Distr.
GENERAL
FCCC/CP/1995/6
6 April 1995
Original: ENGLISH
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIESFirst session
Berlin, 28 March - 7 April 1995
Agenda item 7 (a)
1. In accordance with rule 19 of the draft rules of procedure,
"the credentials of representatives as well as the names of alternate
representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the secretariat if
possible not later than twenty-four hours after the opening of the
session. Any later change in the composition of the delegation shall
also be submitted to the secretariat. The credentials shall be issued
either by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs or, in the case of a regional economic integration
organization, by the competent authority of that
organization."
2. Furthermore, rule 20 of the draft rules of procedure provides
that "the Bureau of any session shall examine the credentials and
submit its report to the Conference of the Parties."
3. The present report is submitted to the Conference of the
Parties in the light of the foregoing.
4. On 6 April 1995, the Bureau met to examine the credentials
submitted by Parties to the Convention.
5. The Bureau had before it a memorandum dated 6 April 1995 from
the Executive Secretary on the status of credentials of
representatives participating in the Conference. The information in
this memorandum is reflected below.
6. As noted in the memorandum of the Executive Secretary, formal credentials issued by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, as provided for in rule 19 of the draft rules of procedure, had been received by the interim secretariat for the representatives of the following 108 Parties participating in the Conference: Albania,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovak
Republic, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northen Ireland, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
7. As noted further in the memorandum, information concerning the appointment of representatives participating in the Conference had been communicated by means of facsimile in the form of letters or notes verbales from ministries, embassies, permanent missions to the United Nations or other Government offices or authorities, or through local United Nations offices, by the following 9 Parties participating in the Conference: Algeria, Cameroon,
the Comoros, the European Community, Guyana, India, Sudan, Tuvalu
and the United States of America.
8. The President proposed that the Bureau should accept the
credentials of all the representatives mentioned in the memorandum of
the Executive Secretary, on the understanding that formal credentials
for the representatives referred to in paragraph 7 above would be
communicated to the interim secretariat as soon as possible. The
Bureau accepted the proposal and agreed to submit the present report
to the Conference. The Bureau further agreed to recommend to the
Conference the adoption of the following draft decision:
The Conference of the Parties,
Having considered the report on credentials of the
Bureau of the first session of the Conference of the Parties and the
recommendation contained therein,
Approves the report on credentials submitted by the
Bureau of the first session of the Conference of the
Parties.