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Agreement for the Establishment of a
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its
Distribution Area in South-West Asia
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Contents |
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Preamble |
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Membership |
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II |
Obligations Of Members Regarding National Policies And International Co-Operation For The Control Of The Desert Locust |
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III |
Seat Of The Commission |
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IV |
Functions Of The Commission |
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Sessions Of The Commission |
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VI |
Observers And Consultants |
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VII |
Secretariat |
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VIII |
The Executive Committee |
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IX |
Functions Of The Executive Committee |
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X |
Rules Of Procedure And Financial Regulations |
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XI |
Subsidiary Bodies |
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XII |
Finance |
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XIII |
Expenses |
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XIV |
Amendments |
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XV |
Acceptance |
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XVI |
Territorial Application |
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XVII |
Interpretation And Settlement 0f Disputes |
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XVIII |
Withdrawal |
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XIX |
Termination |
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XX |
Entry Into Force |
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XXI |
Authentic Languages |
Agreement for the Establishment of a
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its
Distribution Area in South-West Asia
3rd December 1963
Preamble
The Contracting Governments, having regard to the urgent necessity of
preventing losses to agriculture in certain countries of central and western
Asia caused by the Desert Locust, hereby establish within the framework of the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred
to as 'the Organization') a Commission to be known as the 'Commission for
Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in
South-West Asia', whose object shall be to promote national and international
research and action with respect to the control of the Desert Locust in that
Region.
The Region is defined as consisting of the territories of
Article I
Membership
1.
The Members of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern
Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia (hereinafter referred to as
'the Commission') shall be such Member Nations and Associate Members of the
Organization situated in the Region defined in the Preamble as accept this
Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article XV of this Agreement.
2. The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its Members, admit to
membership such other States, situated in the Region that are Members of the
United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic
Energy Agency, as have submitted an application for membership of the
Commission and a declaration made in a formal instrument that they accept this
Agreement as in force at the time of admission.
Article II
Obligations
of Members Regarding National Policies and International Co-Operation for the Control
of the Desert Locust
1.
Members undertake to maintain through the Secretary of the Commission a regular
exchange of information on the current locust situation and the progress of
control campaigns within their countries, and also to transmit such information
regularly to the Desert Locust Information Service in
2.
Members undertake to carry out all possible measures to control plagues of the
Desert Locust within their countries and to reduce crop damage by adopting at
least the following essential procedures:---
a) maintaining a permanent locust information and
reporting service;
b) maintaining an adequate permanent locust control
service;
c) holding reserves of insecticides and application
equipment;
d) encouraging and supporting such training, survey and
research work, including where appropriate the maintenance of national research
stations for the study of the Desert Locust, as may be considered desirable by
the Commission and as are compatible with the resources of the country;
e) participating in the implementation of any common
policy of locust control or prevention which may be approved by the Commission;
f) facilitating the storage of any items of antilocust
equipment and insecticides held by the Commission and permitting the duty-free
import or export without hindrance of such goods and equipment as well as the
free movement within the country of such goods and equipment;
g) providing the Commission with any information it may
request to carry out its functions effectively.
3.
Members undertake to submit to the Commission periodic reports on the action
taken to fulfill the obligations specified in paragraphs l and 2 above.
Article III
Seat
of the Commission
1.
The seat of the Commission shall be determined by the Commission.
2.
Sessions of the Commission shall normally be held at its seat. Sessions may,
however, be convened elsewhere, in consultation with the Director-General of
the Organization, in pursuance of a decision of the Commission at a previous
session, or, in exceptional circumstances, of a decision by the Executive
Committee.
Article IV
Functions
of the Commission
The
following shall be the functions of the Commission:---
1. Joint Action and Assistance.
The Commission shall.
a) plan and implement joint action for the survey and
control of the Desert Locust in the Region wherever required and, to this
effect, arrange means whereby adequate resources can be made available;
b) assist and promote, in any manner which it considers
appropriate, any national, regional or international action relating to the
control or survey of the Desert Locust;
c) determine, in consultation with the Members concerned,
the nature and extent of assistance needed by such Members for implementing
their national programme and for supporting regional programmes;
d) assist, at the request of any Member whose territory
is faced with Desert Locust situations beyond the capacity of its national
services to control and survey, in any measures jointly agreed to that may
become necessary;
e) maintain at strategic localities determined by the
Commission, in consultation with the Members concerned, reserves of anti-locust
equipment, insecticides and other supplies, to be used in cases of emergency in
accordance with decisions of the Executive Committee including supplementing of
the national resources of any Member.
2.
Information and Co-ordination
The
Commission shall:---
a)
ensure that all Members are provided with current information in regard to
Desert Locust infestations, and collect and disseminate information on
experience gained, research conducted and programs adopted on the national
regional and international levels in connection with the control of the Desert
Locust;
b)
assist the national research organizations of Members and co-ordinate research
in the Region by arranging visits of research and survey units and other
appropriate means.
3.
Co-operation
The
Commission may:---
a)
enter into arrangements or agreements, through the Director-General of the
Organization, with nations in the Region that are not Members of the United
Nations, for common action in connection with survey and control of locusts in
the Region;
b)
enter into or encourage arrangements, through the Director-General, with other
United nations Specialized Agencies or other international organizations
concerned, for common action on the study and control of locusts and for the
mutual exchange of information on problems concerning locusts.
4.
Administrative matters
The Commission shall:---
a)
consider and approve the report of the Executive Committee on the activities of
the commission, the Programme and Budget of the Commission for the ensuing
financial period, and the annual accounts;
b)
keep the Director-General of the Organization fully informed of its activities
and transmit to him the accounts, the Programme and the Budget of the
Commission, the latter for submission to the Council of the Organization prior
to implementation.
c)
transmit to the Director-General the reports and recommendations of the
Commission, for such action by the Council or Conference of the Organization as
may be appropriate.
Article
V
Sessions
of the Commission
1.
Each Member of the Commission shall be represented at sessions of the
Commission by a delegate who may be accompanied by an alternate and by experts
and advisers. Alternates, experts and advisers may take part in the proceedings
of the Commission but may not vote unless authorized by the delegate to
substitute for him.
2. A
majority of the Members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Each
Member shall have one vote. Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a
majority of the votes cast except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.
3. A
Member which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the
Commission shall have no vote if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds
the amount of the Contributions due from it for the two preceding financial
years.
4.
The Commission shall elect, at the beginning of each regular session, a
Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from amongst the delegates. These Officers shall
hold office until the beginning of the next regular session and shall be
eligible for re-election.
5.
The Director-General of the Organization in consultation with the Chairman of
the Commission shall convene a regular session of the Commission at least once
a year. Special sessions may be convened by the Director-General in
consultation with the Chairman of the Commission, if so requested by the
Commission in regular session or by at least one third of the Members during
intervals between regular session.
6.
The Director-General of the Organization or a representative designated by him
shall have the right to participate without vote in all meetings of the
Commission or its subsidiary bodies.
Article VI
Observers
and Consultants
1.
Participation of international organizations in the work of the Commission and
the relations between the Commission and such organizations shall be governed
by the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the General Rules of the
Organization as well as by the rules on relations with international
organizations adopted by the Conference or Council of the Organization. All
such relations shall be dealt with by the Director-General of the Organization.
2.
Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization that are not Members
of the Commission may, upon their request, be represented by an observer at
sessions of the Commission and of its subsidiary bodies.
3.
States which, while not Members of the Commission nor Members or Associate
Members of the Organization, are Members of the United Nations, any of its
Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency may, upon
request and subject to the concurrence of the Executive Committee and to the
Provisions relating to the granting of observer status to nations adopted by
the Conference of the Organization, be invited to attend sessions of the
Commission and its subsidiary bodies in an observer capacity.
4.
The Commission may invite consultants or experts to attend its sessions.
Article
VII
Secretariat
The
Director-General of the Organization shall provide the Secretary and staff of
the Commission who, for administrative purposes, shall be responsible to him.
They shall be appointed under the same terms and conditions as the staff of the
Organization.
Article VIII
The
Executive Committee
1. An
Executive Committee shall be established and shall be composed of one
representative (preferably a locust specialist) of each of the Members of the
Commission. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be
elected from amongst its Members and shall hold office for one year. They shall
be eligible for re-election.
2.
The Executive Committee shall meet at least once between any two successive
regular Sessions of the Commission. The Chairman of the Executive Committee
shall, in consultation with the Director-General of the Organization, convene
Sessions of the Committee.
3.
The Secretary of the Commission shall act as Secretary of the Executive
Committee.
Article IX
Functions
of the Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee shall:---
a)
make proposals to the Commission concerning policy matters and the programme of
activities;
b)
ensure the implementation of the policies and programmes approved by the
Commission;
c)
submit draft programmes of work and budget and annual accounts to the
Commission;
d)
prepare the draft annual report on the activities of the Commission for the approval
of the Commission with the view of its transmission to the Director-General of
the Organization.
e)
carry out such other functions as the Commission may delegate to it.
Article X
Rules
of procedure and financial regulations
The
Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership, adopt and amend its
own Rules of Procedure and Financial Regulations which shall be consistent with
the General Rules and the Financial Regulations respectively of the
Organization. The Rules of Procedure and Financial Regulations of the
Commission and any amendment thereto shall come into force upon approval by the
Director-General of the Organization, and as from the date of such approval,
the Financial Regulations and amendments thereto being subject to confirmation
by the Council of the Organization.
Article XI
Subsidiary
Bodies
1.
The Commission may, if necessary, establish sub-commissions, committees or
working parties, subject to the availability of the necessary funds in the
relevant chapters of the approved budgets of the Commission and of the
Organization. The determination of such availability shall be made by the
Director-General of the Organization. Before taking any decision involving
expenditure in connection with the establishment of subsidiary bodies, the
Commission shall have before it a report from the Director-General on the
administrative and financial implications thereof.
2.
Sessions of sub-commissions, committees and working parties shall be convened
by the Chairman of such bodies in consultation with the Director-General of the
Organization.
3.
Membership in subsidiary bodies shall either be open to all Members of the
Commission or shall consist of selected Members of the Commission, or of
individuals appointed in their personal capacity, as determined by the
Commission.
4.
The procedure of subsidiary bodies shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the
Rules of Procedure of the Commission.
Article XII
Finance
1.
Each Member of the Commission undertakes to contribute annually its share of the
Budget in accordance with a scale of contributions to be adopted by a
two-thirds majority of the membership of the Commission. The contributions of
the Members of the Commission shall initially, be calculated on the basis of
the financial contributions worked out in respect of the Members in connection
with the United Nations Special Fund Desert Locust Project, subject to such
modifications as may be determined by the Commission as the result of
acceptances of the Agreement in addition to those provided for in Article XX of
the Agreement.
2.
Contributions by Members may be made partly in cash and partly in kind, the
proportion of each being determined by the Commission. For budgetary purposes,
the cash value of contributions in kind shall be calculated by such means as
the Commission may decide.
3.
The Commission may also accept contributions and donations from other sources.
4.
Contributions shall be payable in currencies to be determined by the Commission
after consultation with each Member and with the concurrence of the
Director-General of the Organization.
5.
All contributions and donations received shall be placed in a Trust Fund
administered by the Director-General of the Organization in conformity with the
Financial Regulations of the Organization.
Article XIII
Expenses
1.
The expenses of the Commission shall be paid out of its Budget except those
relating to such staff and facilities which can be made available by the
Organization. The expenses to be borne by the Organization shall be determined
and paid within the limits of an annual budget prepared by the Director-General
and approved by the Conference of the Organization in accordance with the
Constitution, General Rules and the Financial Regulations of the Organization.
2.
Expenses relating to attendance by one delegate of each Member Government of
the Commission at sessions of the Commission or its subsidiary bodies shall be
borne by the Commission. Expenses of alternates, advisers and observers, shall
be borne by their respective governments or organizations.
3.
Expenses of individuals invited in their personal capacity to attend sessions
or participate in the work of the Commission or its subsidiary bodies shall be
borne by such individuals except when they have been requested to perform a
specific task on behalf of the Commission or its subsidiary bodies.
4.
The expenses of the Secretariat shall be borne by the Organization.
Article XIV
Amendments
1. This Agreement may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the membership of
the Commission.
2.
Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member of the Commission in a
communication addressed to the Director-General of the Organization not later
than 120 days before the Session of the Commission at which the proposal is to
be considered. The Director-General shall inform all Members of the Commission
of all proposals for amendment, within 30 days of receipt of such proposals.
3.
Any amendment to this Agreement shall require the approval of the Council of
the Organization unless the Council considers it desirable to refer the
amendment to the Conference of the Organization for approval.
4.
Amendments not involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall
take effect from the date of the approval by the Council or Conference, as
appropriate.
5.
Amendments involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall, after
approval by the Conference or Council of the Organization, come into force in
respect of each Member only upon acceptance by it. The instruments of acceptance
of amendments involving new obligations shall be deposited with the Director
General of the Organization. The Director-General shall inform all Members of
the Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of such
acceptance. The rights and obligations of any Member of the Commission that has
not accepted an amendment involving new obligations shall continue to be
governed by the provisions of the Agreement in force prior to the amendment.
6.
The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Members of the
Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the Organization and the
Secretary-General of the United Nations of the entry into force of any
amendment.
Article XV
Acceptance
l.
Acceptance of this Agreement by any Members or Associate Members of the
Organization shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance
with the Director-General of the Organization and shall take effect on receipt
of such instrument by the Director-General.
2.
Acceptance of this Agreement by non-member Nations of this Organization shall
become effective on the date on which the Commission approves the application
for membership in conformity with the provisions of Article I of this
Agreement.
3.
The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Members of the
Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the Organization and the
Secretary-General of the United Nations of all acceptances that have become
effective.
4.
Acceptance of this Agreement may be made subject to reservations which shall
become effective only upon unanimous approval by the Members of the Commission.
The Director-General of the Organization shall notify forthwith all Members of
the Commission of any reservations. Members of the Commission not having replied
within three months from the date of the notification shall be deemed to have
accepted the reservation. Failing such approval the nation making the
reservation shall not become a party to this Agreement.
Article
XVI
Territorial
application
The
Members of the Commission shall, when accepting this Agreement, state
explicitly to which territories their participation shall extend. In the
absence of such a declaration, participation shall be deemed to apply to all
the territories for the international relations of which the Member is
responsible. Subject to the provisions of Article XVIII-2, the scope of the
territorial application may be modified by a subsequent declaration.
Article XVII
Interpretation
and settlement 0f disputes
Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this Agreement, if
not settled by the Commission, shall be referred to a Committee composed of one
member appointed by each of the parties to the dispute, and in addition an
independent chairman chosen by the members of the Committee. The
recommendations of such a Committee, while not binding in character, shall
become the basis for renewed consideration by the parties concerned of the
matter out of which the disagreement arose. If as the result of this procedure
the dispute is not settled, it shall be referred to the International Court of
Justice in accordance with the Statute of the Court, unless the parties to the
dispute agree to another method of settlement.
Article XVIII
Withdrawal
1.
Any Member may withdraw from the Commission at any time after the expiration of
one year from the date on which its acceptance took effect or from the date on
which the Agreement entered into force, whichever is the later, by giving
written notice of withdrawal to the Director-General of the Organization, who
shall forthwith inform all Members of the Commission, all Member Nations and
Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. The withdrawal shall become effective one year from the date of receipt
of the notification of withdrawal.
2. A
Member of the Commission may give notice of withdrawal with respect to one or
more of the territories for the international relations of which it is
responsible. When a Member gives notice of its own withdrawal from the
Commission, it shall state to which territory or territories the withdrawal is
to apply. In the absence of such a declaration, the withdrawal shall be deemed
to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the
Member of the Commission is responsible, except that such withdrawal shall not
be deemed to apply to an Associate Member.
3.
Any Member of the Commission that gives notice of withdrawal from the
Organization shall be deemed to have simultaneously withdrawn from the Commission,
and this withdrawal shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for the
international relations of which the Member concerned is responsible, except
that such withdrawal shall not be deemed to apply to an Associate Member.
Article XIX
Termination
1. This Agreement shall be considered terminated if and when the number of
Members of the Commission falls below three, unless the remaining two Members
of the Commission decide to continue, with the approval of the Conference of
the Organization. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all
Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the
Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of such
termination.
2. On
termination of the Agreement all assets of the Commission shall be liquidated
by the Director-General of the Organization and after settlement of the
liabilities the balance shall be distributed proportionately amongst Members on
the basis of the scale of contributions in force at the time. Nations whose
contributions are in arrears for two consecutive years shall not be entitled to
a share of the assets.
Article XX
Entry
into Force
1
This Agreement shall enter into force as soon as three eligible Members or
Associate Members of the Organization have become parties to it by the deposit
of an instrument of acceptance in accordance with the provisions of Article XV
of this Agreement.
2.
The Director-General shall notify all Nations having deposited instruments of
acceptance as well as all Member Nations and Associate Members of the
Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the date on
which this Agreement comes into force.
Article XXI
Authentic
Languages
The
English, French and Spanish texts of this Agreement shall be equally authentic.
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