Members shall be entitled to the number of Representatives given below:

Austria 6

Belgium 7

Cyprus 3

Czechoslovakia 8

Denmark 5

Finland 5

France 18

Germany (FR) 18

Greece 7

Hungary 7

Iceland 3

Ireland 4

Italy 18

Liechtenstein 2

Luxembourg 3

Malta 3

Netherlands 7

Norway 5

Portuga l7

San Marino 2

Spain 12

Sweden 6

Switzerland 6

Turkey 12

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18

Article 27

The conditions under which the Committee of Ministers collectively may be represented in the debates of the Consultative Assembly, or individual representatives on the Committee or their alternates may address the Assembly, shall be determined by such Rules of Procedure on this subject as may be drawn up by the Committee after consulation with the Assembly.

Article 28

a) The Consultative Assembly shall adopt its Rules of Procedure and shall elect from its members its President, who shall remain in office until the next Ordinary Session.

b) The President shall controll the proceedings but shall not take part in the debate or vote. The Substitute of the Representative who is President may sit, speak and vote in his place.

c) The Rules of Procedure shall determine inter alia:

(i) the quorum;

(ii) the manner of the election and terms of office of the President and other officers;

(iii) the manner in which the Agenda shall be drawn up and be communicated to Representatives; and

(iv) the time and manner in which the names of Representatives and their Substitutes shall be notified.

Article 29

Subject to the provisions of Article 30, all resolutions of the Consultative Assembly, including resolutions:

(i) embodying recommendations to the Committee of Ministers;

(ii) proposing to the Committee matters for discussion in the Assembly;

(iii) establishing committees or commissions;

(iv) determining the date of commencement of its Sessions;

(v) determining what majority is required for resolutions in cases not covered by (i) to (iv) above or determining cases of doubt as to what majority is required,

shall require a two-thirds majority of the Representatives casting a vote.

Article 30

On matters relating to its internal procedure, which includes the election of officers, the nomination of persons to serve on committees and commissions and the adoption of Rules of Procedure, resolutions of the Consultative Assembly shall be carried by such majorities as the Assembly may determine in accordance with Article 29(v).

Article 31

Debates on proposals to be made to the Committee of Ministers that a matter should be placed on the Agenda of the Consultative Assembly shall be confined to an indication of the proposed subject-matter and the reasons for and against its inclusion in the Agenda.

Article 32

The Consultative Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once a year, the date and duration of which shall be determined by the Assembly so as to avoid as far as possible overlapping with parliamentary sessions of Members and with sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. In no circumstances shall the duration of an ordinary session exceed one month unless both the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers concur.

Article 33

Ordinary sessions of the Consultative Assembly shall be held at the seat of the Council unless both the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers concur that the session should be held elsewhere.

Article 34

The Consultative Assembly may be convened in Extraordinary Session, upon the initiative either of the Committee of Ministers or of the President of the Assembly after agreement between them, such agreement also to determine the date and place of the Session.

Article 35

Unless the Consultative Assembly decides otherwise, its debates shall be conducted in public.

Chapter VI

Secretariat

Article 36

a) The Secretariat shall consist of a Secretary General, a Deputy Secretary General and such other staff as may be required.

b) The Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General shall be appointed by the Consultative Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers.

c) The remaining staff of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary General in accordance with the administrative regulations.

d) No member of the Secretariat shall hold any salaried office from any Government or be a member of the Consultative Assembly or of any national legislature or engage in any occupation incompatible with his duties.

e) Every member of the staff of the Secretariat shall make a solemn declaration affirming that his duty is to the Council of Europe and that he will perform his duties conscientiously, uninfluenced by any national considerations, and that he will not seek or receive instructions in connection with the performance of his duties from any Government or any authority external to the Council and will refrain from any action which might reflect on his position as an international official reponsible only to the Council. In the case of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General this declaration shall be made before the Committee, and in the case of all other members of the staff, before the Secretary General.

f) Every Member shall respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary General and the staff of the Secretariat and not seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Article 37

a) The Secretariat shall be located at the seat of the Council.

b) The Secretary General is responsible to the Committee of Ministers for the work of the Secretariat. Amongst other things, he shall, subject to Article 38d)provide such secretariat and other assistance as the Consultative Assembly may require.

Chapter VII

Finance

Article 38

a) Each Member shall bear the expenses of its own representation in the Committee and in the Consultative Assembly.

b) The expenses of the Secretariat and all other common expenses shall be shared between all Members in such proportions as shall be determined by the Committee on the basis of the population of Members.

The contributions of an Associate Member shall be determined by the Committee.

c) In accordande with the financial regulations, the Budget of the Council shall be submitted annually by the Secretary General for adoption by the Committee.

d) The Secretary General shall refer to the Committee requests from the Assembly which involve expenditure exceeding the amount already allocated in the Budget for the Assembly and its activities.

e) The Secretary General shall also submit to the Committee of Ministers an estimate of the expenditure to which the implementation of each of the recommendations presented to the Committee would give rise. Any resolution the implementation of which requires additional expenditure shall not be considered as adopted by the Committee of Ministers unless the Committee has also approved the corresponding estimates for such additional expenditure.

Article 39

The Secretary General shall each year notify the Government of each Member of the amount of its contribution, and each Member shall pay to the Secretary General the amount of its contribution, which shall de deemed to be due on the date of its notification, not later than six months after that date.

Chapter VIII

Privileges and immunities

Article 40

a) The Council of Europe, representatives of Members and the Secretariat shall enjoy in the territories of its Members such privileges and immunities as are reasonably necessary for the fulfilment of their functions. These immunities shall include immunity for all Representatives to the Consultative Assembly from arrest and all legal proceedings in the territories of all Members, in respect of words spoken and votes cast in the debates of the Assembly or its committees or commissions.

b) The Members undertake as soon as possible to enter into agreement for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of paragraph a) above. For this purpose the Committee of Ministers shall recommend to the Governments of Members the acceptance of an Agreement defining the privileges and immunities to be granted in the territories of all Members. In addition a special Agreement shall be concluded with the Government of the French Republic defining the privileges and immunities which the Council shall enjoy at its seat.

Chapter IX

Amendments

Article 41

a) Proposals for the amendment of this Statute may be made in the Committee of Ministers or, in the conditions provided for in Article 23, in the Consultative Assembly.

b) The Committee shall recommend and cause to be embodied in a Protocol those amnedments which it considers to be desirable.

c) An amending Protocol shall come into force when it has been signed and ratified on behalf of twothirds of the Members.

d) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article, amendments to Articles 23-35, 38 and 39., which have been approved by the Committee and by the Assembly, shall come into force on the date of the Certificate of the Secretary General, transmitted to the Governments of Members, certifying that they have been so approved. This paragraph shall not operate until the conclusion of the second ordinary session of the Assembly.

Chapter X

Final provisions

Article 42

a) This Statute shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

b) The present Statute shall come into force as soon as seven instruments of ratification have been deposited. The Government of the United Kingdom shall transmit to all signatory Governments a certificate declaring that the Statute has entered into force and giving the names of the Members of the Council of Europe on that date.

c) Thereafter each other signatory shall become a Party to this Statute as from the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed the present Statute.

Done at London, this 5 th day of May, 1949, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Gover United Kingdom which shall transmit certified copies to the other signatory Governements.

Statutory Resolutions

I.

Resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers at its
Eighth Session May, 1951

The Committee of Ministers,

Having regard to certain proposals made by the Consulative Assembly for the revision of the Statute of the Council of Europe;

Considering that the provisions hereinafter set out are not inconsistent with the present Statute,

Declares its intentions of putting into effect the following provisions:

Admission of new Members

The Committee of Ministers, before inviting a State to become a Member or Associate Member of the Council of Europe, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of the Statute, or inviting a Member of the Council of Europe to withdraw, in accordance with Article 8, shall first consult the Consultative Assembly in accordance with existing practice.

Powers of the Committee of Ministers

(Article 15 of the Statute)

The conclusions of the Committee may, where appropriate, take the form of a convention or agreement. In that event the following provisions shall be applied:

(i) The convention or agreement shall be submitted by the Secretary General to all Members for ratification;

(ii) Each Member undertakes that within one year of such submission, or, where this is impossible owing to exceptional circumstances within eighteen months, the question of ratification of the convention or agreement shall be brought before the competent authority or authorities in its country;

(iii) The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary General;

(iv) The convention or agreement shall be binding only on such Members as have ratified it.

Joint Committee

(i) The Joint Committee is the organ of co-ordination of the Council of Europe. Without prejudice to the repective rights of the Committee of Ministers and the Consultative Assembly, the functions of the Joint Committee shall be in particular:

a) to examine the problems which are common to those two organs;

b) to draw the attention of those two organs to questions which appear to be of particular interest to the Council of Europe;

c) to make proposals for the draft Agenda of the sessions of the Committee of Ministers and of the Consultative Assembly;

d) to examine and promote means of giving practical effect to the recommendations adopted by one or other of these two organs.

(ii) a) The Joing Committee shall be composed in principle of twelve members, five representing the Committee of Ministers and seven representing the Consultative Assembly, the latter number to include the President of the Consultative Assembly, who shall be a memberex officio.

The Number or members may be increased by agreement between the Committee of Ministers and the Assembly. Nevertheless, the Committee of Ministers shall, at its discretion, be entitled to increase the number of its representatives by one or two.

b) The Committee of Ministers and the Consultative Assembly shall each be free to choose its own method of selecting its representatives on the Joint Committee.

c) The Secretary General shall be entitled to atend the meetings of the Joint Committee in an advisory capacity.

(iii) a) The President of the Consultative Assembly shall be the Chairman of the Joint Committee.

b) No proceedings of the Committee shall be regarded as valid unless there is a quorum consisting of three of the representatives of the Committee of Ministers and five of the representatives of the Consultative Assembly.

c) The conclusing of the Joint Committee shall be reached without voting.

d) The meetings of the Joint Committee shall be convened by the Chairman and shall take place as often as is necessary and, in particular, before and after the sessions of the Committee of Ministers and of the Consultative Assembly.

e) Subject to the foregoing provisions, the Joint Committee may adopt its own Rules of Procedure.

Specialised Authorities

(i) a) The Council of Europe may take the initiative of instituting negotiations between Members with a view to the creation of European Specialised Authorites, each with its own competence in the economic, social, cultural, legal, administrative or other related fields.