Appendix 1 COMPOSITION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

The members of the Administrative Committee shall be composed of all the Contracting Parties to the amended Agreement.

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe shall provide the Committee with secretariat services.

The Committee shall, at its first session each year, elect a chairman and vice-chairman.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene the Committee under the auspices of the Economic Commission for Europe whenever a new Regulation or an amendment to a Regulation is required to be established.

Proposed new Regulations shall be put to the vote. Each country, Contracting Party to the Agreement shall have one vote. A quorum consisting of not less than half of the Contracting Parties is required for the purposes of taking decisions. For the determination of the quorum regional economic integration organizations, being Contracting Parties to the Agreement, vote with the number of votes of their Member States. The representative of a regional economic integration organization may deliver the votes of its constituent sovereign countries. New draft Regulations shall be established by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting.

Proposed amendments to Regulations shall be put to the vote. Each country, Contracting Party to the Agreement applying the Regulation shall have one vote. A quorum of not less than half of the Contracting Parties applying the Regulation is required for the purposes of taking decisions. For the determination of the quorum, regional economic integration organizations, being Contracting Parties to the Agreement, vote with the number of votes of their Member States. The representative of a regional economic integration organization may deliver the votes of those of its constituent sovereign countries which apply the Regulation. Draft amendments to Regulations shall be established by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting.