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Article of Constitution

Article VI.5

Origin

 

Rules of Procedure

Adopted in 2014 - RULES OF PROCEDURE
See Basic Texts, Vol. I, GRO XXXV - Regional Conferences

Category Cat.1  
Purpose

The functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:

  • To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
  • To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in respect of the mandate and activities of the Organization, including with a view to promoting regional coherence on global policy and regulatory matters;
  • To advise on and identify the special problems of their respective regions and priority areas of work which should be taken into account in the preparation of the planning, programme and budgetary documents of the Organization and suggest adjustments to these documents;
  • To review and advise on the plans, programmes or projects carried out by the Organization which impact upon the region;
  • To review and advise on the performance of the Organization in the region in contributing to the achievement of results against relevant performance indicators, including any pertinent evaluations.

The Regional Conferences shall report to the Council, through the Programme and Finance Committee, in the areas of their respective mandates, on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters. The reports of the Regional Conferences shall be presented by the Chairperson.

Secretary Mr Nabil Gangi
Chairperson of last Session His Excellency Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Number of Members 54
List of Members
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • European Union (Member Organization)
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Türkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Uzbekistan
Observers

Canada, United States of America, Holy See, Sovereign Order of Malta and Faroe Islands (Associate Member).

Remarks

1/ Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Europe and in the Regional Conference for the Near East;

2/ France, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Europe and in the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific.

Languages English, French, Russian and Spanish
Document symbol ERC
Frequency of Sessions Normally one session per biennium in non-Conference years.
Division

Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO-REU)

Contact information/email

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Web site

Regional Conference for Europe

First Session Rome, Italy, October 1949