Sixty-sixth meeting of the Standing Committee
Geneva (Switzerland), 11-15 January 2016
AGENDA
(provisional)
(all documents are provided in PDF format)
Agenda item | Document | Posted/ updated on (dd/mm/yyyy)) |
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1. | Opening remarks of the Chair | (No document) | ||||
2. | Opening remarks of the Secretary-General | (No document) | ||||
Administrative and financial matters | ||||||
Procedural matters | ||||||
3. | Agenda | SC66 Doc. 3 | 04/01/2016 | |||
4. | Working programme | SC66 Doc. 4 (Rev. 1) | 07/12/2015 07/01/2016 |
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5. | Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee | |||||
5.1 | Adoption of the Rules of Procedure | SC66 Doc. 5.1 | 24/11/2015 | |||
5.2 | Proposed process to review the Rules of Procedure of CITES bodies | SC66 Doc. 5.2 | 04/12/2015 | |||
6. | Credentials | (No document) | ||||
7. | Admission of observers | SC66 Doc. 7 | 08/01/2016 | |||
8. | Potential conflicts of interest in the Animals and Plants Committees | SC66 Doc. 8 | 03/12/2015 | |||
Administration and finance | ||||||
9. | Administration of the Secretariat | |||||
9.1 | Report of UNEP on administrative matters | SC66 Doc. 9.1 | 24/12/2015 | |||
9.2 | Report of the Secretariat on administrative matters | SC66 Doc. 9.2 | 24/11/2015 | |||
9.3 |
Report of the Working group on options for administrative hosting arrangements for the CITES Secretariat
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SC66 Doc. 9.3 | 24/11/2015 | |||
10 | Financial matters | |||||
10.1 | Financial reports for 2014 and 2015 | SC66 Doc. 10.1 | 27/11/2015 | |||
Annex 1: Financial report on costed programme of work for the CITES Secretariat for 2014
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SC66 Doc. 10.1 A1 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 2: Financial report on costed programme of work for the CITES Secretariat for 2015 as of 31 October 2015
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SC66 Doc. 10.1 A2 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 3: CITES Trust Fund status of contributions as of 31 December 2015
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SC66 Doc. 10.1 A3 (Rev. 1) | 27/11/2015 08/01/2016 |
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Annex 4: CITES Trust Fund annual contributions received in 2014 and 2015 for each month (cumulative) as of 31 December 2015
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SC66 Doc. 10.1 A4 (Rev. 1) | 27/11/2015 08/01/2016 |
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Annex 5: CITES Trust Fund annual distribution of the unpaid contributions as of 31 December 2015
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SC66 Doc. 10.1 A5 (Rev. 1) | 27/11/2015 08/01/2016 |
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Annex 6: Statement of income and expenditures for CTL for 2014 | SC66 Doc. 10.1 A6 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
10.2 | Report on proposed budget scenarios for 2017-2019 | SC66 Doc. 10.2 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Annex 1: Participants at the Governing Bodies and Scientific Committees meetings | SC66 Doc. 10.2 A1 | 24/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 2: Number of Parties to CITES | SC66 Doc. 10.2 A2 | 24/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 3: Number of posts within the CITES Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 10.2 A3 | 24/11/2015 | ||||
10.3 |
Report of the Finance and budget sub-committee (and its Working group on Access to finance, including GEF funding and innovative mechanisms)
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(No document) | ||||
10.4 |
Wildlife Donor Roundtable
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SC66 Doc. 10.4 | 26/11/2015 | |||
11. | Organization of special meetings | SC66 Doc. 11 | 25/11/2015 | |||
Meetings of the Conference of the Parties |
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12. | Arrangements for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) | |||||
12.1 | Preparation for CoP17 | (No document) | ||||
12.2 | Draft agenda | SC66 Doc. 12.2 | 24/11/2015 | |||
12.3 | Draft working programme | SC66 Doc. 12.3 | 24/11/2015 | |||
12.4 | Rules of Procedure | SC66 Doc. 12.4 | 24/11/2015 | |||
12.5 |
Guidance on the submission of credentials: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 12.5 | 24/11/2015 | |||
12.6 | Selection of nominees for chairmanship of the committees | (No document) | ||||
12.7 | Sponsored Delegates Project | SC66 Doc. 12.7 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Strategic matters | ||||||
13. |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife and Sustainable Development Goals
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SC66 Doc. 13 | 24/11/2015 | |||
14. | Implementation of the CITES Strategic Vision: 2008-2020 | SC66 Doc. 14 | 24/11/2015 | |||
15. | World Wildlife Day | |||||
15.1 | Report of the Secretariat on World Wildlife Day 2015 | SC66 Doc. 15.1 (Rev. 1) |
24/11/2015
04/12/2015 |
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15.2 |
Celebration of World Wildlife Day: Report of the Working group
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(No document) |
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16. | Cooperation with other organizations | |||||
16.1 | Overview of cooperation with other organizations | (No document) | ||||
16.2 |
Options to strengthen cooperation, collaboration and synergies between CITES and the other biodiversity-related conventions
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SC66 Doc. 16.2 | 04/12/2015 | |||
16.3 |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 16.3 | 24/11/2015 | |||
16.4 |
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 16.4 | 24/11/2015 | |||
16.5 | International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime | SC66 Doc. 16.5 | 24/11/2015 | |||
17. |
Cooperation between Parties and promotion of multilateral measures: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 17 | 24/11/2015 | |||
18. | CITES and livelihoods: Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 18 | 24/11/2015 | |||
19. | Wildlife trade policy reviews | SC66 Doc. 19 | 24/11/2015 | |||
20. | Capacity building |
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20.1 |
Proposal for consolidating resolutions and decisions on capacity building
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SC66 Doc. 20.1 (Rev. 1) | 24/11/2015 08/01/2016 |
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20.2 |
Needs assessment for strengthening the implementation of CITES: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 20.2 (Rev. 1) | 24/11/2015 15/01/2016 |
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21. | Report of the Chair of the Plants Committee | SC66 Doc. 21 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Interpretation and implementation of the Convention | ||||||
Review of Resolutions | ||||||
22. | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 22 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Amendment of the Appendices | ||||||
23. | Extinct or possibly extinct species | SC66 Doc. 23 | 24/11/2015 | |||
24. | Periodic review of the Appendices | SC66 Doc. 24 | 24/11/2015 | |||
25. | Annotations: Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 25 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Compliance and enforcement | ||||||
26. |
National laws for implementation of the Convention
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26.1 | Report of the Secretariat and decisions to be taken by the Standing Committee | SC66 Doc. 26.1 | 11/12/2015 | |||
27. | Exports and imports of CITES specimens subject to national decisions | SC66 Doc. 27 | 24/11/2015 | |||
28. | Application of Article XIII | SC66 Doc. 28 | 14/12/2015 | |||
29. | National Ivory Action Plans process | SC66 Doc. 29 (Rev. 1) | 27/11/2015 07/12/2015 |
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Annex 3: Report of China (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A3 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 4: Report of Hong Kong SAR, China (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A4 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 5: Report of Kenya (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A5 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 6: Report of Malaysia (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A6 | 03/12/2015 | ||||
Annex 7: Report of the Philippines (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A7 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 8: Report of Thailand (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A8 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 9: Report of Uganda (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A9 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 10: Report of the United Republic of Tanzania (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A10 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 11: Report of Viet Nam (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A11 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 12: Report of Cameroon (French only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A12 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 13: Report of Congo (French only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A13 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 14: Report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A14 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 15: Report of Egypt (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A15 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 16: Report of Ethiopia (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A16 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 17: Report of Gabon (French only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A17 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 18: Report of Mozambique (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A18 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 19: Report of Cambodia (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A19 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 20: Report of Japan (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A20 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 21: Report of Qatar (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A21 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 22: Report of the United Arab Emirates (English only) | SC66 Doc. 29 A22 | 27/11/2015 | ||||
30. | National reports | |||||
30.1 | Submission of national reports | SC66 Doc. 30.1 |
27/11/2015
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30.2 | Special reporting requirements: Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 30.2 |
24/11/2015
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30.3 |
Reporting on trade in artificially propagated plants and harmonization of reporting
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SC66 Doc. 30.3 | 04/12/2015 | |||
31. | Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species | |||||
31.1 | Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees | SC66 Doc. 31.1 | 26/11/2015 | |||
Annex 2: Plan de gestion des hippopotames au Cameroun (French only) | SC66 Doc. 31.1 A2 | 26/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 3: Report on Thailand's actions addressing problems of Hippocampus spp. (English only) | SC66 Doc. 31.1 A3 | 26/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 4: Étude du commerce important (Euphorbia itremensis) (French only) | SC66 Doc. 31.1 A4 | 26/11/2015 | ||||
31.2 | Review of Standing Committee recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago | SC66 Doc. 31.2 | 26/11/2015 | |||
Annex 2: UNEP-WCMC Report on Standing Committee recommendations to suspend trade that were made more than two years ago through the Review of Significant Trade (English only) | SC66 Doc. 31.2 A2 | 25/11/2015 | ||||
31.3 |
Evaluation of the Review of Significant Trade: Report of the Animals and Plants Committees
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SC66 Doc. 31.3 | 24/11/2015 | |||
32. | Enforcement matters | |||||
32.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 32.1 | 24/11/2015 | |||
32.2 |
Disposal of illegally traded and confiscated specimens of Appendix-I, -II and -III species: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 32.2 | 24/11/2015 | |||
32.3 |
Implementation and enforcement of the Convention as it relates to the trade in species listed in Appendix I: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 32.3 | 24/11/2015 | |||
32.4 |
Illegal trade in Bahamian Rock Iguanas (Cyclura rileyi): Report of the contact group
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SC66 Doc. 32.4 | 24/11/2015 | |||
32.5 | Illegal trade in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 32.5 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Annex: Questionnaire results on combating illegal trade in cheetahs (English only) | SC66 Doc. 32.5 A1 | 25/11/2015 | ||||
Trade control and traceability | ||||||
33. | Introduction from the sea: chartering | SC66 Doc. 33 | 24/11/2015 | |||
34. | Traceability | |||||
34.1 | Overview by the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 34.1 (Rev. 1) | 24/11/2015 03/12/2015 |
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34.2 | Socio-economic considerations in the development of a global traceability information system for reptile skins | SC66 Doc. 34.2 | 03/12/2015 | |||
35. | Electronic permitting: Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 35 (Rev. 1) | 24/11/2015 08/01/2016 |
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36. | Use of taxonomic serial numbers | SC66 Doc. 36 | 24/11/2015 | |||
37. |
Purpose-of-transaction codes on CITES permits and certificates: Report of the working group
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SC66 Doc. 37 | 24/11/2015 | |||
38. | Physical inspection of timber shipments | SC66 Doc. 38 | 24/11/2015 | |||
39. |
Inclusion of CITES-listed species in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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SC66 Doc. 39 | 24/11/2015 | |||
40. | Quotas for leopard hunting trophies and skins for personal use | SC66 Doc. 40 | 24/11/2015 | |||
Exemptions and special trade provisions | ||||||
41. |
Implementation of the Convention relating to captive-bred and ranched specimens
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41.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 41.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
Annex 3: Guidance for inspection of captive-breeding and ranching facilities | SC66 Doc. 41.1 A3 | 25/11/2015 | ||||
Annex 4: Application of CITES source codes | SC66 Doc. 41.1 A4 | 25/11/2015 | ||||
41.2 | Report of the Animals Committee | SC66 Doc. 41.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
42. | Registration of operations that breed Appendix-I animal species in captivity for commercial purposes | |||||
42.1 | Registration of facility A-US-524 (Hyacinth Macaw Aviary, Inc.) for hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (annexes in language of submission) | SC66 Doc. 42.1 |
25/11/2015 | |||
42.2 | Registration of the operation "Nouvelle découverte" breeding Astrochelys radiata | SC66 Doc. 42.2 | 24/12/2015 | |||
Species trade and conservation | ||||||
43. | African teak (Pericopsis elata) | SC66 Doc. 43 | 24/12/015 | |||
44. | Asian big cats (Felidae spp.) | |||||
44.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 44.1 | 16/12/2015 | |||
Annex 3: Protection of Asian Wildlife Species: Operation PAWS II (2015) (English only) | SC66 Doc. 44.1 A3 | 15/12/2015 | ||||
44.2 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 44.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
45. | Bushmeat: Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 45 | 25/11/2015 | |||
46. | Ebonies (Diospyros spp.) and rosewoods and palisanders (Dalbergia spp.) from Madagascar | |||||
46.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 46.1 | 26/11/2015 | |||
46.2 | Report of Madagascar | SC66 Doc. 46.2 | 21/12/2015 | |||
47. | Elephants (Elephantidae spp.) | |||||
47.1 | Elephant conservation, illegal killing and ivory trade | SC66 Doc. 47.1 | 07/12/2015 | |||
47.2 | Report of the MIKE and ETIS Subgroup | (No document) | ||||
47.3 | Disposal of ivory stocks: the growth of ivory destructions | SC66 Doc. 47.3 | 25/11/2015 | |||
47.4 | Decision-making mechanism for authorizing ivory trade | |||||
47.4.1 |
Report of the Secretariat
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SC66 Doc. 47.4.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
47.4.2 |
Proposal by Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Kenya
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SC66 Doc. 47.4.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
47.5 | Review of Resolution Conf. 10.9 on Consideration of proposals for the transfer of African elephant populations from Appendix I to Appendix II: Report of the working group | (No document) | ||||
47.6 | Update on the Elephant Protection Initiative | SC66 Doc. 47.6 | 25/11/2015 | |||
48. | Great apes (Hominidae spp.) | |||||
48.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 48.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
48.2 | Revision of Resolution Conf. 13.4 (Rev. CoP16) on Conservation of and trade in great apes | SC66 Doc. 48.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
49. | Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) | SC66 Doc. 49 | 25/11/2015 | |||
50. | Pangolins (Manidae spp.) | |||||
50.1 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 50.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
50.2 | Report of the First Pangolin Range States Meeting | SC66 Doc. 50.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
51. | Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae spp.) | |||||
51.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 51.1 | 04/12/2015 | |||
Annex 2: Report on Viet Nam's compliance with recommendations of the Standing Committee at its 65th meeting (English only) | SC66 Doc. 51.1 A2 | 07/12/2015 | ||||
Annex 3: Report by South Africa on recommendations adopted by the Standing Committee at its 65th meeting and Joint report by South Africa and Mozambique (English only) | SC66 Doc. 51.1 A3 | 07/12/2015 | ||||
Annex 4: Report by South Africa on the implementation of Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP15) on Conservation of and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses (English only) | SC66 Doc. 51.1 A4 | 07/12/2015 | ||||
Annex 5: Report on rhino conservation in Zimbabwe (English only) | SC66 Doc. 51.1 A5 | 07/12/2015 | ||||
Annex 6: Trade in rhino horns in the territory of Czech Republic (Report of the Czech enforcement authorities) (English only) | SC66 Doc. 51.1 A6 | 07/12/2015 | ||||
51.2 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 51.2 |
25/11/2015
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52. | Saiga antelope | SC66 Doc. 52 | 25/11/2015 | |||
53. | Sharks and rays | |||||
53.1 | Report of the Secretariat and of the Animals Committee | SC66 Doc. 53.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
53.2 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 53.2 | 18/12/2015 | |||
54. | Snake trade and conservation management | |||||
54.1 | Report of the Secretariat and of the Animals Committee | SC66 Doc. 54.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
54.2 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 54.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
55. | Sturgeons and paddlefish | |||||
55.1 | Report of the working group | SC66 Doc. 55.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
55.2 | Report of the Animals Committee | SC66 Doc. 55.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
56. | Tibetan antelope | SC66 Doc. 56 | 25/11/2015 | |||
57. | Tortoises and freshwater turtles | |||||
57.1 | Report of the Secretariat | SC66 Doc. 57.1 | 25/11/2015 | |||
57.2 | Report of the Animals Committee | SC66 Doc. 57.2 | 25/11/2015 | |||
58. | Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi): Opportunities for international collaboration within the CITES framework | SC66 Doc. 58 | 16/12/2015 | |||
Regional matters | ||||||
59. | Reports of regional representatives | |||||
59.1 | Africa | SC66 Doc. 59.1 |
15/01/2016
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59.2 | Asia | SC66 Doc. 59.2 (Rev. 1) | 04/01/2016 11/01/2016 |
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59.3 | Central and South America and the Caribbean | SC66 Doc. 59.3 | 18/12/2015 | |||
59.4 | Europe | SC66 Doc. 59.4 | 11/01/2016 | |||
59.5 | North America | SC66 Doc. 59.5 | 25/11/2015 12/01/2016 |
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59.6 | Oceania | SC66 Doc. 59.6 | 09/12/2015 | |||
Concluding items | ||||||
60. | Any other business | |||||
61. | Determination of the time and venue of the 67th meeting | (No document) | ||||
62. | Closing remarks | (No document) | ||||
62.1 | Observers | |||||
- Organizations | ||||||
- Non-party States | ||||||
- Parties | ||||||
62.2 | Standing Committee | |||||
62.3 | Secretary-General | |||||
62.4 | Chair |