Article 34 General provisions (ILC Standing Orders)
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Document No. (ilolex): 27199439
Part II: Standing Orders concerning special subjects, Section E - Convention
and Recommendation procedure.
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 34 (Endnote 1)
General provisions
1. When a proposal to place an item on the agenda of the Conference is
discussed for the first time by the Governing Body, the Governing Body cannot,
without the unanimous consent of the members present, take a decision until
the following session.
2. When it is proposed to place on the agenda of the International Labour
Conference an item which implies a knowledge of the laws in force in the
various countries, the Office shall place before the Governing Body a concise
statement of the existing laws and practice in the various countries relative
to that item. This statement shall be submitted to the Governing Body before
it takes its decision.
3. When considering the desirability of placing a question on the agenda of
the International Labour Conference, the Governing Body may, if there are
special circumstances which make this desirable, decide to refer the question
to a preparatory technical conference with a view to such a conference making
a report to the Governing Body before the question is placed on the agenda.
The Governing Body may, in similar circumstances, decide to convene a
preparatory technical conference when placing a question on the agenda of the
Conference.
4. Unless the Governing Body has otherwise decided, a question placed on the
agenda of the Conference shall be regarded as having been referred to the
Conference with a view to a double discussion.
5. In cases of special urgency or where other special circumstances exist, the
Governing Body may, by a majority of three-fifths of the votes cast, decide to
refer a question to the Conference with a view to a single discussion.
Endnotes
Endnote 1
Articles 34, 35 and 36 consist of provisions of the Standing Orders of the
Governing Body which are included here for convenience of reference but are
not part of the Standing Orders of the Conference.
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