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UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

W O R L D H E A L T H ORGANISATION MONDIALE O R G A N I Z A T I O N DE LA SANTÉ

W 5 FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

ORIGINAL: FRENCH 12,5,3, Draft Provisional Rules of Procedure of the

World Health Assembly (Off.Reo» WHO, 10, Page 97)

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE EGYPTIAN DELEGATION

Preamble

Delete "and are intended to be complementary to".

Rule 2

Add a second paragraph as follows:

"In urgent cases, this interval may be shortened by decision of the Board,"

Rule 3

At the beginning insert the following: "Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of the preceding Rule,"

Rule б

Add: "or is recommended by three Members."

Rule 16

Substitute for "two days" the words "ten days"»

Rule 19

Delete in Section (b) the words "and vice-chairman" and re-word the text with a view to emphasizing that the proposal relating to the choice of chairman should be submitted to the General Assembly for approval,

' Rule 29

Delete the words "a chairman and".

Rule 42

For the word "approved" substitute "examined" and add tJ^e

following at the end: "Unless the General Committee decides to

refer the report or the draft for re-examination to the competeift

Committee,"

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Rule 45

After the words "nay move" add "for reasons which he shall briefly state."

Rule 60 and 61

It might he well to profit by the experience of the General Assembly of the United Nations in regard to the two-thirds majority

Rule 75

At the end, add: "and except in the case of the admission of new Members".

Rule 90 Delete.

Rule 91

Por the first sentence, substitute the following;..

"The approval by the World Health Assembly of any request, in pursuance of Article 6 of the Constitution, shall be immediately communicated to the Goverment of the Member which has submitted it

Rule 93

Add a second paragraph as follows :

"Nevertheless the Board may authorize the Director-General to submit to the Health Assembly any proposed amendment which, for adequate reasons, has not been communicated within the period specified in the preceding paragraph,"