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and any amendments thereto shall come into force as from the date 

 of approval by the Director-General of the Organization, subject to 

 confirmation by the Council of the Organization. 



Article III 



COMMITTEES AND WORKING PARTIES 



1. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair- 

 man, the Vice-Chairman and the immediately retired Chairman. In 

 the unavoidable absence of one or two members of the Executive 

 Committee from a Committee session, the Chairman shall have the 

 power to co-opt the chairman of one or two of the Technical Com- 

 mittees which may from time to time be established in accordance 

 with the Rules governing the procedure of the Council, at his discre- 

 tion, to substitute the absent Committee member or members for that 

 Committee session only, provided that one permanent member of the 

 Executive Committee shall always be present and that the number 

 of voting members attending the Committee session shall in no case 

 exceed three. 



2. The Council may in addition establish temporary, special or 

 standing committees to study and report on matters pertaining to the 

 purpose of the Council. 



3. The Council may establish working parties to study and recom- 

 mend on specific technical problems. These working parties shall be 

 convened by the Director-General of the Organization at such times 

 and places as are in accordance with the objectives for which they 

 were established. 



4. The establishment of committees and working parties referred to 

 in paragraphs 2 and 3 above shall be subject to the availability of the 

 necessary funds in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the 

 Organization ; the determination of such availability shall be made by 

 the Director-General. Before taking any decision involving expendi- 

 tures in connection with the establishment of committees and working 

 parties the Council shall have before it a report from the Director- 

 General on the administrative and financial implications thereof. 



Article IV 



FUNCTIONS 



The Council shall have the following functions and duties : 



a. To formulate the oceanographical, biological and other technical 

 aspects of the problems of development and proper utilization of liv- 

 ing aquatic resources ; 



b. To encourage and co-ordinate research and application of im- 

 proved methods in every day practice ; 



c. To assemble, publish or otherwise disseminate oceanographical, 

 biological and other technical information relating to living aquatic 

 resources ; 



d. To recommend to Members such national or co-operative research 

 and development projects as may appear necessary or desirable to fill 

 gaps in such knowledge ; 



