Common use of Decisions of the Council Clause in Contracts

Decisions of the Council. 1. All decisions of the Council shall be taken, and all recommendations shall be made, by a simple distributed majority vote unless this Agreement provides for a special vote. 2. In arriving at the number of votes necessary for any of the decisions or recommendations of the Council, votes of members abstaining shall not be taken into consideration. 3. The following procedure shall apply with respect to any action by the Council which under this Agreement requires a special vote: (a) If the required majority is not obtained because of the negative vote of three or less exporting or three or less importing members, the proposal shall, if the Council so decides by a simple distributed majority vote, be put to a vote again within 48 hours; (b) If the required majority is again not obtained because of the negative vote of two or less exporting or two or less importing members, the proposal shall, if the Council so decides by a simple distributed majority vote, be put to a vote again within 24 hours; (c) If the required majority is not obtained in the third vote because of the negative vote cast by one exporting or one importing member, the proposal shall be considered adopted; (d) If the Council fails to put a proposal to a further vote, it shall be considered rejected. 4. Members undertake to accept as binding all decisions of the Council under the provisions of this Agreement.

Decisions of the Council. (1. ) All decisions of the Council shall be taken, and all recommendations shall be made, by a simple distributed majority vote cast by the members of the Council unless this Agreement provides for a special vote. (2. ) In arriving at the number of votes necessary for any of the decisions or recommendations of the Council, votes vote of members abstaining shall not be taken into considerationreckoned. (3. ) The following procedure shall apply with respect to of any action by the Council which under this Agreement requires a special vote: (a) If the required majority is not obtained because of because. the negative vote of three or less exporting or three or less le importing members, the proposal shall, if the Council so decides by a simple distributed majority vote, be put to a vote again within 48 hours; (b) If the required majority is again not obtained because of the negative vote of two or less exporting importing or two or less importing exporting members, the proposal shall, if the Council so decides by a simple distributed majority vote, be put to a vote again within 24 hours; (c) If if the required majority is not obtained in the third vote because of the negative vote cast by one exporting member or one importing member, the proposal shall be considered adopted; (d) If the Council fails to put a proposal to a further vote, it shall be considered rejected. (4. ) Members undertake to accept as binding all decisions of the Council under the provisions of this Agreement.