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
FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A/75 Corr.l 19 July 1948 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH 12.5.8 Other Business
Chairman of Executive Board, Term of Office, (Doc.A/18) •
SEVENTH REPORT OF THE LEGAL COMMITTEE C O R R I G E N D U M
In the second paragraph of the proposed resolution dele t.: the word "regular"
PREMIERE ASSEMBLEE MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
A/75 Corr.l 19 juillet 1948 ORIGINAL: ANGLAIS 12.5»8 Autres Questions
Durée du mandat du Président du Conseil' Exécutif
(Doc.A/18)
SEPTIEME RAPPORT DE LA CtUMISSION DES' QUESTIONS JURIDIQUES
C O R R I G E N D U M
*
Au second paragraphe de la résolution,proposée, supprimer
*
le mot "ordinaire?1.
UNITED NATIONS
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
NATIONS UNIES
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
A/75
July 1948 ORIGINAL? ENGLISH . 12.5.8 Other Business
Chairman of Executive Board, Term of Office.
(document A/18)
SEVENTH REPORT OF THE LEGAL COMMITTEE
The Legal Committee, at its sixth meeting, examined at the request of the Assembly the paper submitted by the United Kingdom delegation"1", containing suggestions as to the term of office of the Chairman of the Executive Board.
After a discussion of the legal aspects of the suggestions contained in this paper, the various proposals put forward in Committee were put to successive votes. As a result the majority of the Committee was in favour of transmitting the suggestions put forward by the United Kingdom delegation to the Executive Board for consideration.
The Legal Committee therefore recommends to the Assembly the adoption of the following resolutions
YfflEREAS the delegation of the United Kingdom in the paper submitted on 25 June»1948 has suggested that any recommendations frem the World Health Assembly to the Executive Board might
include the following:
i
"The Chairman of the Executive Board shall be elected each year'at the first regular meeting of the Executive Board after its annual reconstitution by the World Health Assembly."
"The Chairman shall hold office until his successor is elected and shall not become eligible for re-election . until two years have elapsed since he ceased to hold
office."
THE FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY TRANSMITS this recommendation to the Executive Board for consideration.
^ Document A.18.
