22 DE FEVEREIRO DE 1997

358-(59)

would be such an objection, the President shall establish and convene, within three days following such determination, a conciliation committee consisting of not more than nine members of the Council, with the President as chairman, for the purpose of reconciling the differences and producing a proposal which can be adopted by consensus. The committee shall work expeditiously and report to the Council within 14 days following its establishment. If the committee is unable to recommend a proposal, which can be adopted by consensus, it shall set out in its report the grounds on which the proposal is being opposed.

f) Decision on questions not listed above which the Council is authorized to take by the rules, regulations, and procedures of the Authority or otherwise shall be taken pursuant to the subparagraphs of this paragraph specified in the rules, regulations and procedures or, if not specified therein, then pursuant to the subparagraph determined by the Council if possible in advance, by consensus.

g) When the issue arises as to whether a question is within subparagraph a), b), c) or d), the question shall be treated as being within the subparagraph requiring the higher or highest majority or consensus as the case may be, unless otherwise decided by the Council by the said majority or by consensus.

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;

d) Establish, as appropriate, and with due regard to economy and efficiency, such subsidiary organs as it finds necessary for the exercise of its functions in accordance with this part. In the composition of subsidiary organs, emphasis shall be placed on the need for members qualified and competent in relevant technical matters dealt with by those organs provided that due account shall be taken of the principle of equit-

able geographical distribution and of special interests;

e) Adopt its rules of procedure including the method of selecting its president;

f) Enter into agreements with the United Nations or other international organizations on behalf of the Authority and within its competence, subject to approval by the Assembly;

g) Consider the reports of the Enterprise and transmit them to the Assembly with its recommendations;

h) Present to the Assembly annual reports and such special reports as the Assembly may request;

i) Issue directives to the Enterprise in accordance with article 170;

;') Aprove plans of work in accordance with annex in, article 6. The Council shall act upon each plan of work within 60 days of its submission by the Legal and Technical Commission at a session of the Council in accordance with the following procedures:

i) If the Commission recommends the approval of a plan of work, it shall be deemed to have been approved by the Council if no member of the Council submits in writing to the President within 14 days a specific objection alleging noncompliance with the requirements of annex in, article 6. If there is an objection, the conciliation procedure set forth in article 161, paragraph 8, e), shall apply. If, at the end of the conciliation procedure, the objection is still maintained, the plan of work shall be deemed to have been approved by the Council unless the Council disapproves it by consensus among its members excluding any State or States making the application or sponsoring the applicant;

ii) If the Commission recommends the disapproval of a plan of work or does not make a recommendation, the Council may approve the plan of work by a three-fourths majority includes a majority of the members participating in the session;

k) Approve plans of work submitted by the Enterprise in accordance with annex iv, article 12, applying, mutatis mutandis, the procedures set forth in subparagraph;');

/) Exercise control over activities in the Area in accordance with article 153, paragraph 4, and the rules, regulations and procedures of the Authority;

m) Take, upon the recommendation of the Economic Planning Commission, necessary and appropriate measures in accordance with article 150, subparagraph h), to provide protection from the adverse economic effects specified therein;

n) Make recommendations to the Assembly, on the basis of advice from the Economic Planning Commission, for a system of compensation or other measures of economic adjustment assistance as provided in article 151, paragraph 10;

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i) Recommend to the Assembly rules, regulations and procedures on the equitable