Convention shouldbereppesented.] The[elected] membersoftheExecutive Councilshallservefor[two][three] yearperiod, with[five]ofthemembers replaced orre-elect~d eachyear. "6.[TheExecutive Councilshallhavedelegated authority tocarryoutthe functions oftheConsultative Committee whenitisnotinsession.] ~IThe Executive CouncilshallreporttotheConsultative Committee abouttheexercise ofthefunctions delegated toit. 111.TheConsultative Committee shallmeetinregular session annually; it shallholdextraordinary sessions attherequestofthemajority ofStates PartiestothisConvention. "8.Anydecision ofsubstance oftheConsultative Committee andthe Executive Council requires a[two-third majority] [consensus], anyother decision'requires asimplemajority. **/[Alldecisions intheConsultative Committee andintheExecutive Councir-shall betakenbyatwo-third majority.] 119.The_StatesPartiestothisConvention shallestablish aTechnical Secretariat thatshallprovide administrative support totheConsultative Committee andtheExecutive Council andrendertechnical assistance toStates Parties andtheExecutive Council. "10.Further functions andtheorganizat~on oftheConsultative Committee and itssubsidiary organsarespecified inAnnex••• "*/Thedivision ofresponsibility between theConsultative Committee a~d theExecutive Council andthedetailed functions ofthelatterremaintobe elaborated. "**1Anopinion wasexpressed thattheconceptofconsensus encompasses thatin-case theExecutive Councilisunabletoreachaconsensus onagiven sUbjectmatter,allviewsexpressed shouldbemadeknowntotheStatesParties oftheConvention. -109-i'fIf,.,,"Article IX "Consultation, Co-operation andFact-Finding "1.StatesPartiesshallconsult andco-operate, directly amongthemselves, or through theConsultative Committee orotherappropriate international procedures, including procedures withintheframework oftheUnitedNations andinaccordance withitsCharter, onanymatterwhichmayberaisedrelating totheobjectives ortheimplementation oftheprovisions ofthisConvention. "2.StatesParties totheConvention shallmakeeverypossible efforttoclarify andresolve, through exchange ofinformation andconsultations amongthem,any matterwhichmaycausedoubtaboutcompliance withthisConvention, orwhich givesrisetoconcerns aboutarelated matter whi~hmaybeconsidered ambiguous. [APartywhichreceives arequest fromanother Partyforclarification ofany matterwhichtherequesting Partybelieves causessuchdoubtsorconcerns shall provide therequesting Party,within•••daysoftherequest, withinformation sufficient toanswerthedoubtsorconcerns raisedalongwithanexplanation on howtheinformation provided resolves thematter.] NothinginthisConvention affects therightofanytwoormoreStatesParties tothisConvention toarrange bymutualconsent forinspections oranyotherprocedures amongthemselves to clarify andresolve anymatterwhichmaycausedoubtsaboutcompliance orgives risetoconcerns aboutarelated matterwhichmaybeconsidered ambiguous. Such arrangements shallnotaffecttherightsandobligations ofanyStatePartyunder otherprovisions ofthisConvention. Thefurther contents ofArticle IXremaintobeelaborated. "ReportoftheChairman oftheOpen-ended Consultations oftheAdHocCommittee onChemical Weapons "1.Inaccordance withthetermsofreference o1,ltlined bytheChairman ofthe AdHocCommittee onChemical Weapons indocument CD/CW/WP.98 dated 27February 1985,theOpen-ended Consultations considered thequestion ofthe prohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons andthequestion ofherbicides. "2.ItwasagreedatthefirstOpen-ended Consultations inspk'ingthatwithin thetermsofreference, theOpen-ended Consultations woulddealwiththe following fourelements: "(a)theprohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons; "(b)thelinkoftheprohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons tothe1925 GenevaProtocol fortheProhibition oftheUseofAsphyxiating, Poisonous or OtherGases,andofBacteriological Methods ofWarfare; "(c)theprohibition ofthe'useofherbicides asamethodofwarfare; "(d)theverification oftheprohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons andoftheprohibition oftheuseofherbicides asamethodofwarfare. "3.Asreported indocument CD/CW/WP.l07 dated22April1985,inthespring session oftheConference onDisarmament theOpen-ended Consultations dealtwith thefirsttwoelements, i.e.theprohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons and thelinkoftheprohibition oftheuseofchemical weapons tothe1925Geneva Protocol. Aconvergence ofviewshasemerged fromtheconsultations onasetof -110-provisio document forcons "4.In thetwo herbicid ofchemi "5.Sev5August "6.The prohibit theforlD andthe "7.In theinfo thedele informal
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a document related to international cooperation and diplomacy, discussing the establishment of a convention and the roles of various committees and councils in promoting peace and security. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the document is likely a legal or regulatory text. The content focuses on the prohibition of chemical weapons and herbicides, as well as the verification of compliance with international agreements.

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