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5. If the time available for the debate has not been exhausted after the last speaker on the list has finished, other delegates may be allowed to speak. They will be permitted to speak for, at the most, the same length of time as that allowed to other speakers.

6. The Chairman and Rapporteurs of the Committee whose reports are being debated have the right to reply to points made in discussion at the end of a debate.

7. When amendments are being debated, no speech may last for more than five minutes and no delegate may speak more than once.

8. No delegate may speak for more than three minutes on an explanation of vote.

Article 16.

1. No speaker shall be interrupted without his consent, except for the purpose of calling him to order.

2. If a speaker does not keep to the subject of the debate, only the President may call him to order and, if the speaker persists, withdraw his right to speak.

Article 17.

Anyone raising a point of order or any personal matter, or moving the adjournment or any other motion, may be called upon by the President to speak briefly on it. A right of reply is also permitted. The point raised, or motion made, shall then be decided upon immediately without debate.

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6. The Chairman and Rapporteurs of the Committee whose (reports) RECOMMENDATIONS, TIONS, OPINIONS, OR ORDERS are being debated have the right to reply to points made in discussion at

the end of a debate.

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Article 18.

1. Every proposed recommendation, resolution, opinion,
or order shall relate to a matter placed upon agenda
either by the Standing Committee or, during the session,
on the proposal of the President, by the Assembly.

2. A Recommendation is addressed to the North Atlantic
Council asking it to take certain action in pursuit of the
aims of the Assembly and in the expectation of a reply
from the Council.

3. A Resolution gives formal expression to the opinion of
the Assembly on a particular matter which does not call
for action by the North Atlantic Council. Resolutions
may, on occasion, be addressed to all or to a limited
number of governments of NATO, to all or some of the
parliaments of the member countries or to international
organizations.

4. An Opinion expresses the view of the Assembly in
answer to a formal request from the North Atlantic
Council or from an international organization for the ex-
pression of such a view on a matter specifically referred
to it.

5. An Order of the Assembly deals with matters on
internal procedure such as reference of a question to a
Committee of the Assembly or instructions to the
Secretariat.

Revision 8: Section VI. Article 18, Paragraphs 2, 3.
Purpose: To reflect a decision by the Assembly to
reorient its focus toward promotimg action in national
parliaments as its primary objective.

2. A Recommendation is addressed to the (North Atlantic
Council asking it to take certain action in pursuit of the
aims of the Assembly and in the expectation of a reply
from the Council). NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES ASKING
THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS BE TAKEN IN PUR-
SUIT OF THE AIMS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
IN THE EXPECTATION THAT DELEGATIONS
WILL AT THE SUBSEQUENT ASSEMBLY SES-
SION REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN, IF ANY.
3. A Resolution gives formal expression to the opinion
of the Assembly on a particular matter which does not
call for SPECIFIC action by (the North Atlantic Council).
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS. Resolutions may, on
occasion, be addressed to all or to a limited number of
governments of NATO, (to all or some of the Parliaments
of the member countries) TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC
COUNCIL, or to international organizations.

Article 19.

The Assembly may transmit any of its texts to another international assembly or organization for its opinion and shall ask its President to do this. The President may, at his discretion, refer any other matters to another international organization.

Article 20.

1. Every delegate shall be entitled to introduce and speak upon amendments to proposals debated by the

Assembly.

2. Amendments raised during the session shall relate
to the text which they propose to amend. They shall be
signed by their proposers and, as far as possible, shall be
presented in time to be distributed before the debate. The
President shall decide whether they are in order.

3. Amendments shall be put to the vote before the text
to which they relate. In the event of mutually exclusive
amendments being proposed to the same paragraph, the
proposed amendment which, in the opinion of the Presi-
dent, differs most radically from the text shall take prec-
edence in the order of voting.

Article 21.

1. It shall be in order at any time to propose that a matter be referred back to committee. Any motion to this effect shall be decided upon according to the voting procedure set out in Article 25. The decision shall be taken by simple majority.

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2. Discussion of any proposal shall not be interrupted because any proposed amendment has necessitated its being eventually referred back to a Committee unless the Assembly decides to the contrary. The Assembly shall have the power to fix a time limit within which the Committee shall be required to report back on the amendments referred to it.

Article 22.

1. Any delegate may propose, in writing, the inclusion of other items on the agenda up to two weeks before the first public sitting of the session. Such a proposal shall be supported by the signatures of six or more members of the Assembly from at least two countries.

2. These proposals shall be considered by the Standing Committee and submitted to the Assembly.

3. Questions of urgency may be placed on the agenda at any time on the proposal of the Standing Committee.

Article 23.

Delegates shall speak and act on their own responsibil-
ity, and their statements shall not be binding on their
government, parliaments or parties.

Article 24.

Each delegate shall sign the register of attendance at each sitting before taking his place.

VII. VOTING

Article 25.

1. Delegates shall vote as individuals, subject to subparagraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 below.

2. Normally the Assembly shall vote by show of hands.

3. If the result of the show of hands is doubtful the
Assembly shall proceed to vote by a roll-call of national
delegations. Whenever ten or more delegates so require,
the vote shall be taken by a roll-call of national delegations
except in the case of the election of officers of the Assembly
which shall be by secret ballot, according to the disposi-
tions of sub-paragraph 3 of Article 1 and subparagraph 13
below. The vote on part of a paragraph of a draft recom-
mendation or resolution shall be by show of hands, accord-
ing to the dispositions of sub-paragraph 4 below.

4. Any delegate shall be entitled to demand a separate
vote on any or every paragraph of a draft recommendation
or resolution. Any delegate shall be entitled to propose
that any paragraph put to the Assembly be divided into
parts and that a separate vote be taken on each component
part. In both these cases the vote shall be by show of hands.
When a paragraph has been amended a vote shall be taken
on the proposed paragraph as a whole.

5. The President may at any time decide that a vote shall be taken by roll-call of national delegations.

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