RESOLUTION A.315(ES.V) adopted on 17 October 1974 AMENDMENTS TO THE IMCO CONVENTION

~NTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION

ASSEMJ3LY - 5th extraorclina.ry oession Agenda item 4

IMCO

RESOLUTION A.315(ES.V)

ado:ptod on 17 October 1974

I)istr. GEHEllAL

11/ES. V /Res. 315 17 October 1974 Original: ENGLISH

1J\00IDM8NTS TO TEE IMCO CONVENTION

The Asseubly 1

RECALLING Resolution f:... 69 (ES. II) by which it adopted anendnent s to the IMCO

Convention increasing the uoDbersl,lip of the Council ancl Resolution A.70(IV)

bJ which acendnents were 2..dopted to the INCO Convention to increase the nunber

of rienber-a in the :Mari tiDe So..f o ty Conrri ttee and to uodify the no thod of their

election,

NOTING !J-ID WELCOMING the increase in the nenbcnohi.p of the Organization

since these aoenc1oents were ac1op~ed,

RECOGNIZDJG the need to ensure at all tiues that the l)rincipal organe of the

Oruar1.ization are representative of the total neobership of the Or0anization and

ensure equitable geoc;raphic representation of NeDber States on the Cormcil,

RECJ...LLING its Resolution A.314(VIII) by which it decided to convene an

Jl...d Hoc Working Group to study :proposed auendnents to the IMCO Convention

concerning the size and conpoe i tion of the Council and. the Mari tine Safety Conni ttee

and any consequential related anendDents,

Hl:..VING CONSIDEHE.D tho Report of tho Ad Hoc Workinc· Group, includ.inc the Working Group's recor.1ncmda tions on proposed anondnerrt.o to the HICO Convention,

HAVING ADOPTED at the fifth extraordinary sGcnion of tho Assonbly held in

London frou 16 to 18 October 1974, aoondnents9 the texts of which are contained

in the .Annex to this Reoolution, to Articles 10, 16, 17, 18, 20, 28, 31 and 32 of

the Convention on tho Inter-Governnontnl Maritir:io Consultative Organization,

For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a iimited number. Delegates are kindly asked to !:>ring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.

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HAVING DETEiiiiJJINED, in nccorclonce with the provisions cf ArticJ_e 52 of the

Convention, that these aoenc1neLts aro of such a nnturc that cJI1Y Menber which

hereafter declares that it does not accept the awendnents and which does not

accept the mendnents within a period of twelve nonths after the anendnents cone

.L."1.to force shall,upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to

the Convention,

REQUESTS the Secretury-Gcneral of the Organization to deposit the adopted

n.oendr.10nts with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with

.Article 53 of the IMCO Convention ond to receive declarations ro1d instrunents of

acceptance as provided for in Article 54,

INVITES the Menoer Goverm.1ento to accept each aoendoent at the earliest

possible date after receivinG a copy thereof froo the Secretary-General of the

United lfations by coranmf cat ing the appropriate instrune.."1.t of acceptance to the

Secretary-General.

RESOLUTION A.315(ES.V) adopted on 17 October 1974 AMENDMENTS TO THE IMCO CONVENTION

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AMEIIDMENIS TO TR8 CONl/"ENTION ON TEE Ir1TER-GOVEIDJMENTAL HiU1ITIHE CONSULTf;.TIVE OTIGIL.l\JIZATIOH

.Article 10

The existinR text_is replaced by the following:

Im 1 .. ssociate Hember shall have the rights and obligations of a

Heober under the Convention 0:x:cept tho.tit shall not have tho rieht to

vote or be eligible for neo.borshi:p on the Council and subject to this the

word 111-foober" in the Convention shall be deemed to include Associo.to

Meo.ber unl.oss the cont.ext otherwise req_uires.

l~icle .16

The existinr5 text of J2aro.graph ( d) is replaced by the followin,e:

( c1) To elect the I!ienbers to be represented on the Council as provf.dcd

in Lrticle 1 7.

The e:xi~:rcinr; text is re1)laced by the following~

The Council shall be conposed of twenty-four Meobers elected 1Jy the

} .. ssenbly.

L.:Miiclo 18

Tho oxiotin0 te:d is replaced by the followin0:

In electinG the !-1enbers of the Council, the Asseobly shall observe

tho followinc criteriag

(a) Six shall be Staten with the largest interest in providinB inten1~tionnl

shippin~ services;

(b) Six ohall be other States with the lo.reest interest in international

sen borne tro.clo ~

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(c) Twelve shall 1:,e Sto.tes not elected under (a) or (b) above, which

have spociGl intcrosto in naritine transport or navieation? nnc1 whose

election to the Council will ensure the represento.tion of o.11 no.jor

eeoern.phic ureas of the world.

L.:;cticlo 20

The exiot:Lne text is r~ulo.ced by the followinr-':

(a) The Council sho.11 elect its Chaimo.n o.nd adopt its own Rules of Procedure except o.s otherwise provided in the Convention.

(b) Sixteen Monbers of the Council sho.11 constitute a quorun.

(c) The Council shall neet upon one nonth1s notice as often ns na.y be necessary for tho efficient dischnrcro of its duties upon the sunr.10ns

of its Chaf rraan or upon request by not loss than four of its I.fou~Jers.

It sho.11 oeot nt ouch plo.cos o.s oo.y be convenient.

L.rticle 28

The existinn;: text is replaced by the followinf;:

The 1".fnritino So.,fety Cotlr.littee shall conoist of all tho Henboro.

L.rticle 31 The eJCi.sti.11{; text is replaced by the followiE,e:

The Maritino S~fety Conoittce ahall neet at least once n yeo:r. It

sho.11 elect ito officero once n year nnd shall adopt ito o~m llules of

Procedure.

l:..rticle :S2

This ,\rticle is deleted.

1:i.rticles 33 throueh 63 are renuobered c.ccordinely.

RESOLUTION A.315(ES.V) adopted on 17 October 1974 AMENDMENTS TO THE IMCO CONVENTION

RESOLUTION A.315(ES.V) adopted on 17 October 1974 AMENDMENTS TO THE IMCO CONVENTION