session, and two middle weeks (Weeks 21 and 22) of the third part of the CD/WP.395 paqe 3 annual session. For the remaining 18 weeks of the annual session, only one plenary would be scheduled every week, preferably on Thursdays. Flexible provisions would however be made to allow for a second Dlenarv in any one of these 18 weeks. 15. There was consensus also on the need to encourage speakers to limit their interventions to 15 minutes each. 16. On the question of time-limits for the establishment of subsidiary bodies and their mandates, consensus emerged; firstly, on the principle that the establishment of subsidiary bodies and their mandates was a deliberate act on which a decision had to be expressly taken (and not tacitly assumed) by the Conference; secondly, that the outgoing President for the last four weeks of the Drevious annual session and the incominq President for the first four weeks of the next annual session would jointly conduct consultations during the inter-sessional months in order to try and see whether a consensus could emerge on the establishment of subsidiary bodies and their mandates; thirdly, that the debate itself on the establishment of subsidiary bodies and their mandates would be limited to the first two weeks of the annual session only; fourthly, that in case of an absence of consensus on the establishment of any particular subsidiary body or its mandate, the incumbent President would in the subsequent two weeks try to identify a Special Co-ordinator to whom the responsibility could be handed over. 17. The specific proposal to establish a Consultative Council for the Conference was not pursued further. 18. Agenda and Programme of Work; On the subject of the aqenda, detailed discussions took place; (a) on the need for evolution and change in the traditional agenda of the Conference; (b) on specific proposals on the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the organization and procedures of an international conference, specifically the scheduling of sessions, time limits for speakers, and the establishment of subsidiary bodies. The topics being discussed seem to be more procedural and administrative in nature, rather than related to specific areas of policy or development.

**Category**
International relations, Organization and administration