Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
The Representatives,
Recalling Decision 1 (2015) Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015), Revised Rules of Procedure for the Committee for Environmental Protection (2011) and Procedures for the Submission, Translation and Distribution of documents for the ATCM and the CEP;
Recognising the need to provide clear guidance to the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) about which contact persons each Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party considers appropriate to contact during a formal intersessional consultation;
Further recognising the continued utility of the contact points for dissemination of both Antarctic Treaty and scientific information as envisaged in Recommendation XIII-1 (1985);
Noting, however, that the contact points designated under Recommendation XIII-1 (1985) are not necessarily the appropriate individuals to contact during a formal intersessional consultation;
Considering that awareness of the work of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) would be enhanced through the public release of its report within three months following each ATCM;
Noting the need to update the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015) including its Annex Procedures for the Submission, Translation and Distribution of documents for the ATCM and the CEP;
Decide:
1. that the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting annexed to this Decision shall replace the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015); and
2. that the Secretariat shall make the list of Representatives and Alternate Representatives designated under the revised Rule 46(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting available to the public on its website under the heading “ATCM Intersessional Representatives” on a page separate from that listing the CEP and Recommendation XIII-1 (1985) contact points.
The Representatives,
Recalling Decision 1 (2015) Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015), Revised Rules of Procedure for the Committee for Environmental Protection (2011) and Procedures for the Submission, Translation and Distribution of documents for the ATCM and the CEP;
Recognising the need to provide clear guidance to the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) about which contact persons each Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party considers appropriate to contact during a formal intersessional consultation;
Further recognising the continued utility of the contact points for dissemination of both Antarctic Treaty and scientific information as envisaged in Recommendation XIII-1 (1985);
Noting, however, that the contact points designated under Recommendation XIII-1 (1985) are not necessarily the appropriate individuals to contact during a formal intersessional consultation;
Considering that awareness of the work of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) would be enhanced through the public release of its report within three months following each ATCM;
Noting the need to update the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015) including its Annex Procedures for the Submission, Translation and Distribution of documents for the ATCM and the CEP;
Decide:
1. that the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting annexed to this Decision shall replace the Revised Rules of Procedure for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2015); and
2. that the Secretariat shall make the list of Representatives and Alternate Representatives designated under the revised Rule 46(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting available to the public on its website under the heading “ATCM Intersessional Representatives” on a page separate from that listing the CEP and Recommendation XIII-1 (1985) contact points.
