-GOVERNMENT Al MARITIME , ........ · ... ,JlTAlIVE ORGANIZATION

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LW/COl~l. 5/2 12 July 1976 Original & ENGLISlI/FRENOH

INTIlRNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF LIABILI'l'Y :roR l-WUTIME CLAIMS, 1976

PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

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Tli.BLE OF CONTOOS

CBAPJ.1ER I - BEl?RESENTATION AND cllEDEN'tIALS , ,. • '.1'

Composition ot Delegations

Alternates or Advisers I' •••. J I

Subnieaion of Credentials i"

Credent1M~' CoJaJi:t.te, ' Provisional Partioipation in the Conf~~~oe

CHAPl'ER II - PRESIDENT. VICE-PRESIDENTS, Eitol. " ,--,',' I'

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President

Aoting President

Replacement of the President

The President shall not vote

CHAPrER III - SllXJRET.ll.RIAT

Duties of the Seoret~neral and the Seoret~at Statenenta by the Seoretariat

CHAPrER tv - CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

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General Powers of the President Speeches

Preoedenoe Points of Order

Time-Limit on Speeohes

ClOSing of List of Spewcers

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~ .f.wm. 22 Adjourm:aent ot Deba.te 5 2, Closure ot tQe ~~a~e 6 24 Suspension or AdjOurnt:lent ot the Meeting 6 25 Order of Procedural Motions 6 J26 Basic Pr:,posala 6 27 other Proposals and Araendments 7 28 Seoond.U:lg ot Proposals. Acendoonts and Other, Motiona 7 29 Deoisions on Oocpet$no& " 7 30 Wi thdre.wal ot MotiOflS 7 ,1 Reoonsideration of h'Opoeals 8 32 Invitation to Technioal Advisers 8;'

OBll.P.I'11'lR V - VOTING

" Votina' Rishts e 34 Required Majority 8 35' Mea.nin(3' of the expression

"Representatives present and. voti.t:l8" 9 36 Method of Voting 9 37 Oonduct during VotinG 9 38 Division ot Px~poeals bOd Aoendmants 9 39 Votina on Acendcents 10 40 Vottns on Proposals 10

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CHA'fTER VI - co!-m~s

46 Dratt1ng Co~ttee 12

47 Creation ot Comcittees Nld other subsidiary bodies 12 48 Representation on Committees and other subsidi~ bodies 1~

49 Otfioers 1, 50 Quoruo 1, 51 Conduot ot business and voting in Committees

and other subeidiar,y bodies 1,

CHAPl'ER VII - LANGUAGES AND BECOBDS

52 Offioial and WorkillG' Laneuages 13 53 Interpretation from oftioial languages 14 54 Interpretation fron other languages 14 55 Summary Reoorda 14 56 Languaaea ot Doounents and Summa.ry Reoorda 14

CHAPrER VIII - Pu.BLIC .AND PRIVATE MEETINGS

57 P1enar,y MeetiI~ and Meetincs of CoDCitteea and lJubsidiary bodies 15

58 COt'lIIlUl'liques to the Press 15

59 CI:r.IU?TER IX - RFJPRESmTlI.TIVES mOM THE UNITED NATIONS, THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND TEE I.AEll., Al\1]) OBSERVERS FROM OTHEIl INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-GO'VElRNMElm'AL BODIES 15

60 CHAPrER X - AM.ErNDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDtlml 16

61 CHAPl!I:lln XI - SIGNATURE OF INSTRlJr.mmS 16

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The delegation of ea.oh State pa:rtioip:l.ting in the Conferenoe shell oonsist

of o.ooredi t 3d c.ft.Pll8.-W.U1r.8IB Qhd; QUOl\- aJ.t'trlAtlii~~opeilanta.ti ves and

advisers as mar be required.

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Rule 3

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The oredentials of represent~~~ ~~8: ... ~ the names of any el terna.te

:repreaellta.ti ves, advisers end other xaeo.bers of delegations shall be

transmitted to the Seoretary.General of the Inter-Governcental ~1t~~ , ·)(·'COr.I:f:Rll·ta.ti ve,orgaN.~"'tioYicl;r.· p6a&ibli:t' n~ 'leoter: th.Wen~6ur· 'hours

after the opening of the Conferenoe. Credentials shall. be issued ei;t~~r .. ~,~:S .

by the Head of the State or Government, or by the Minister for Foreign

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/my later ohange in the ooiJ;lodt:iOhot:th~ delegation shall as soon as

possible be submitted to the Seoretary-General of the Oonference~~._ '.J,

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It s~all oonsist. of :f~ve xaembers .. who. sha';l.l. be apP.9int.e~ by ~h9,_ Oonferenoe on f.../J ;n,:JJ,l;'::, .. "::\".l ~\·I.'·,r:·f;J'·,,;-. '. q[r~· .. ~, «'n· . ..,~;(.J.~ "'~~ r,:.t I_~,,:': ·.'.:;~ .. I :," • '".- .1.", .. 1:1

the proposal of the President. It shall examine the o~edentialB of , '. ~ ,r, ;" .. : ,t,: ... ,;>,:l EJ ,r" \'- • .i·,}t),J.·.Fl~/1 '·l·':.·~·" c'~:.':.;:t

representatives and report to'the Conferenoe without del~.

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iUl·5 Pending a deoision of the Oonterenoeupon their credentials, representatives

shall be entitled to participate provia1onall11n the Oont.renoe •.... ,I

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The Oonterenoe ahall eleot a Prea1dent, [an Alternate President], {..r.tw] Vi~si4eDtl wOo sbaU ,b,.,~s1S1lat.ed MtJ.ra1l;'(~e~* •. th..~, .:tourth and

fifttJ Vioe-Presidents an4.: l11k •. ·:neoedttaoe,1n that ,order.;-.A ~."oWrman of

the Dmft1!le Committee established under Rule 46. The Conferenoe l:Il8¥ also

eleot such other offioanJU" tt deGme'nec)esaa;r!ly fm: the performanoe of its

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The .President shall, in the exe1'Ois~ of Pis ,tunotJ.ons, remain \Dlp.er the authority of the Conferenoe •. "

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It the President is ab~~,f01' ~:me:8~1lJl6 or'~ part thereof, he shall

appoint the Alternate President 01' one of the Vioe-Presidents to take his • '. ~I !

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It the President does not make an appointment, the Al tema.te President idw.itake hi~ "pl.e.o~ and! 1n\heab~eno~·'o.r th~ 'Alte~t~' ~Sid~t the

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t~·~·Bt V'ioe-:J?resident shall'tBke 'his place'~ and so on. . " '. 1' .. ;1 :Ll.r.:~,,", ' , . /. I, IJ '. ,; I'r". ' \

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b Al temate President 01' a Vioe-President acting as President shall have

the same powers and duties 88 the President.

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W9U If a.t 01J1 time the President 1s una.ble to perform his funotions for th.~

remainins period of the Conferenoe a new President shall be eleoted.

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The President, the .Al. ternate President or a Vice-President o.oting as ", \ I, r Ct,ll

President, shall not vote but 1rJI3;f, where neOeElBElZ'Yt appoint another mamba!" . " r, ,,'. .'I.' • f·

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,'llb.e Seo:te:t~Gen.ema,IthaJ.ijJ /,e.ppc:l.nt E\U .libr.ecuti~ Seoretary' ,.~. ,the C<:>JU'erenoe

and shall provide and direot the staff required" b;y . .the Conf'Cllrenc& ~ 1 ts

Committees.

The Seoretariat shall reoeive, transla.te, reproduoe and distribute dooumonts, i '

reports and resolutions of the Conferenoe; interpret speeohes made at the ....

• WilJtt1nea.tJ :lW9PArfI aIl4.; oiX'o:ulatei l.'eOQrds,.of', .. the "publiomee1;fnBSJ' :'S;U;ange for

. "t.Q~ .. o~~o~ &nQ. preEl,rq,at.to.n ;b£ the', doo1lments 'inaoMl.'danoe witho::t;he:

,;, ,r (I.~Q1s:.iPllft' o£" th~.',Col;lfereJae&':1 publish rep0t'ts.', of . the publ:i.Q' mei:rhi.ngr~l.'

"Us.tJ'il>,v,t~ Al\;lJe Il4>O'WIlents .. of ,the 'Contleranb.8' to the' partioipat1llg' GOWJ.11'lDents

and, generally, pertom all o;bh.el',. work: .. Which the, G>9nterenoe- '1!laiY::reqUire.

,;: The 'Se6.t-ktai.y.:.:~m::#i.1, . the' ~puty; SGol-etal-y";(;enerai, the; Exe()tit.:tv~ S~6retary "' .. and!'an;y me1nber df';~ "(Joti£Jt:tiil1Je :itattaesiB;nLited 'tot: <~ha.t' purpbsa '~, at

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A quorum of the Conferoooe shall be oonlJUtuted by the representatives of

a majoritr of the States .pI.rtioipat~ .. iIi the CoatMnoe.

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In addition to exeroising the p~~sponf'e~d,~~~:~ewhe;r:e; iby tpese r'(lles, the President ahall deol&'J:'G the opening and olosing of each plenary

meetins' of the Conferenoe t, Be 1iJh4l;J. -direo~ tAA lU,aouaBions at such '. , I.": ~ I ' "

meetings, ensure observanoe of these rules, acoord the risbt to speak and

put quastions"ij;'P:"lJ1.~,~j~t'~!1."'.())ilO •. ~~i,stOJl,G,: ~ ~:#om the voting.

Be shall rule on points of ord.r and, subjeot to these rules of proO$~~,

have oomplete oontrol of the prooeedings and over the maintenanoe of order -,' ~ ; . ' .. ,. ~ "', . 't"' \' '. .' " .' \ • J, " , '. , ) .' j' -< ., ',. ' •

thereat. Tbe .. Pres!d9nt·-ma;y'~opose' to tile' Oonferenoe thEi'niDitation of

time to b~ 811o';e,!f'to' e~eakors ~" the 1im:t tatl'On- 5.t:~: 1lh~~htim1:)~r ot 'tiiu~.r each re~~8ontaiive '~: speStC"oh eily' qUesti~' 'and th~ olosure'" 61 'the llst'~f speakers at the olosure of the debate. He ~ also propose'the sUspension

". t4"·the M~I;)~nt, Of tile ~ llI&etlll6 or thit:, ,~ou:t"IlmGnt 'of -tInr deba:W '011 the ':1' f.'; i~'

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'. : tJoperson ~_. addres8.the' Cont'erencewi th'out hav1n8.· prmoualFobta.1n$d the pe1'in18siQJl,of tl\\G .P,res1dent. Sulb~Eiot :to'lbllea 18 onel: '19;) the- P.toes1dent

sha1l .. aall::upo11'speakera 1n the order~ ifl!~ch they s1sn:tfY 1Ibeir desire to : :>:. :spe.~ .. 'l'bt:I fL'es1d&nt llle3" oa.l:l.a .SPNke~ d;e) orde1"1t 'Msr~s U$ not

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~ 1ihadi.s0U88ion .Qt Emf mtter a reprallante.tive ,.riS8 to .·.po.1nt of

. O1'deJ:,,; .. and: the. po1nt ot ~ ehalli:acedJ.a~.l~ bedeoid.ad by .tIN ~sident ," dn JAOC.Ol'daDoo .v.Lth the $ee of ~Jtd\tt'e.. A ~preaeDta1t1D :mt\T.~~;Q08l.

. ·~t ·the ~. ot the ~iJ.4eniu1'he appeal sboU w"d1~tely be put

.) .• to 1Ibe VOM .and, iihe l1:e.aident' B ~1a6 ebaJ.1 8t_ :\1DleIilB ~e4b;y the

.~ maj=~t7 ot the.flpxteliltm1lat1v.eB .~8e¥l:t.~:votill6l1·A.re~.~ta1!ip. rising

to. a poixlt. 9£ ·O;NeJt Jilfq' not speak. on· th, .«JUbl!lte.aoft.ot .t!le r;a:tl'telll 'l:Q.').4er disoussion. r ..

The.CQnt~$. I:l8¥ on.1ihe ~P08al ot the .J;Tesident lJJD,1t tlle t_ to be

' .. ' allowed toGaf.)h, speaker 911 an;r pa.rtioull\r. sUbjeot . un(1er .~S4\lUJI~.on •.. Wh'\l1

. .1 $be debate ill limited, ,8JJ,d a re~a~)l~tat1ve be.s spoQntpJ: llile, allotted time,

the President ~l Qe.ll.b:4u to ·prier .lI1tb~t dela.v:.

Rule 2~

" Puring.the oour~e of a debat~ tho President m8¥ announoethe list or

... f'ilpef;\kers and, with the oGln~nt of the Conferenoe, deola.rethe lis:t; olosed.

He ~, however, aocord the rieht of reply to any re~senta.t:1ve :1:.£ .a '.' ~

speeoh delivered atter he had deolar6d the list olosed ~teB this desirable.

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:Dur.ll18 'the disoussion of any matter, a representative IIla\Y move the

adjOU1'llLlellt of the deba.te on the question under disoussion. In add! tion

to the proposer of the motion, two representa.tives Ill8iY speak in .tav~ ;0£,

.e~ld .two agains~t the . notion, after which the Ilo1;ion shaJ.l ~d1atel.Y be

'put·to th~ ~te~ ~ ~Bident . ruai lim! t th~ t'~' t.o be' ~101«td. to" speakers ~er;;this rule.' ., .. . .1

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·.A"ftPHsentat1ve mBiV' ,at q" t1r.Ie, mow the ,Plosure of': ,th$,deb&te \iID the

" qoa&etion ,muzo diaous1Mt' whetbR, c:iZ.' not atq' other lrepresenta.t;Lwb&e

" . a1gn:f.f.:l.et1 ht:a Wish to' $p&akr" P61't1.:1.aa:l.on 'bo epeGk 'on' the . &101U%'8 df, !llhe

deba.te ,shall be aoOaNwf! onl.,v to two .peakQraoppos~thQ' olo8U:t'6, atter i ,I wh!o1\.· the . motion ~l' 'be i'iIrmed1awl1 put, to 'tb&' :vote. ,,If' ill&' Oont'eZ'el1oe

-'~ iaLin taVO'i1%' ct· i.i.. ololN1'8," the Presideat'Shall de.al.a;re'the dlOln.u:e, of

~he;"d.bate.lhe,P.rea4.d.nt may. lit'lit ,the ,time tobleJ..lowed'tdl 8:pGakars

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!luri~ the dii:JoUaston o't 'any matter, e. representative:~ 'mo~ the

. 'auapenai!on '·01' the e.djO'Ul'lZ8r1tof' the meeting, Suoh mcib,ions shall' not be

;: , d~e.t~,. but, ',Shall,' be·imtd.1e.tely 'put·to the vote.. ',Th& pt.es1d~ht m.q llm1 t

the time to be alJ:oued to' the' 'speaker IliOvi.ng tht.t Buepens10tl. or adjo'Uhunent.

Subjeb't to Rule 19) the followil~ motions shall ha.ve preoedenoe in the

'f'ollowingoMer ova» all the other prop0eala or motiona ,before the meeting:

(ci.) ,To suspend the neeUng; "

(b) To adjourn the meetingJ ,

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To adjourn the deba.te on the' question 1mder disoussion;

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Liability-for MBritioe dla.ims, and the Bet of 'draft Final Clauses for the . .. ,

sawe oonvention, both oirculated by the Seoreta.ry-Generol ~f'the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, shall oonstitute tIle basic proposals for disoussion by the Conferenoe.

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Other proposala and amf.mdDants thereto eha.ll noma.111 be introduoed in

writing and handed to the Exeoutive Seoretary .of the Conferenoe who ohall

oiroulate oopies to the delesa;tions. :As a. generru. rule, no proposal or

am9ndInent shall be' disOUSsed' 'Or put to the vote a.t any neet1nB' ot the

Conferenoe uriless OOpl~B of it ha.ve been oiroulated to all dele~ations not

later than the d8¥ preoedinB the meeting. The President ~, however, permi t the disoussion and oonsideration of proposals, a.oendmente or notions,

even though suoh proposals, amendments or motionS have not bean oiroulated

or have only been oiroulated the Sa.t1e d~.

No proposal, anendoent or other motion nay be disoussed or voted upon unless

it has been eec:"nded by at lea.st one dele~at1on other than the delegation

whioh presented it, eJ~oept that a proposal, aoendillent or other motion

subrui tted by more than one delegation ~ be oonsidered without bainff seoonded.

Subjeot to Rule 19, any m.otion oalling for a deoision on t,he coopEltenoe of

the Conferenoe to disouss any matter or to adopt a proposal or an anendmeut

submitted ~o it shall be put to the vote before the matter is disoussed or , .

a vote is token ~n the proposal or anendment in question.

A AJoUon may be withdrawn by its proposer at any tine before voting on it

has coomenoed, provided that the Dotion has not been amended or that an

ooendLlent t("t it is not under discussi.on. 11 notion whioh h.::l.s thus been withclrawn m~ be reil1troduced by a:~ rep~eGentative.

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Wh$n a p~poBal has been adopted or rejeoted it maf not be reoonsidered

unless the Conferenoe, by a two-thirds majority of the representatives

present and. votintr, so deoides. Pemission to speak on a. motion to

reoonsider shall be aooorded only to the mover and one other supporter and

to two speakers opposing the motion, after whioh it .shall be put immediately to the vote.

k-tl tal~211.t9 Technioal Advise,!!

The Conferenoe may invite or aimit to one or more of its meetings any

pe~son whose teohnioal advioa it m~ oonsider useful in its work.

CHl~ER V - VOTING

Each State represented at the Conferenoe shall have one vote.

Rule 34

1. Deoisions of the Conferenoe on all matters of substanoe shall be token by

a two-thirds majority of the representatives present and voting.

2. Deoisions of the Confereno( on matters of prooedure shall be taken by

a simple majority of the re}/'.'iJ;,~ntatj,ves present and voting.

,. If the question arises whether a matter is one of prooedure or of substanoe,

the President of the Conferenoe shall rule on the question, .tln appeal

against this ruling shall immediately be put to the vote and the President's ruling shall stand unless over-ruled by a two-thirds majority of the representatives present and voting,

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For the purpose of these Rul(;le the phra.ae "representatives present end

-rotina''' neana representatives oasting en e.ffirme.t1ve or negative vote.

Repreeenta:t'ivee abstaining trom vot,ing or oa.sting ~ invalid. vote shall

be ooneide;e'd a.s not vot'ing.

~thod o~ Voting

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The Conre;enoe sha.ll normally vote by show of hands. Howe~rer, any

l.'EIpresentativ~" ~ requ.est a ro11",:,oa11 v~te whioh shall be taken in the . English alphabetical order of' the nanes' of the States pa.rt1o~;patiDi5 in the

, . Conferenoe, beginning with the delegation whose nane is drawn by iot by

the President. The vote of each ;representative partiolpa.tinlS in arry roll­

call vote shall be inserted in the sucmary record of the meetincr oonoerned.

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After the President has announoed the belS~nn.1ng of voting, no representa.tive

shall interru:pt the voti!l8' except on a point of order j,n connexion with the

aotual oonduct of the voting. Exoept in the case of eleotions held by

Secret ballot, the President m~ permit representatives to explain their

votes after the votincr. The PreSident cay linit the tine to be allowed £01" such explana.tione. '

Division 9C;Zopoeals.and Affiendgepte

1. Parts of a proposal or aman~ent thereto shall be voted on separately if

the President, with the consent of the proposer where applIoable, so deoides

or if a repreaentative requests that the proposal or aoendment thereto be

divided and the proposer it any raises no objection. If the proposer obJeots to a request for division, permission to speak on the request shall

be Bivep t~rst to the repr~~entativ$ makin« the request .to divide, the

prupvsal o~ ~ndment"li!nd then to the ,mover Of the original proposal or

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amendment under discussion, atter which the request to di'Y'.lde the proposal

or amendment shall be put ,im~d:1atoly to the vote.

2. Where parts of a proposal or amendment thereto have been voted on

separately, those pa.1'ta of a proposal whioh have bean approved shall

then be put t(j the vote as e. Whdle.

3. It all. the <?perative parta of the propoeaJ. or anendmen~ ha.ve, been rejeoted,

the propo~al or amendment shall be oonsidered to have been rejeoted as a whole.

VotiR6,Q}'l Amendments

1 •. A, motion is oonsidered to be an amendIaent to a. proposal it it adds to,

delete~ from or revises pe.n of that proposal. An a.c.end.t:lont shall be voted

on before the proposal' to whioh 1 t relates is put to the vote. For the

lnD~ose of this Rule, a motion to delete a proposal or p~~t thereof shall .. be oonsidered to be an anendo.ent to that proposal.

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2. If' two or Dore acendcents are moved to a proposal, the Oonferenoe shall

first vote on the amendment furthest retlOved in substanoe from the original

proposal and then on the amendment next turthest recoved therefrom and so

on until all acendoents ha.ve been put to the vote., Whel,"9, however, the

e~option of one amendment neoessarily implies the rejeotion of another ., . ,

EllIlendl:lent, the la.tter aoendoent shall not be put to the vote.

,. ~Lbe President shall, in all oases, deterc.ine whioh aoendn'lent is furthest

:~moved, in substt;moe trom a proposal or whethe~ the adoption ot an atlEIndment

:neoessa:r1ly implies the rejeotion of another, amendI~nt. An a.ppeal against

the President f s ruling shall itlnediately be put to the vote and the

President t e ruli~ shall stand. lmless the appeal 1s approved by a najori ty

ot the representatives present and voting.

4. If' one or Dore aoendIaents a:re adopted, the aoendod proposal sb£Lll thElJil be vot,ed upon.

htiwit on £:roposNa

. It two or.'mo1'8 propoae.ls reia,te'to the B8l!W queStion; the Oont~renoo shall,

UI:Il.eas .it ~ d8oide. otherwise, vote on the proposals in the orde1.' in which

they have been subt11tted.

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.m,.ectione

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AllelG9tt0nB anall be hel~ by 8QO~et ballot upless,theCo~~~noQ,deoideB

otnamae. "

Defore the ooccenoement ot a seoret ballot two Borutineers Shall be appointed by the Conferenoe, on the proposal of the President, fron the

~elegationa pr.esent. The Bo~tineera ahall sorutinize the votes o~t and report the resu.lts to the President indioating the ,'lumber' '01' votes cast

including invalid votes, if any. ." ~,

Rule 4l

1. rf, when one person or one delegation is to be eleoted, no oarldidate obtains

on 't.he first ballot a najori ty ot the representatives present and Voting,

a seoond ballot restricted to tho two oandidates obtaining the largest

nuobere of vote~ ahall be t~en. If on the seoond ballot the votes ere

equally divided the President anall decide between the oandidates by ..... . \ ..

dra.wi:ng lot~. , '

lin the case oi a. tie",on the first ballot among threQ orm~ oandidates obtaintng the largest nuobers ot,votos, a seoond,ballot shall be held. If

on Buoh a. seoond ballot a tie reeultsBmong oore then two;'carididates, the nu.r::iber shall be:reduoedto two' by lot and the balloting, restricted to

those two, shall continue in a.6oordanoe with the preoedirt(J pa.rasraph of this little.

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When two or more eleotive places are to be filled at one tiLle under th~.

sace oonditions, those oandidates obtaininff on the first ballot a najority . . . , .

of 'the representatives present and voting sha.ll be elected'. If the nunber

of'oandidates obtaULtng suoh oajority is less t~an the number of pe;sons

or dele«ations to be eleoted, there shall be add! tional bSllots to fill the

recaining plaoes, the voting being restricted to the candidates obtaining

the greatest nUQbera of votes in the previous ballot, to a nUl1ber not Dore

than twioe the places rema1ninff to be filled; provided that, after a third

.'l:n"hmo',usive ballot, votes ~ be cast tor any eligible person or delegation.

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It/~·:.t'ee such utn'estrioted ballots are inoonolusive, the next three ballots

she~l be restricted to the oandidates who obtained the greatest number of

VfJtes on the 'thi.N of the unrestricted ballots, to a number not core than

~cwioe th& plaoes rema1ntnB to b& filled, and the folloWingthre& ballots

thereatter shall be unrestrioted, and so on until the plaoes have been

filled.

~lY ]linded Vote,

Rule 45

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I:f a vote ,is equally divided on mattera otber than elG~tiollS. tb.8 proposal

shall be re~ed as rejeoted.

CHAPJER VI - COMMI'l'rEES

A Dt-a.:f'ting COClOittee, oonposed of hot more than nine cer.lbers, shall be

appointed by the Oonference on the proposal cf the President. The Drafting

Coonn1ttee shall prepare drafts and give advice on drafting as requested by"

the Oom'erenoe or by Sl'l1' of the .Oott1:l.ttee& or subsidia.r.r bodies. It shall

also P1'('Pa;r:e the Final Aot of the Oonferenoe. 'lbe Drattihg Con:mi ttee shall

not alter th$ subs'ban~ of text" eubc1itted to it, bUt shall have the power

to reView and oo-o:t'<linate t);l.e dra.tt~ of all £NOh texts •. ~eCOOJrJittee

shall report;, as appropriate, to the, Oonferenoe or to any Corxli ttee or subsidia.:ry body.

Creation of C2gmittoea §Dd other BUbaidi~ bodies

In addition to the Credentials Cocc:lttee and the Dratting Cornittee, the

Conferenoe oay establish such oomQitt~es and other subSidiary bodies as it

deems neoessary- for the pe~foroanoe of its funotions.

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RSfRbeIQtt\e.j;»A..2LC.2rm.:ti~a and other ~~1.~";.' bodie§

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.~ State pa:rt~oipat;lna:Ln vht c.onrel:enoo which tJa,y:be o.ppoj.ntod to a.

ooomittee or other subsidiary body shall be represenlec.i by ,oneperaop on

that ooCDittee or other subsidiary body. It nay assign to these ooDDitteea

or other subsidiary bodies sUch alternatQ rGpmesentat1vee and advisel:s as

oa.y be required.

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Exoept. in the, case of the Ohairman Of the Dra.ftina CotJtlittee" e~h cowittee,

su.b-ooonittee, or working gt'oup aho.ll eleot its, -0W1i~oi'f1oera •. '

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A. oajority of the representa.tivos one. oommittee or other subsidiary body shall oonstitute a.,quowo. ,. ,.,

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CondY&t sf. bUlt:l.nesBw.8JliL..!.9tipp: in Coroj.tte~s .' ,Wlj. Joth2r.J!.V..9.~d1fiEL bod!e@ . .

The rules oontained in Cha.pters II, lIt, rv, V, VII and IX shall be

applicable Dutatis mstan94§ to the p.tooee~ngs of, cocoittees and other

subsidiar,y bodies, except that a.ll deoisions of cornnittees or other

subsidiary bodies ahall be taken by e. oajority of the representatives

preaent and vot'ing.'gowever, in the case of reconsiderLrtion of proposals I t- ; ,

or enendoenta, the najority raquired shall be that eatablishedby 'Rule 31.

CHllPrEH VII - LllNGUAG:CS lJm RECORDS

1. The offioial l~a of the Conference shall be English, F.r.enoh, Russian

and Spanish.

2. 'I'lld working lAnBUA{3\"B shall be English and Frenoh.

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Spaeohes Clade aot the Conferenoe, ito oom.1 ttees and other subsidiar,y bOd1es

in I:Uly' of the offioial languages shall be inte1'l.'reted illto the other three

offioial l~.llguaeef!.

bny representative tlSY tl8ke a speeoh in a language other than an offioial

l~. In this oase, he shall hinself provide for 'interpretation into

one of the offioial. la.n.g'Ua8es. Interpretation into the other offioial

l~s by the interpreters at the Secretariat raq be baaed on ,the

inte~tation given in the first offioial language.

1. The' Seoreta.riat shall PJ:.'E"i/are swnoa.ry reoords of the plenary oeetings.

These su.t:ll:lla'r'Y reoorde ahall be distributed to the partio:1.pants as soon as

possible atter the olosing of the oeet~, to whioh they relate.

2. The partioipants shall, within three days after the oiroulation of the

SUl1II.':Ia.rY reoord, intorn the S~oreta.riat in writing ot any oha.:rl8&s to their

own stateoanta that they wish to have oado.

Rule 56

Conferenoe doounenta end s~ reoords shall be made available in the

world.n8 l~a.

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CHA.Pl'ER VII!, - POl3LIC Ju"W PRIVATE MEJiFlIINGS

OO! 57 The plenar,y meetings of the Conferenoe shall be held in publio unless the Canterenoe deoidos,that a partioular coating be held in pr~~te. Meetings . " . . ,

ot other ooocittees and other 8Ubsidi~ bodiea of the Conte.renoe ehall be " . . ,

held to private unless the Conferenoe deoides otherwise in any partioular

oase.

COI:!tl1lpJ..gues to the Pres.§.

Rule S8

At the olose ot any oeeting a. oomuniqu-' may bQ iflsued,to the Prass

throUBh the Exeoutive Seoretary.

Itule 59

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CHAPrER IX ... :aEP:aESENTA~~IVES FROM THE WITTED NATIONS, THE SP.EcIALIZED AGENCIES AND THE IAEA, AND OBSEl1VERS '

FROM OTHER U1TEH-GOVERNJ.VlF.lNTAL OR~ZATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMEN'.Mt l3ODIES' '

1. Representatives froc the United Nations, its Speoialized Agenoies and the

IAEA oay partioipate, without the right to vote, in the deliberations of

the Conferenoe, its Coco1ttees and other subaidiary bodies, upon the

invitation of the President or Chairman as the oase ~ be.

2. Observers of other inter-governmental organizations and non-gowrnIilental

bodies inVited to the Conferenoe I:l8\V', upon the invitation of thEl President or Chai:mBn as the case IiIa\Y be, take part without vote in the de'~iberationB

of the Conferenoe, its Conc1ttees or other subsidiary bodies on questions within the Boope ot their activities.

,. Technioal advisers invited or adc1tted to any meetiI1{S of the Conference,

its Cocmittees or other subSidiary bodies in aooordanoe with Rule ;2 ~

take part, without vote in the deliberations of the Conferenoe, its

Cocoittees or other subsidiary bodies upon the inVitation of the PreSident or Cha.:lroan as the case fJI!J;3' be.

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4. Written stateoonte eu.btliit~tl by ~.nvitGd Organizations end Teohnioo.l Advisers

may be distributed by theSaoretariat to the delegations a.~ the Conferenoe. , ~'I ' • , ,

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CllAl"'TER X - AMENllMmN'rS TO THE RUlES OF PROCEDURE

TheBe " ~e&' ot prooedure rJF.J.Y be amended by a deoision of theConferenoe

taken bf a'~jori ty ot the rellreaentativea ~eseni and. voting.

CBAPrER XI .. SIGNATURE OF INSTRUMENTS

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1. The Final Aot resulting from the de11b9rations of the Conferenoe shall,be

B~bmitted tor signature by the delegE\tions. '

2. Full Powers ahall be requ:L:red of ea.oh Representative or Jil ternata

Representative Who signs any convention or other interna.tional inBtrunent

whioh r:w.y be' 'dra;wr~ up and. opened for' sisna.~e by the Confe~Gtnoe.

3. Full Powers shall' be 'i's~d ei tb.QJ;' by the Head of State, or Read of

Government, o~ the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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