A. POSSIBLE REMEDIAL REVISIONS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY-Continued (d) to manage the Assembly's funds in accordance with its budget and to present the account of these to each session. The Treasurer is responsible for the administration of these funds; (e) to take all useful measures for the next meeting (f) to take all possible steps through the North 2. Each member of the Standing Committee shall have Article 9. 1. The Standing Committee shall appoint and dismiss the Secretary General, who shall be under the direct authority of the President. 2. The Standing Committee shall determine the position and powers of the Secretary General. 3. The Standing Committee shall determine the number and grade of the employees in the Secretariat. 4. The Standing Committee shall appoint and dismiss the Assistant Secretary General and the Finance Officer. Revision 5: Section III, Article 8. Paragraph 1. Subparagraph f. Purpose: To reflect a decision by the Assembly to focus f. to take all possible steps (through the North Atlantic IV. THE TREASURER Article 10. 1. The Treasurer shall be a parliamentarian who is a delegate to the Assembly. He shall be a member of the Standing Committee, without the right to vote unless he be his country's representative on the Committee. 2. It shall be the Treasurer's duty: (a) to present to the Standing Committee before 1st November a draft budget for the following calendar year; (b) to present to the Assembly the budget approved by the Standing Committee for the following calendar year; (c) to present to the Standing Committee before (d) to supervise generally the financial adminis- V. MEMBERSHIP Article 11. 1. The number of delegates to the Assembly shall be 172 as set out in Appendix I. 2. Every delegate may have one or more alternates, only one of whom may vote in his place. 3. Delegates shall be appointed, where possible, for a minimum period of one year. A. POSSIBLE REMEDIAL REVISIONS TO THE RULES OF Procedures OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY-Continued 4. Members of the Assembly must be members of their Article 12. 1. Credentials of delegates shall be sent, whenever pos- 2. At the beginning of each session, a Credentials Com- 3. Credentials remitted by the parliaments in the course of the session shall be examined by the Credentials Committee which shall report immediately to the Assembly. 5. Revision 6: Section V. Article II. NEW PARAGRAPH Purpose: To reflect a decision by the Assembly to be- 5. DELEGATIONS SHOULD SEEK TO ENSURE 4. Credentials which are the subject of a claim or are contested shall be examined by the Credentials Committee, which shall report to the Assembly without delay. 5. Any delegate whose credentials are contested shall take his seat provisionally with the same rights as other delegates until the Assembly has reached a decision in his case. VI. MEETINGS Article 13. 1. Unless the Assembly decides to the contrary, all its sittings shall be in public. 2. The President may authorize members of the public to be admitted to the galleries. They shall remain seated and silent. Members of the public shall leave the galleries when the Assembly holds a closed sitting. Article 14. 1. Non-members of the Assembly may be invited by the President to address the Assembly, with the consent of the Standing Committee. 2. Non-members of the Assembly may be invited by the President to attend sessions of the Assembly as observers. Subject to the decision of the President, non-members of the Assembly shall leave the chamber during closed sittings. A. POSSIBLE REMEDIAL REVISIONS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY-Continued Article 15. 1. No delegate shall address the Assembly unless called upon by the President. 2. Rapporteurs presenting reports of their Committees 3. The list of speakers for each item on the orders of the 4. When the time available for debate seem insufficient Revision 7: Section VI. Article 15, Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6. 2. Rapporteurs presenting (reports of) MATTERS 3. The list of speakers for each item on the orders of the day 4. When the time available for debate seems insufficient |