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 SIXTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA

Delegation of authority under article 18 of the
Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference

1. Article 18 of the Standing Orders of the Conference reads as follows:

Article 18
Proposals involving expenditure

1. Any motion or resolution involving expenditure shall in the first instance, or in the case of resolutions referred to the Resolutions Committee as soon as that Committee is satisfied that the resolution is receivable and within the competence of the Conference, be referred to the Governing Body which, after consultation with its Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee, shall communicate its opinion to the Conference.

2. The opinion of the Governing Body shall be circulated to the delegates at least 24 hours before the motion or resolution is discussed by the Conference.

3. The Governing Body and the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee may delegate the authority to carry out their responsibilities under this article to their officers.

2. Article 22(4) of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body provides that:
Any such delegation shall be made only for one specific session of the Conference, and relate only to proposals involving expenditure during a financial period for which a budget has already been adopted.

3. In case the need for such delegated authority should arise, the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee may wish, for the period of the 86th (June 1998) Session of the Conference, to delegate to its Officers (i.e. the Chairman and the spokesmen for the Employer and Workers members of the Committee) the authority to carry out its responsibilities under article 18 of the Conference Standing Orders in relation to proposals involving expenditure in the 66th financial period ending 31 December 1999.

4. The Committee may also wish to recommend that the Governing Body make a similar delegation of authority to its Officers under article 18 of the Standing Orders of the Conference.

Geneva, 29 January 1998.

Points for decision:

Paragraph 3;
Paragraph 4.