An electoral needs assessment mission was conducted by the Electoral Assistance Division in April 2004 to coincide with the inauguration of the National Elections Commission.

(d) To identify any external interference in the evaluation and selection process and to inform the Committee thereof

The Commission on Human Rights had been criticized, sometimes rightly, for being selective, politicized and ineffective, and for duplicating some of the work of the Third Committee and treaty bodies.

The report by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and the Chemicals Technical Options Committee includes some excerpts and comments on the Executive Committee study.

The Advisory Committee had made pertinent comments which would guide the Committee's evaluation.

Presentation of the reports of the Panel and of its technical options committees

CRIC Committee for the review of the implementation of the Convention

To note with appreciation the assessment carried out by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Medical Technical Options Committee

As far as the judging panel was concerned, Tonglu County in Zhejiang Province which was founded on the basis of ecology should win this honor.

Electoral board president Tibisay Lucena's comments prove that the government is hindering the recall process.

(c) Gather information on the evaluation and selection process from the Committee and from public and private entities.

Selection Committee

The Committee expresses its concern at

The presidency issued decrees to establish the Assessment and Evaluation Commission, the National Petroleum Commission, the Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission and the Technical Ad Hoc Border Committee.

C. Guidelines for the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Technical Options Committees and Temporary Subsidiary Bodies for disclosure of interests

The Assessment and Evaluation Commission, however, has yet to be created.

However, the Ceasefire Political Committee and the Assessment and Evaluation Commission still have to be set up.

In its 2005 progress report, (pages 254 246) the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel noted that it is currently operating with two temporary co chairs for the Chemical Technical Options Committee and the Halon Technical Options Committee and one temporary co chair for MBTOC.

Noting with appreciation the work done by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Technical Options Committee,

Comments by the Board of Auditors

Election of members of the Compliance Committee

Mr. Jonathan Banks, co chair of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC), was invited to introduce the report of TEAP and MBTOC on critical use nominations for methyl bromide (Volume I of the TEAP 2005 progress report chapter IX).

Election of members of the functional commissions of the Council

a This budget was prepared by the Independent Electoral Commission with the support of the Electoral Expert of the European Commission and the International Technical Committee.

Election of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the Main Committees, the Drafting Committee and the Credentials Committee

Technology and Economic Assessment Panel administrative issues In its 2005 progress report (page 244), the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel noted that it is currently operating with two temporary co chairs for the Chemicals Technical Options Committee and the Halon Technical Options Committee and one temporary co chair for the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee.

The co chair of TEAP, Mr. Lambert Kuijpers, introduced the Panel's 2005 progress report and invited the co chairs of its various technical options committees to present their findings to the Open ended Working Group.

The appointed Committee members shall select their own Chairperson from within appointed Committee members.

57. Notes that the Committee, at its forty ninth session, would endorse the election of the officers of its Subcommittees and would elect its officers for the period 2006 2007

Notes that the Committee, at its forty ninth session, would endorse the election of the officers of its Subcommittees and would elect its officers for the period 2006 2007

Election of officers of the Committee 102 17.

Member of the United Nations Committee against Torture, elected for the period 2001 2005.

The Team has also helped the Committee to prepare its assessment of the implementation of measures, which the Committee will submit to the Council.

MBTOC also identified many examples where alternatives are used successfully at commercial level in A5 and non A5 countries (MBTOC 2002, TEAP 2003).

The US Senate voted this month to incorporate such a mechanism into the financial reform bill that will now have to be reconciled by the bill passed by the US House of Representatives. Under the Senate s approach, regulators would create rules under which an independent regulatory board would choose raters.

COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION Third session Bonn, 2 11 May 2005 Item 4 of the provisional agenda

General comments by the Board of Auditors

Draft decision XVII BB Endorsement of New Co Chairs of the Technical Options Committees of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel

Requests States when nominating and electing members and alternates to the Sub Commission

(d) Facilitating efficient and effective participation of non governmental organizations

The term of office of members elected to the Committee shall begin on 1 January following their election and expire on 31 December following the election of members that are to succeed them as members of the Committee.

The final official results of the run off election were certified by the National Elections Commission's Board of Commissioners and announced on 23 November.

The members of the Committee elected at the first election shall begin their term of office on the date of the first meeting of the Committee.

In regard to elections, the Electoral Technical Committee continued to meet regularly.

Medical Technical Options Committee