Search results
21 Results
Sorted by relevance
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… which the Convention is in force; (h) “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or … otherwise by simple majority of the Parties present and voting, except with respect to a Party that has provided a … a three-fourths majority vote of the members present and voting, based on a quorum of two-thirds of the members. …
Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments
… if supported by two thirds of the Parties present and voting. The change takes effect after 90 days, unless a Party … any other Member State can normally participate as a non-voting observer. Their mandate consists of the following: • … be adopted by unanimous vote of the Parties present and voting. 5. At each of its meetings the Conference of the …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… 20 Matthews was elected unanimously by those present or voting by postal ballot. He was to take up office as honorary … at the Conferences (including experts) and specified voting and other procedures. Article 8 specified that Parties … a two-thirds majority of Contracting Parties present and voting”. This was followed by a new 6.6: “Each Contracting …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting
… majority of the members of the Commission present and voting, amend the Agenda by the deletion, addition or … Plant Protection Convention C P M R o P Rule VI: Voting procedures Subject to the provisions of Article II of … majority of the members of the Commission present and voting. For the purpose of these Rules, the phrase “members …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… (NGOs) may participate in these meetings as non-voting observers. There is a procedure stipulated in the treaty and the “Rules of Procedure” for voting by the Parties, but in fact there has not yet been a … by consensus among the Contracting Parties present and voting at an ordinary meeting of the Conference (if a formal …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… of procedure of the CBD COP do not presently contain a voting rule for making decisions on matters of substance. The … of the Parties to the instrument in question present and voting at the meeting, and shall be submitted by the … 5. For the purposes of this Article, “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or …