Article 16 Closure (ILC Standing Orders)
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Document No. (ilolex): 27199419
Part I: General Standing Orders
Adopted on 21 November 1919 at the First Session of the Conference. Revised
and consolidated at the 27th Session. The present text of this article
includes all amendments adopted up to the 97th Session (2008).
The ILO is committed to promoting gender equality. Amendments to this effect
were adopted at the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference
(Geneva, 2008).
ARTICLE 16
Closure
1. Any delegate may move the closure of the discussion either on a particular
resolution or amendment or on the general question.
2.The President shall put a motion for the closure of the discussion if it is
supported by at least 30 delegates. Before putting it to the vote, however,
the President shall call out the names of those delegates who had signified
their wish to speak before the closure had been moved.
3. If application is made for permission to speak against the closure, it
shall be accorded subject to the condition that no speaker shall be allowed to
speak for more than five minutes.
4. The President shall permit each group which makes a request to that effect
through its Chairperson to be heard on the question under discussion through
one speaker appointed by the group, whether there has been a previous speaker
or not representing the group.
5. Subject to the foregoing paragraphs no one shall be allowed to speak on a
question after the closure has been voted.
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