Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals:Article VII The Conference of the Parties

Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals

Article VII The Conference of the Parties

Geldend

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1.

The Conference of the Parties shall be the decision-making organ of this Convention.

2.

The Secretariat shall call a meeting of the Conference of the Parties not later than two years after the entry into force of this Convention.

3.

Thereafter the Secretariat shall convene ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Conference decides otherwise, and extraordinary meetings at any time on the written request of at least one-third of the Parties.

4.

The Conference of the Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Convention. The Conference of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary meetings, adopt the budget for the next financial period. Each Party shall contribute to this budget according to a scale to be agreed upon by the Conference. Financial regulations, including the provisions on the budget and the scale of contributions as well as their modifications, shall be adopted by unanimous vote of the Parties present and voting.

5.

At each of its meetings the Conference of the Parties shall review the implementation of this Convention and may in particular:

a)

review and assess the conservation status of migratory species;

b)

review the progress made toward the conservation of migratory species, especially those listed in Appendices I and II;

c)

make such provision and provide such guidance as may be necessary to enable the Scientific Council and the Secretariat to carry out their duties;

d)

receive and consider any reports presented by the Scientific Council, the Secretariat, any Party or any standing body established pursuant to an agreement;

e)

make recommendations to the Parties for improving the conservation status of migratory species and review the progress being made under agreements;

f)

in those cases where an agreement has not been concluded, make recommendations for the convening of meetings of the Parties that are Range States of a migratory species or group of migratory species to discuss measures to improve the conservation status of the species;

g)

make recommendations to the Parties for improving the effectiveness of this Convention; and

h)

decide on any additional measure that should be taken to implement the objectives of this Convention.

6.

Each meeting of the Conference of the Parties should determine the time and venue of the next meeting.

7.

Any meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall determine and adopt rules of procedure for that meeting. Decisions at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall require a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting, except where otherwise provided for by this Convention.

8.

The United Nations, its Specialized Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State not a party to this Convention and, for each agreement, the body designated by the parties to that Agreement, may be represented by observers at meetings of the Conference of the Parties.

9.

Any agency or body technically qualified in protection, conservation and management of migratory species, in the following categories, which has informed the Secretariat of its desire to be represented at meetings of the Conference of the Parties by observers, shall be admitted unless at least one-third of the Parties present object:

a)

international agencies or bodies, either governmental or non-governmental, and national governmental agencies and bodies; and

b)

national non-governmental agencies or bodies which have been approved for this purpose by the State in which they are located.

Once admitted, these observers shall have the right to participate but not to vote.

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