(c) If the Chairman is unable to be present at a meeting or any part thereof, the Vice Acting Chairman shall preside over the meeting.

If the Chairperson is unable to represent the Committee at such a meeting, she or he may designate another officer of the Committee or, if no officer is available, another member of the Committee, to attend on her or his behalf.

449. The Committee recommended that the Chairperson or an alternate should attend the following meetings

Mr. Mariño Menéndez was affirmed as Chairperson Rapporteur of the meeting, and Mr. Doek was affirmed as Vice Chairperson, in accordance with the convention that the Chairperson of the inter committee meeting acts as Chairperson of the meeting of chairpersons.

(c) If the Chairman is unable to be present at a meeting or any part thereof, a Vice Chairman shall preside over the meeting.

The President returned took to the Chair.

The Chairman took the Chair.

At the first meeting of each ordinary session, the President of the previous ordinary session, or in the absence of the President, a Vice President, shall preside until the meeting has elected a President for the session.

If the Chairperson is unable to be present at a meeting or any part thereof, she or he shall designate one of the Vice Chairpersons to act in her or his place.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Hamidon (Malaysia), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Swe (Myanmar), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Diarra (Mali), Vice President, took the Chair.

At the first meeting of each ordinary session, the President of the previous ordinary session, or in the absence of the President, a Vice President, shall preside until the Conference of the Parties has elected a President for the session.

The President informed members that, in accordance with rule 63 of the rules of procedures of the General Assembly, the President and the Vice Presidents of the fifty second session would serve in the same capacity at the resumed tenth emergency special session.

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS Strengthening of the coordination of

In the absence of the President, Mr. Hachani (Tunisia), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of such a designation, the Vice Chairperson to preside shall be chosen according to the names of the Vice Chairpersons as they appear in English alphabetical order.

(Signed) Diego Simancas

1. The General Committee of the Conference shall consist of the following 10 officers President, Vice President and Rapporteur General of the Plenary Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Rapporteur of Committee I Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Rapporteur of Committee II and Chairperson of the Technical Forum.

9. Election of the Chairperson and other officers for the fifth session of the Commission.

The President returned to the Chair.

The meeting resumed at 5.55 p.m.

The President, if temporarily absent from a meeting or any part thereof, shall designate a Vice President to act as President.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Verbeke (Belgium), Vice President, took the Chair.

Meetings of the Working Group were chaired, when the Chairperson was not present, by one of the Vice Chairpersons.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Hamidon (Malaysia), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Loizaga (Paraguay), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Ms. Bahemuka (Kenya), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Hamidon (Malaysia), Vice President, took the Chair.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Hamidon (Malaysia), Vice President, took the Chair.

The Working Group of the Whole agreed that the bureau of the Conference should consist of the following 10 officers Chairman, First Vice Chairman and Second Vice Chairman Rapporteur of the Plenary Chairman, Vice Chairman and Rapporteur of Committee I Chairman, Vice Chairman and Rapporteur of Committee II and Chairman of the Technical Forum.

A. Election of officers and bureau of the conference 12 14 4

Absence of the Chairperson at meetings of the Committee 102 20.

89. The Committee was represented by its Bureau.

Letter from the Chairman of the Committee on Conferences addressed to the President of the General Assembly (A 60 344 Add.1)

The President, the 17 Vice Presidents and the Rapporteur shall constitute the Bureau of the Conference.

In the absence of the President, Nana Effah Apenteng (Ghana), Vice President, took the Chair.

Election of the Chairman and officers for the sixtieth session of the General Assembly

Election of the Chairman and officers for the sixtieth session of the General Assembly

1. The President, if temporarily absent from a meeting or any part thereof, shall designate a Vice President to act as President.

The proposed text for article 20 strives to find a compromise between the proposals made by the Producer and Consumer groups respectively and which are reproduced in Annex 1

In the absence of the President, Mr. Diarra (Mali) took the Chair.

In addition to the Chairman, the First Vice Chairman and the Second Vice Chairman Rapporteur of the plenary, the bureau of the Conference may include the following seven officers Chairman, Vice Chairman and Rapporteur of Committee I Chairman, Vice Chairman and Rapporteur of Committee II and Chairman of a technical forum (see paragraph 27 below).

Pattern of conferences

Letter dated 4 October 2005 from the Chairman of the Committee on Conferences addressed to the President of the General Assembly