3rd Meeting, Preparatory Committee of the 7th Review Conference CCW.

 

Seventh Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects.
Seventh Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects



Provisional agenda of the Preparatory Committee
Submitted by the President-designate*
1. Opening of the meeting.
2. Election of the Chairperson.
3. Adoption of the agenda of the Preparatory Committee.
4. Organization of work of the Preparatory Committee.
5. General exchange of views.
6. Organization of the Review Conference:
(a) Provisional agenda;
(b) Provisional programme of work;
(c) Draft rules of procedure;
(d) Nomination of officers.
7. Preparations for Main Committee I.
8. Preparations for Main Committee II.
9. Financial issues.
10. Any other business.
11. Report of the Preparatory Committee to the Review Conference.
12. Closing of the meeting.
Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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