress."
(5) Insert the following new sub-paragraph (b) in the text of Article 13** - Functions (in Part VII Executive Committee) and change the letters identifying the present sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) accordingly:
"(b) To examine the programme and budget estimates for the following financial period prepared by the Secretary-General and to present its observations and its recommendations thereon to Congress."
(6) Insert in Article 15** - Voting (in Part VII - Executive Committee) the following new paragraph as paragraph (b):
"Between sessions, the Executive Committee may vote by correspondence. Such votes shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 16(a) and 17 of the Convention."
(7) Amend Article 32** to read:
"Article 33
Subject to the provisions of Article 3 of the present Convention, accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America, which shall notify each Member of the Organization thereof."
