Draft rules of procedure of the Committees of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States

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ECA/MULPOC/Lusaka/PTA/TC/I/l

20 August 1982.

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Interim Secretariat of the Preferential

Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA) Inaugural Meetings of the PTA Technical Committees

Lusaka, Zambia

25 October - 5 November 1982

DRAFT RULES °F PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE PREFERENTIAL TRADE

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Rule 2. In these Bule^'the expression:

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r «.. .. n* ,nv nenber of a Committee as Chairman is due Rule 7. If the temofoffice:ofa^*er^ beirva,held, • thatv —,

to expire at any, *

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shall. coptinue xn. offxce unt^ ., .lR>r the- >

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Rule a. ^e Chairnan shall open the ninutes of -etingsfor

ana close fe »eetin,s of ^{, present}

^ discussion

on cations of procedure „ accordance. with-; the.se Rules ,-■

Place and time of meetings

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^e u. Where at the reo^of a

hold a meting in a place^: »*« tten _Area

the tree ting'been held'at its headquarters. ., ....■..:■■

Rule 12. A Co^ttee »y. at.a feting decide the date of its next meting

or such period as a O>«ttee my aetermne.

Voting and' quorum , / f , -j!r. ^-:-.- ■ . :-i-. ■■•■■■

Rule 14. Every .e^er of'a Ccnittee shall have only one vote.

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voting.

Rule,16,. The quorum for a meeting of a Committee shall

members of a Committee.

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ie Secretary-General shall, in consultation with .therChairmari '6f-

anrt «h-n ' PreP?r•the pro*±9"iorial a?enda o*-'*he meetings of a :Coimittee

States at IpLTV ^Ce^ ^ the TCnfoerS °f -Cb™ittee and the Member

States at least two months before the meetings to which they relate. ' ' . ■ Rule 19 The Secretary-General or his representative shall participa'te" in"''" "

the meetinos. of, a .Committee but withdraw-the right to vote...--. ■:

Disptach of business at meetings, of a Committee ' ' '' '".'•' '' Rule 1Q.:. Proposals or draft resolutions for.sconsideration afa meeting of •>'■''''-

in ad^ffcfSl?-^^1^"9 ^ Gircui^^V ^e Secretary,General a.Syance.pf the, meeting to the ,members,of-af .Committee ^ridr.to" the Member. States:

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if it deems it expedient or desirable,

consider at a meeting a proposal or draft *-;■ ..:. ' :/ - .

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or draft resolution may be withdrawn by- the person by wfiomJ

■the consideration of any matter at a meeting of;aCommi|^;J

his ruling immediately upon the point of overpraised.6 ^a^al^m

the rulxng of the Chairman shall be decided by the feting of a CoSdtteeT " :

^eechain^rin9 thedCOnsideration of ^ ^tter at. a meeting of a Committee,

it.

matter has been adequately considered, any member of a Committee

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(a), to. suspend the meeting, ...,...-■ ^./

(b).'.£6 adjourn the meeting, ;;- ■ .,; X'

\cj '•■ to, postpone1 consideration of ...a1 ■'master, arid

(dY. to end the consideration of ]aJ'rriatiier. ' ■ . ,..>Vv.. .. . . .. ... -■■:.

Dispatch of business at times when a Committee is not meeting ;, '.

Rule '28,' -A Committee may' make provisions fbr^the"disp^ch of business ;at times

vfrien it is not meeting. ".'■*"'... ■ .,. s, ■■.'::!'' ■

Rule 29. Ihe provisions that a Committee, nay .make under Rule 28 of these ..,

p^es -tl±> the dispatch of business at time's when tf. Co^ttee ;is" not,^eUng ^ :

&i:'& it so determined include arrangements."^^,.^i^3^^^?f i-"- -

any function ofaCbmmittee' under the Treaty which ■'may be prbperly ^legated, is delegated, subject to such conditions.as a Committee.may specify, to the Chairman or a member of a Committee j.pr to the Secretary-General.

Miscellaneous , ^ ' . . .. .... ■ l-.:; ,

^ie 30 if there is-'any-doubf as ^to'the procedure to,** followed in any

particular case, or if no procedure is prescribed by, or under the Treaty

these Rules, the procedure-to ibe" followed may be determined by^the/Council, .,.

Rule 31. These Rules.may be amended at a meeting of. a Committee and such

amendment shall apply ■on>y to-.the particular Committee at whose meeting the. ^

amendment is made. , '-!-' ■t..v ' ' ■' ' ., , .

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