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Rule 11 - Procedural motions

11.1 During a meeting, any delegation referred to in Rule 1 may propose the adjournment

or closure of the debate or the suspension or adjournment of the meeting.

11.2

Such a motion shall be put to the vote immediately. Subject to Rule 10.1, the following motions shall have precedence, in the order indicated below, over all other proposals or motions before the meeting:

(a)

suspension of the meeting;

(b)

adjournment of the meeting;

(c)

adjournment of the debate on the question under discussion;

(d)

closure of the debate on the question under discussion.

Rule 12 - Proposals and amendments

12.1

Draft proposals and amendments may be submitted by the delegations referred to in Rule 1 and shall be transmitted in writing to the Secretariat of the Conference which shall circulate copies to all delegations.

12.2 As a general rule, no draft proposal or amendment shall be discussed or put to the vote unless it has been circulated sufficiently in advance to all delegations in the working language of the Conference.

Rule 13 - Working language

13.1 The working language in the plenary sessions, commissions and round tables shall be

English.

13.2 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.

13.3

The draft final report will be in English only. After the Conference, the final report will be issued in Chinese, English, French and Russian.

Rule 14 - Voting

14.1 The delegation of each government referred to in Rule 1 shall have one vote in the

Conference and in any subsidiary body on which it is 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.