Paragraphs in "European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes" coded as HOBS
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| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Art.8 | Article 8 |
| Art.8.1 | 1. A Standing Committee shall be set up within a year of the entry into force of this Convention. |
| Art.8.2 | 2. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to appoint a representative to the Standing Committee. Any member State of the Council of Europe which is not a Contracting Party to the Convention shall have the right to be represented on the Committee by an observer. |
| Art.8.3 | 3. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall convene the Standing Committee whenever he finds it necessary and in any case when a majority of the representatives of the Contracting Parties or the representative of the European Economic Community, being itself a Contracting Party, request its convocation. |
| Art.8.4 | 4. A majority of representatives of the Contracting Parties shall constitute a quorum for holding a meeting of the Standing Committee. |
| Art.8.5 | 5. The Standing Committee shall take its decision by a majority of the votes cast; however, unanimity of the votes cast shall be required for: |
| Art.8.5.a | a. the adoption of the recommendations provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 9; |
| Art.8.5.b | b. the decision to admit observers other than those referred to in paragraph 2 of this article; |
| Art.8.5.c | c. the adoption of the report referred to in Article 13; this report could set out, where appropriate, divergent opinions. |
| Art.8.6 | 6. Subject to the provisions of this Convention, the Standing Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure. |