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/') Form commissions, committees, working

groups, task forces and the like; «0 Hold conferences and other meetings and publish the proceedings thereof;

iv) Cooperate with other bodies;

v) Collect, analyze, interpret and disseminate

information;

vt) Prepare, publish and distribute documents, legislative texts, scientific studies and other information:

vii) Foimulateanddi88eiDinatept>Iieystateinaits;

and

viii) Make representations to governments and

international agencies.

ARTICLE II Membership

Categories

1 — The members of IUCN shall be:

i) Category A:

a) States; and

b) Government agencies;

til Category B:

c) National non-governmental organi-

zations; and

d) International non-governmental or-

ganizations;

iii) Category C:

e) Affiliates; and

/) Honorary members.

2 — State members shall be States which are members of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or parties to the Statutes of the International Court of Justice that have notified the director general of IUCN of their adherence to its Statutes.

3 — Government agency members may include organizations, institutions and, when applicable, government departments, which form part of the machinery of government in a State (this term having (he same meaning as in the preceding paragraph) whether at central level or, in the case of a federal State, at central or state level, admitted to this group.

4 — National non-governmental organizational members shall be institutions and associations organized within a State (this term having the same meaning as in paragraph 2 of this article), admitted to this group.

5 — International non-govemmental organizational members shall be institutions and associations organized internationally, admitted to this group.

6 — Alfiliate members shall be organizations, institutions and associations — whether organized within

State (this term having the same meaning as in paragraph 2 of this article) or internationally—, admitted to this group.

7— The general assembly on the recommendation of the council may confer honorary membership on any individual who has rendered or is rendering

outstanding service in the field of conservation of nature and natural resources.

Admission

8 — States become members by notifying the director general of their adherence to the Statutes.

9 — Admission of government agencies, national non-governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations and affiliates shall require a decision by a two-thirds majority of the council. An application for admission to any such group of membership together with evidence as to the qualification of the applicant for admission to that group shall be mailed to the voting members of IUCN at least three months before it is considered by the council and, if any objection is made by a voting member in that period,' the admission shall require ratification by the general assembly by a two-thirds majority of votes cast by each category of voting member. Objections shall be limited to the applicant's insufficient interest in conservation of nature and natural resources, or possible conflicts of interest, or its inappropriateness for the group of membership.

10 — Notwithstanding the provisions of the proce-ding paragraph, a government agency of the central or federal government of a State member shall be admitted as an agency member if that State so requests.

11 — Bodies may be admitted to membership only if their objects and activities have no conflict of interest with the objects of IUCN. Bodies may be admitted as national organizational members or international organizational members only if they have a substantial interest in conservation of nature and natural resources.

Transfer

12 — The council shall transfer a member to another group of membership if in the opinion of a two-thirds majority of the council that member is incorrectly classified. The members of IUCN shall be notified of the transfer together with the reasons. If within the three months following this notification an objection is lodged by the member in question or by another voting member, the transfer shall be submitted to the general assembly for ratification by a two-thirds majority of votes cast by each category of voting member.

Suspension and rescission

13 — Only members in category A or B may propose the suspension or rescission of the membership of a member in their respective category, should that member persistently violate the objectives set forth in these Statutes; in respect of a State member, only another State member may submit such a proposal and any decision in respect of a State may be taken only by State members.

14 — a) Any proposed suspension or rescission of the membership of a member shall be presented to the council. By a two-thirds majority of votes cast, the council may request the member to present within three months the reasons why in its opinion such action is not justified.

b) After examining the arguments presented by the member, or in the absence of such arguments, the council by a two-thirds majority of votes cast may decide to inform the member of the council's intention to propose to the relevant category of members that