CL 84/5
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(b)
Definition of the Region
13. The CCLM concurred with the proposed amendment to Article I(a), considering that it achieved the Commission's aim of bringing China within the definition of the Region.
14. The CCLM also observed that with respect to the entry into force of the amendments referred to under (a) and (b) above, the amendment to Article I(a) of the Agreement which redefined the Region, did not involve new obligations for Contracting Governments. It would therefore come into force with respect to all Contracting Governments as from the 30th day after acceptance by two thirds of the Contracting Governments. On the other hand, it recognized that the amendments which provided for mandatory contributions by Govern- ments, did involve new obligations for Contracting Governments. Consequently, in accor- dance with Article IX.4 of the Agreement, these amendments would come into force as from the 30th day after acceptance by two thirds of the Contracting Governments, but only with respect to those Contracting Governments which at the time of entry into force or at some later date, had actually accepted the amendments.
15.
The CCLM, having concluded that the proposed amendments were consistent with the Or- ganization's Basic Texts, recommends to the Council that it adopt the following Resolu-
tion:
Resolution
184
AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT PROTECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE
ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION
THE COUNCIL
Noting that the Plant Protection Commission for the Asia and Pacific Region at its Thirteenth Session (Manila, April 1983) had decided to propose certain amendments to the Agreement under which it had been established,
Noting further that in accordance with Article IX.2 of the Agreement, the Director- General had submitted the amendments to the Council for approval,
Approves the amendments to the Agreement as set forth in Appendix A to this Report,
Recommends to the Director-General that the amendment of Article I(a) of the Agree- ment and the other amendments to the Agreement should be sent for acceptance by Contracting Governments in separate communications in view of the different condi- tions governing their coming into force.
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IV.
OTHER MATTERS
16. The CCLM recalled that at its last session in September 1982, it had considered the question of FAO's immunity from legal process in Italy and that, at the time, a judgement by the Corte di Cassazione which would be of great importance to the Organization had not yet become available. The CCLM was aware that the judgement had been published in October 1982 and noted that at its Eighty-second Session in November 1982 the Council, in Resolu- tion 1/82 had, inter alia, requested the Director-General to keep the CCLM informed of steps taken in connection with the question of the Organization's immunity from legal process. Therefore, at the CCLM's request, the Secretariat informed it of the develop- ments that had taken place since its last session.