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13.1 The working languages of the Conference shall be Chinese, English, French and Russian.

13.2

Speeches made in one of the working languages in plenary meetings of the Conference or in meetings of a subsidiary body shall be interpreted into the other working languages.

13.3 Speakers may, however, speak in any other language, provided they make their own arrangements for the interpretation of their speeches into one of the working languages of the Conference.

13.4

The working documents of the Conference shall be issued in Chinese, English, French and Russian.

Rule 14

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Voting

14.1 Delegations of the governments referred to in Rule 1 shall each have one vote in the Conference and in the subsidiary body on which their governments are represented.

14.2

Subject to the provisions of Rules 8.3 and 18, decisions shall be taken by a majority of the delegations present and voting.

14.3 For the purpose of the present Rules, the expression "delegations present and voting" shall mean delegations casting an affirmative or negative vote. Delegations abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.

14.4 Voting shall normally be by a show of hands.

14.5 When the result of a vote by a show of hands is in doubt, the presiding officer may take a second vote by roll-call. A vote by roll-call shall also be taken if it is requested by not less than two delegations before the voting takes place.

14.6 When an amendment to a proposal'is moved, the amendment shall be voted on first. When two or more amendments to a proposal are moved, the Conference shall first vote on the amendment deemed by the presiding officer to be furthest removed in substance from the original proposal, and then on the amendment deemed by him to be next furthest removed therefrom, and so on, until all the amendments have been put to the vote.

14.7 If one or more amendments are adopted, the amended proposal shall then be voted upon as a whole.

14.8 A motion is considered an amendment to a proposal if it merely adds to, deletes from or revises part of that proposal.

Rule 15 Records

15.1 The results of the work of a subsidiary body, together with its conclusions and recommendations, shall be transmitted to the Conference in the form of a report.

15.2 The Conference shall adopt a report on the results of its work, including such conclusions or recommendations as it may have adopted.