C 2205/LIM/11

Conference

1. The Credentials Committee held two meetings, on 9 and 19 November 2005, to examine the credentials of the Delegations of Members of the Organization to the Thirty-third Session of the FAO Conference. The Committee elected His Excellency Mr Krassimir Kostov (Bulgaria), as its Chairperson, and Mr Ahmed Faouzi (Morocco), as its Vice-Chairperson.

2. The Credentials Committee was informed of Rule III of the General Rules of the Organization on “delegations and credentials”, as well as the practice and criteria followed by the Organization with respect to the acceptance of credentials, in line with the practice of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the matter.

3. In accordance with Rule III, paragraph 2 of the General Rules of the Organization and the criteria followed by the Credentials Committee at its previous sessions, the Credentials Committee reviewed the credentials or information received by the Director-General regarding the composition of delegations shown in the attached lists. List A includes 90 Members which submitted formal credentials in the form required by Rule III, paragraph 2 of the General Rules of the Organization. List B includes 88 Members whose credentials have been considered as information on the composition of their delegations. 7 Members informed the Director-General of their intention not to attend the Conference and 3 Members have not provided any information on their participation or representation in the Conference session.

4. The Committee recommends to the Conference that the credentials of the delegations on both lists be accepted, on the understanding that formal credentials of delegations referred to in list B will be communicated to the Director-General as soon as possible. In addition, in accordance with the practice both of FAO and of the United Nations, the Committee recommends that pending the final report of the Credentials Committee, all delegations be authorized to participate fully in the work of the Conference session.

LIST A

LIST OF MEMBER NATIONS WHICH HAVE DEPOSITED

VALID CREDENTIALS

TOTAL: 90

1. AFGHANISTAN

2. ALBANIA

3. ANGOLA

4. ARGENTINA

5. AUSTRIA

6. AZERBAIJAN

7. BAHRAIN

8. BARBADOS

9. BELGIUM

10. BENIN

11. BULGARIA

12. BURKINA FASO

13. CAPE VERDE

14. CHAD

15. CHILE

16. COLOMBIA

17. COSTA RICA

18. CYPRUS

19. CZECH REPUBLIC

20. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

21. DENMARK

22. DJIBOUTI

23. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

24. ECUADOR

25. EGYPT

26. EL SALVADOR

27. ERITREA

28. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

29. FINLAND

30. GABON

31. GERMANY

32. GREECE

33. GUATEMALA

34. HAITI

35. HONDURAS

36. ICELAND

37. IRAQ

38. IRELAND

39. ISRAEL

40. ITALY

41. JAMAICA

42. JAPAN

43. JORDAN

44. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

45. LEBANON

46. LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

47. LITHUANIA

48. LUXEMBOURG

49. MADAGASCAR

50. MAURITANIA

51. MAURITIUS

52. MONACO

53. MONGOLIA

54. MOZAMBIQUE

55. MYANMAR

56. NAMIBIA

57. NEPAL

58. NETHERLANDS

59. NEW ZEALAND

60. NICARAGUA

61. NIGER

62. NIGERIA

63. NORWAY

64. PANAMA

65. PARAGUAY

66. PERU

67. PHILIPPINES

68. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

69. ROMANIA

70. SAN MARINO

71. SAUDI ARABIA

72. SENEGAL

73. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

74. SOMALIA

75. SRI LANKA

76. SUDAN

77. SWAZILAND

78. SWEDEN

79. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

80. THAILAND

81. TONGA

82. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

83. UGANDA

84. UKRAINE

85. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

86. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

87. URUGUAY

88. VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)

89. VIET NAM

90. YEMEN

LIST B

LIST OF MEMBERS WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE

CONSIDERED AS INFORMATION

ON THEIR DELEGATIONS

TOTAL: 88

1. ALGERIA

2. ARMENIA

3. AUSTRALIA

4. BAHAMAS

5. BANGLADESH

6. BELIZE

7. BHUTAN

8. BOLIVIA

9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

10. BOTSWANA

11. BRAZIL

12. BURUNDI

13. CAMBODIA

14. CAMEROON

15. CANADA

16. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

17. CHINA

18. COMOROS

19. CONGO

20. CÔTE D’IVOIRE

21. CROATIA

22. CUBA

23. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

24. DOMINICA

25. EQUATORIAL GUINEA

26. ESTONIA

27. ETHIOPIA

28. FIJI

29. FRANCE

30. GAMBIA

31. GEORGIA

32. GHANA

33. GUINEA

34. GUINEA-BISSAU

35. GUYANA

36. HUNGARY

37. INDIA

38. INDONESIA

39. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

40. KAZAKHSTAN

41. KENYA

42. KIRIBATI

43. KUWAIT

44. KYRGYZSTAN

45. LATVIA

46. LESOTHO

47. LIBERIA

48. MALAWI

49. MALAYSIA

50. MALDIVES

51. MALI

52. MALTA

53. MARSHALL ISLANDS

54. MEXICO

55. MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

56. MOROCCO

57. NAURU

58. NIUE

59. OMAN

60. PAKISTAN

61. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

62. POLAND

63. PORTUGAL

64. QATAR

65. REPUBLIC OF KOREA

66. RWANDA

67. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

68. SAINT LUCIA

69. SAMOA

70. SEYCHELLES

71. SIERRA LEONE

72. SLOVAKIA

73. SLOVENIA

74. SOLOMON ISLANDS

75. SOUTH AFRICA

76. SPAIN

77. SURINAME

78. SWITZERLAND

79. TIMOR-LESTE

80. TOGO

81. TUNISIA

82. TURKEY

83. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

84. UNITED KINGDOM

85. UZBEKISTAN

86. VANUATU

87. ZAMBIA

88. ZIMBABWE