Council Decision (EU) 2015/1817 of 6 October 2015 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the 66th session of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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1. The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf with regard to the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is to be expressed, acting jointly in the interest of the European Union, by the Member States, is set out in the Annex to this Decision. 2. Minor amendments to the annexed amendment may be agreed without further decision of the Council.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
ANNEX Member States shall support the adoption of the following amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: ‘Rule 33 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (A/AC.96/187/Rev.7) is hereby amended to read as follows: “The meetings of the Committee shall be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise. The Chair, in consultation with the Committee, may invite specialised agencies, UN funds and programmes and intergovernmental organisations to participate in private meetings on the basis of their expertise and contributions to the work of the Committee.” ’.
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