Preamble

Recalling the Collective Agreement On A Procedure For The Resolution Of Grievances between the International Labour Office and the ILO Staff Union ("the Parties"), signed on 13 September 2000 (hereinafter "the Principal Grievance Agreement"),

Noting that certain provisions of the Principal Grievance Agreement have not been fully implemented within the dates specified in it,

Considering that Article 26.2 and Article 27.2 of the Principal Grievance Agreement provide for the possibility of introducing adjustments by mutual consent,

The Parties to the Principal Grievance Agreement agree as follows:

1. The date of appointment of facilitators under Article 23.1 of the Principal Grievance Agreement is extended until the 1^st July 2001. All other terms of this Article remain unchanged.
   
   
2. In view of unforseen delays in the process of appointment of the Ombudsperson, the date of appointment under Article 24.2 (a) of the Principal Grievance Agreement is extended until the 1st of September 2001. All other terms of this Article remain unchanged
   
   
3. The period for constitution of the Joint Panel under Article 25.1 of the Principal Grievance Agreement is extended until 31 May 2001. All other terms of this Article remain unchanged.
   
   The fact that the extensions of the dates of appointment referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 above will bring those appointments to an end at periods which are beyond the currency of the Collective Agreement, is without prejudice to article 27 of the Collective Agreement.