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These Committees shall elect their own Chairman, Vice-Chairman and, if necessary, their 

 own Rapporteur. 



These rules of procedure shall apply to the proceedings of committees unless the Commission 

 decides otherwise. 



Section VI - Secretariat 



Rule 19 



The Director of the Unesco Office of Oceanography shall be the Secretary of the Commission. 

 He shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the Commission, of the Committees and of the 

 Bureau. He may designate another member of the Secretariat of the Commission to take his 

 place at any meeting. 



Rule 20 



The Secretary shall direct the members of the Secretariat of the Commission provided in 

 accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1, of the Statutes. 



The Secretary or his representatives may make oral as well as written statements to the 

 Commission or its Committees and to the Bureau concerning any question under consideration. 



In carrying out his functions as defined in Article 8 of the Statutes, on behalf of the Com- 

 mission, the Secretary shall act under the authority of the Director-General of Unesco. 



Section VII - Languages 



Rule 23 



English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be the working languages of the Commission. 



Rule 24 



Any representative may make a speech in a language other than the working languages 

 currently in use for a particular session of the Commission or of a committee, on the conditic 

 that he provide for the interpretation of his speech into one or the other of the said working 

 languages. 



Section VIII - Conduct of business 



All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public unless the Commission decides 

 otherwise . 



A simple majority of the States members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 



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