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ANNEX III 



PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE 



(Revised text adopted by the Commission at its first session) 



Section I - Membership 



Rule 1 



The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (hereinafter called the Commission) is 

 composed of States which have given notice of their willingness to participate in oceanographic 

 programmes which require concerted action, in accordance with the procedure laid down in 

 Article 2 of the Statutes of the Commission as adopted by the General Conference of Unesco at its 

 eleventh session. 



Rule 2 



Each State member of the Commission shall notify the Secretariat of the Commission of the 

 names of its designated representatives as well as of advisers and experts. 



Section U - Sessions 



Rule 3 



The first session of the Commission shall be convened by the Director- General of Unesco. 

 The place and date of that session shall be communicated in advance to all interested States and 

 Organizations . 



Rule 4 



Other sessions shall be convened by the Secretary of the Commission under instructions 

 from the Bureau of the Commission. 



Section III - Agenda 



Rule 5 



The provisional agenda of the first session of the Commission shall be prepared by the 

 Director-General of Unesco. 



Rule 6 



1 . The provisional agenda of other sessions of the Commission shall be prepared by the 

 Secretary of the Commission in consultation with the members of the Bureau and the Director- 

 General of Unesco. 



2. The provisional agenda shall be communicated to the members of the Commission at least 

 three months before the opening of each session. 



The provisional agenda of a session of the Commission shall include: 



(a) Items whose inclusion has been decided by the Commission itself; 



(b) Items proposed by any State member of the Commission; 



(c) Items proposed by the United Nations or by any of the Agencies of the United Nations 

 system; 



(d) Items which the Director-General of Unesco or the Secretary of the Commission may 

 deem necessary to raise. 



