Did I have somebody vote on it? Or did I punt to legal?

Input is sought from the Commission on the funding issue, especially as it relates to the following paragraph.

Elicit the views of Member States regarding obstacles to their participation in the reporting system

3.12 The Ombudsman may be consulted on policy issues where his or her views and experience may prove useful.

Nor... of woman.

The views of non governmental organizations were also sought with respect to the issues to be covered in this update report.

(b) Elicit the views of Member States regarding obstacles to their participation in the reporting system

Within the framework of the specific theme of each working group, observations and recommendations were requested from the groups on the following issues

Consideration was given to the question whether the consent of the individual should be preserved in the same manner as the consent of the requested State.

Therefore, it is important initially to identify the provisions of the Convention which are pertinent to the question on which a legal opinion is being sought by the Commission.

UNU has solicited the advice of the Board of Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services on this issue.

You ought to ask him for advice.

The question with regard to which the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) decided to seek a legal opinion reads as follows

Did I ask for your opinion?

The Bank's draft policy was open for comments and concerns before its final adoption by the Board.

The Commission also decided that the request for a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel should not include technical or scientific issues.

This request raises the question of whether Parties wish to seek the views of NGOs routinely, in a formal manner.

B. Soliciting NGO Views

I'd like to be asked my preference first.

Delegations also mentioned the desirability of the Security Council requesting the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on legal questions where necessary.

Allowing for prior comment would require WTO members to notify proposed laws and regulations and to solicit comments from interested parties and take such comments into account.

The Competition Commission of South Africa was also consulted on Steinhoff Africa Limited and its market in South Africa.

The Unit reviews all requests to identify the issues and obtains the comments of the manager who has made the decision under review.

Advice on the latter has been sought from the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs.

Decides to consider at its sixty second session the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self determination under the same agenda item

The questionnaire sought advice on a number of conceptual issues and on the treatment of specific occupational groups. It also sought concrete recommendations on the creation of new occupational groups and on improving the descriptions of already existing groups.

Some members considered that it would be important to obtain the Assembly s views on this issue before proceeding to other aspects of the current exercise.

A second questionnaire will be sent out early in 2006 seeking views on a draft updated classification structure and seeking advice on areas where the Technical Expert Group feels that further information is required.

It was therefore suggested that the views of ACPAQ be requested.

448. The Observer for Norway orally revised the draft resolution by replacing the words quot and to submit a report on this matter quot , in operative paragraph 5, by quot on this matter for submission quot .

(b) To seek opinions and contributions from Governments, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations on questions relating to its mandate

(b) To seek opinions and contributions from Governments and intergovernmental and non governmental organizations on questions relating to its mandate

In accordance with relevant provisions of the Charter, the Security Council should more frequently request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question.

It was further suggested that a steering committee be established to study the question of communications, consulting with mandate holders on important questions and proceeding with analysis and action on less contentious issues.

As a precaution, it would seek a legal opinion on these issues.

The Department will also seek the advice and cooperation of Member States with the goal of establishing common approaches to gender sensitivity training.

The most recent and important of the 23 opinions requested over the years was the Court s 1996 opinion in response to a question of the General Assembly on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons.

It was also sent in draft form to external experts for comments.

Seeking inputs from a range of sources and ensuring effective dissemination

A revised draft of the report was also provided to the same departments for comment.

Consults for methodologies (including scope) on information gathering

11. While the following issues were not raised by the Board of Auditors as specific recommendations requiring formal response and reporting, UNHCR is of the opinion that they merit some comment and that the views of the Executive Committee need to be sought.

I consider seeking the views of member States on how to deal with nuclear disarmament within our Conference as one of the most urgent tasks of my mandate.

With that aim, a questionnaire had been prepared and sent to Governments to seek their comments on the contents of such a new ILO instrument.

174. The Commission also raised the question of whether in future it would be possible to secure a judicial advisory opinion before a decision was taken or implemented.