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24March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0759)
COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
3April 1995
DRAFT RULES OFPROCEDURE FOR MEETINGS OF
THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
Thefollowing Draft Rules ofProcedures formeetings oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods were
agreed upon ininformal consultations conducted bytheChairman oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods
andareproposed forapproval bytheCouncil forTrade inGoods atitsmeeting on3April 1995.
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TheRules ofProcedure formeetings oftheGeneral Council shallapply mutatis mutandis for
meetings oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods, except asprovided below:
(i) Rules 12,13and14ofChapter V(Officers) shallbemodified toreadasfollows:
Rule12
TheCouncil forTrade inGoods shallelectaChairperson*andmayelectaVice-Chairperson
fromamong therepresentatives ofMembers. Theelection shalltakeplace atthefirstmeeting ofthe
yearandshalltakeeffect attheendofthemeeting. TheChairperson andVice-Chairperson shallhold
office untiltheendofthefirstmeeting ofthefollowing year.
Rule13
IftheChairpersonisabsentfromanymeetingorpartthereof,theVice-Chairpersonshallperform
thefunctions oftheChairperson. IfnoVice-Chairperson waselected oriftheVice-Chairperson is
notpresent theCouncil forTrade inGoods shallelectaninterim Chairperson forthatmeeting orthat
partofthemeeting.
Rule14
IftheChairperson cannolonger perform thefunctions oftheoffice, theCouncil forTrade
inGoods shalldesignate theVice-Chairperson referred toinRule12or,ifnoVice-Chairperson was
elected itshallelectaninterim Chairperson toperform those functions pending theelection ofanew
Chairperson.
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*TheCouncil forTrade inGoods shallapply therelevant guidelines contained inthe"Guidelines
forAppointment ofOfficers toWTO Bodies" (PC/IPL/14 dated 29December 1994).
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(ii) Rule33ofChapter VII(Decision-Making) shallbemodified toreadasfollows:
Rule33
Where adecision cannot bearrived atbyconsensus, thematter atissue shallbereferred to
theGeneral Council fordecision.
(iii) Rule34ofChapter VII(Decision-Making) isnotapplicable.