Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015): Committees and Working Groups

The Representatives,

Recalling Decision 2 (2011) Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2011), Revised Rules of Procedure for the Committee for Environmental Protection (2011) and Guidelines for the Submission, Translation and Distribution of Documents for the ATCM and the CEP;


Considering that the functioning of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) could be enhanced by the introduction of provisional arrangements for Working Groups at the end of each ATCM;

Noting the need to update the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2011);



Decide that the Revised Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015) annexed to this Decision shall replace the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2011) annexed to Decision 2 (2011).