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 2534 Votes of member governments. Chairman. Rules of procedure; time and place of meetings. Meeting of Com- mission. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [68 STAT. mission but not to vote, except in the case of an alternate who is duly authorized to act for a delegate. 2. Each member government shall have one vote. Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a simple majority of votes cast except as otherwise provided by this Constitution. A majority of the mem- bers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 3. The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among the delegates, who shall serve for a period of one year, without prejudice to the right of re-election. 4. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 5 of this Article, the Commission shall, with the concurrence of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, establish its own rules of pro- cedure and determine the time and place of its meetings. 5. The Chairman shall call a meeting of the Commission at least once a year, unless otherwise directed by a majority of member govern- ments. The initial meeting shall be called by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization within six months after the entry into force of this Constitution and at such place as he may designate. pecial meeting. 6. Any member government shall have the right, with the concurrence of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, to call for a special meeting of the Commission. SeatoCommison. 7. The seat of the Commission shall be the same place as the seat of the Far Eastern regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization. secretary. 8. The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization shall appoint a Secretary to the Commission and shall provide its secretariat from the staff of the Far Eastern regional office. ARTICLE IV FUNCTIONS The Commission shall, except in matters relating to international trade, have the functions of: (a) formulating and keeping under review the scientific, technical, and economic problems involved in the production, conservation, distribution, and consumption of rice; (b) promoting and co-ordinating research into those problems and its application to the development and adoption of improved methods in everyday practice; (c) encouraging and assisting the mobilization and use of scien- tifically and technically trained persons in such a way as to secure the greatest common benefit to member countries in mat- ters relating to the production, conservation, distribution, and consumption of rice;

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