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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-INT. RICE COMMISSION-MAR. 13, 1948 Constitution of the InternationalRice Commission. Formulated at the International Rice Meeting at Baguio March 1-13, 1948; approved by a resolution adopted at the Fourth Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, held in Washington November 15-29, 1948; instrument of acceptance de- posited by the United States of America February 28, 1949; entered intoforce January4, 1949; enteredinto force with respect to the United States of America February 8, 1949. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANI- ZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS 2533 March 13, 1948 [T. I. A.. 1938] ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ALIMENTATION ET L'AGRICULTURB CONSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL RICE COMMISSION PREAMBLE The Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, having regard to the deliberations of the Rice Study Group which met at Trivandrum, of the Third Session of the Conference of the Organization, and of the International Rice Meeting held at Baguio, and with a view to co-operative action in matters relating to the production, conservation, distribution, and consumption of rice (excepting matters relating to international trade) hereby establishes an International Rice Commission in accordance with the following Constitution. ARTICLE I THE COMMISSION There shall be a Commission, known as the International Rice Com- mission, with the functions set forth in Article IV of this Constitution. ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP The members of the Commission shall be such of the governments members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as may accept this Constitution in accordance with the pro- visions of Article VII hereof. ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION 1. Each government that becomes a member of the Commission as defined in Article II hereof (hereinafter called a "member govern- ment") shall have the right to be represented at meetings of the Commission by a single delegate, who may be accompanied by an alternate and by experts and advisers. Alternates, experts, and ad- visers shall be entitled to take part in the proceedings of the Com-

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