FRONT MATTER.PMD - International Seabed Authority

Convention: art. 162
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AGREEMENT, ANNEX, SECTION 3,
PARAGRAPHS 2, 5 TO 7
2. As a general rule, decision-making in the organs of the Authority should
be by consensus.
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5. If all efforts to reach a decision by consensus have been exhausted, decisions
by voting in the Council on questions of procedure shall be taken by a majority
of members present and voting, and decisions on questions of substance, except
where the Convention provides for decisions by consensus in the Council, shall
be taken by a two-thirds majority of members present and voting, provided that
such decisions are not opposed by a majority in any one of the chambers referred
to in paragraph 9. In taking decisions the Council shall seek to promote the interests
of all the members of the Authority.
6. The Council may defer the taking of a decision in order to facilitate
further negotiation whenever it appears that all efforts at achieving consensus on
a question have not been exhausted.
7. Decisions by the Assembly or the Council having financial or budgetary
implications shall be based on the recommendations of the Finance
Committee.
9. The Council shall establish a procedure whereby a member of the Authority
not represented on the Council may send a representative to attend a meeting
of the Council when a request is made by such member, or a matter particularly
affecting it is under consideration. Such a representative shall be entitled to participate
in the deliberations but not to vote.
Article 162
Powers and functions
1. The Council is the executive organ of the Authority. The Council shall
have the power to establish, in conformity with this Convention and the general
policies established by the Assembly, the specific policies to be pursued by the
Authority on any question or matter within the competence of the Authority.
2. In addition, the Council shall:
(a) supervise and co-ordinate the implementation of the provisions of this
Part on all questions and matters within the competence of the Authority
and invite the attention of the Assembly to cases of non-compliance;
(b) propose to the Assembly a list of candidates for the election of the Secretary-General;
(c) recommend to the Assembly candidates for the election of the members
of the Governing Board of the Enterprise and the Director-General of
the Enterprise;