1990/1. Executive Boardprocedures, documentation and decision-making process Ontherecommendation oftheChairman oftheExecutive Board, TheExecutive Board, Recalling itsdecision 1989/3 bywhichitresolved thattheExecutive Board Bureau should continue toupdate therulesofprocedure andtoexamine matters related totheorganization ofworkoftheExecutive Board, Bearing inmindviewsexpressed byMember States during consultations heldby theBureau, inthecontext ofanopen-ended working group, Further recalling itsprevious decisions, inparticular 1989/1, onthefuture workandprocedures oftheExecutive Board, Decides further toimprove andstreamline itsprocedures asfollows: 1.Schedule ofmeetings Mindful thattheregular sessions oftheExecutive Boardshould notexceed two weeks,i.e.normally 10working days,whilethetotalnumber ofmeetings ofthe plenary andthetwoCommittees, including drafting sessions, mayexceed the 20morning andafternoon sessions thatcanbeaccommodated withinthistime-frame, thefollowing guidelines should applyforparallel sessions and/or nightsessions: (a)Plenary sessions oftheExecutive Boardshould notbescheduled in parallel witheither theProgramme Committee ortheCommittee onAdministration and Finance; (b)Whileparallel meetings oftheProgramme Committee andtheCommittee on Administration andFinance should beavoided asfaraspossible, theCommittees can,however, meetinparallel ifthisisindispensable inordertoensure the efficient dispatch ofbusiness; Asufficient number ofdrafting sessions should beaccommodated toallow discussion ofalldraftproposals thatdonotenjoyconsensus and,atthe andtotheextent possible, toavoidnightmeetings, drafting sessions scheduled, asappropriate, inparallel withmeetings oftheCommittees; (d)TheBureau should, atthebeginning ofeachregular session ofthe Executive Board, propose aschedule fordrafting- sessions; (e)Inordertoensurethatdraftdecisions areavailable inallworking languages intimeforadoption bytherelevant Committee and/or bytheplenary, drafting sessions should notbescheduled onthepenultimate evening oftheBoard. -25-2.SubmissiQn Qfdraft ~rQ~Qsals* (a)TheChairman QftheBQardand/QrtheChairmen QftheCQmmittees shall annQunce deadlines fQrsubmissiQn QfdraftprQpQsals tQensuresufficient timefQr translation andnegQtiations, bearing inmindthe24-hQur rulestipulated in paragraph 2(d)ofdecision 1989/1; (b)Thedeadlines forsubmission ofdraftpropQsals undereachagenda item shQuld beannounced during thetWQfirstdaysofeachregular session ofthe Executive Boardinordertoenabledelegations toprepare draftproposals ina timely manner; (c)TQtheextentpQssible, deadlines fordraftproposals should besetin connectiQn withthediscussion oftherelevant agendaitemandnotlaterthantwo daysbefore theendofthesession; (d)TheChairman oftheBoardand/ortheChairmen oftheCommittees willsend proposals thatdQnQtenjoyCQnsensus and,therefore, require morethorough examination, toopen-ended drafting sessions. 3.Documentation (a)Inaccordance withEconomic andSocial Council resolution 1988/77 of 29July1988,thesecretariat shallpreface everydocument submitted tQtheBQard withanexecutive summary inwhichtheconclusions andrecommendations, ifany,are summarized; (b)Wherever possible, reports onspecific SUbjects calledforbyBoard members willbeincorporated intheExecutive DirectQr's annualreport; (c)Whereadocument thatisbeingsubmitted totheBoardincludes new proposals, activities ormajorrevisions, andhasbudgetary implications beyond whatisalready approved intheadministrative budgetorprogramme budgets, these shallbepresented, within thedocument ordraftresolutions relating tothesaid proposal, totheBoardsession during whichthedocument istobeconsidered, with anidentification andrecommendation oftheappropriate bUdgettobecharged
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