Sessions of the Council. (1) As a general rule, the Council shall hold regular sessions twice a year. It may hold special sessions should it so decide. Special sessions shall also be held at the request of the Executive Board, of any five Members, or of a Member or Members having at least 200 votes. Notice of sessions shall be given at least 30 days in advance except in cases of emergency when such notice shall be given at least 10 days in advance.
(2) Sessions shall be held at the seat of the Organization, unless the Council decides otherwise by a distributed two-thirds majority vote. If a Member invites the Council to meet in its territory, and the Council agrees, the additional costs to the Organization involved above those incurred when the session is held at the seat shall be borne by that Member.
(3) The Council may invite any non-member country or any of the organizations referred to in Article 16 to attend any of its sessions as an observer. In case such invitation is accepted, the country or organization concerned shall send a communication to that effect in writing to the Chairman. If it so wishes it may in that communication request permission to make statements to the Council.
(4) The quorum required for a Council session to take decisions shall be the presence of more than half of the number of exporting and importing Members representing respectively at least two-thirds of the votes for each category. If on the opening of a Council session or of any plenary meeting there is no quorum, the Chairman shall postpone the opening of the session or plenary meeting for at least two hours. If there is still no quorum at the new time set, the Chairman may again postpone the opening of the session or plenary meeting for at least a further two hours. If at the end of this new postponement there is still no quorum, the quorum required for taking decisions shall be the presence of more than half of the number of exporting and importing Members representing respectively at least half of the votes for each category. Representation in accordance with paragraph (2) of Article 14 shall be considered as presence.
Sessions of the Council. 1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session a year.
2. The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of:
(a) The Executive Director, in agreement with the Chairman of the Council; or
(b) A majority of producing members or a majority of consuming members; or
(c) Members holding at least 500 votes.
3. Sessions of the Council shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council, by special vote, decides otherwise. If on the invitation of any member the Council meets elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, that member shall pay the additional cost of holding the meeting away from headquarters.
4. Notice of any sessions and the agenda for such sessions shall be communicated to members by the Executive Director at least six weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, when notice shall be communicated at least seven days in advance.
Sessions of the Council. 1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session a year.
2. The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of any member or the Executive Director, in agreement with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council, and:
(a) A majority of producer members or a majority of consumer members; or
(b) A majority of members.
3. Sessions of the Council shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council, by special vote in accordance with article 12, decides otherwise. In this regard, the Council shall seek to convene alternate sessions of the Council outside headquarters, preferably in a producer country.
4. In considering the frequency and location of its sessions, the Council shall seek to ensure the availability of sufficient funds.
5. Notice of any sessions and the agenda for such sessions shall be communicated to members by the Executive Director at least six weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, when notice shall be communicated at least seven days in advance.
Sessions of the Council. 1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold one regular session in each half of the cocoa year.
2. In addition to meeting in the other circumstances specifically provided for in this Agreement, the Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of:
(a) Any five members;
(b) A member or members having at least 200 votes;
(c) The Executive Committee; or
(d) The Executive Director, for the purposes of articles 27, 31, 39, 40 and 44 [and 72].
3. Notice of sessions shall be given at least 30 calendar days in advance, except in case of emergency or where the provisions of this Agreement require otherwise.
4. Sessions shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council, by special vote, decides otherwise. If, on the invitation of any member, the Council meets elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, that member shall pay the additional costs involved.
Sessions of the Council. 1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold one regular session in each half of the cocoa year.
2. The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of:
(a) Any five Members;
(b) At least two Members having at least 200 votes;
(c) The Executive Director, for the purposes of articles 22 and 59.
3. Notice of sessions shall be given at least 30 calendar days in advance, except in case of emergency, where notice shall be at least 15 days.
4. Sessions shall normally be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council decides otherwise. If, on the invitation of any Member, the Council decides to meet elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, that Member shall pay the additional costs involved, as defined in the administrative rules of the Organization.
Sessions of the Council. (1) The Council shall hold two regular sessions a year and special sessions should it so decide. It may hold special sessions at the request of any 10 Members. Notice of sessions shall be given at least 30 days in advance except in cases of emergency when such notice shall be given at least 10 days in advance.
(2) Sessions shall be held at the seat of the Organization, unless the Council decides otherwise. If a Member invites the Council to meet in its territory, and the Council agrees, the additional costs to the Organization involved above those incurred when the session is held at the seat of the Organization shall be borne by that Member.
(3) The Council may invite any non-member country or any of the organizations referred to in Articles 16 and 17 to attend any of its sessions as an observer. At each session, the Council shall decide on the admission of observers.
(4) The quorum required for a Council session to take decisions shall be the presence of more than half of the number of exporting and importing Members representing respectively at least two-thirds of the votes for each category. If on the opening of a Council session or of any plenary meeting there is no quorum, the Chair shall postpone the opening of the session or plenary meeting for at least two hours. If there is still no quorum at the new time set, the Chair may again postpone the opening of the session or plenary meeting for at least a further two hours. If at the end of this new postponement there is still no quorum, the matter on which decisions are required shall be deferred to the next session of the Council.
Sessions of the Council. 1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold one regular session in each year.
2. In addition, the Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of:
(a) Any five Members;
(b) Two or more Members holding collectively 250 votes or more under article 11 as determined under article 25; or
(c) The Administrative Committee.
3. Notice of sessions shall be given to Members at least 30 calendar days in advance, except in case of emergency, when such notice shall be given at least 10 calendar days in advance.
4. Sessions shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council decides otherwise by special vote. If any Member invites the Council to meet elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, and the Council agrees so to do, that Member shall pay the additional costs involved.
Sessions of the Council. As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session a year.
Sessions of the Council. (1) As a general rule, the Council shall hold one regular session each half of the quota year.
(2) The Council in addition to meeting in the other circumstances specifically provided for in the Agreement shall also meet in special session whenever it so decides or on the request of:
Sessions of the Council. As a general rule, the Council shall hold regular sessions twice a year. It may hold special sessions should it so decide. Special sessions shall also be held at the request of the Executive Board, of any five Members, or of a Member or Members having at least 200 votes. Notice of sessions shall be given at least 30 days in advance except in cases of emergency. Sessions shall be held at the seat of the Organization, unless the Council decides otherwise.
