RESOLUTION AGE 3/2007

NATIONALITIES OF PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMISSIONS AND SUB-COMMISSIONS

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF VINE AND WINE,

CONSIDERING that the order of drawing of lots for the elections for the position of President should be set for carrying out elections for the Presidents of Commissions and Sub-commissions

CONSIDERING that the greatest diversity posssible of nationalities of the Presidents of the Commissions or sub-commissons should be ensured. Candidates from a country with a president elected from another Commission or sub-commission shall automatically be withdrawn,

CONSIDERING that the conditions under which candidates may once again become eligible should likewise be provided,

CONSIDERING that the length of term of office of the scientific secretaries should be set,

DECIDES, by consensus, to modify Title I « General Provisions » of the Internal Rules as follows:

Paragraph 2 article 10.10 a) shall be replaced by the following text: 

The order in which the elections of the Presidents of each Commission are to be held is drawn by lots. These elections are followed by the elections of presidents of sub-commissions in the order drawn by lots.

In the event that a proposed candidate is elected for the position of president of a commission or a sub-commission, all other candidates from the same member state, proposing candidates for another Commission or Sub-commission, shall be automatically withdrawn.

However, as an exception to article 10.13 and 14.5 of the Internal Rules for the presidents of sub-commissions a withdrawn candidate/candidates shall once again be eligible if it follows from the preceding paragraph that there is no candidate for the presidency of a sub-commission.

Article 10.10c shall be completed by the following text:

The term of office for the scientific secretary is three years renewable,

Article 10.13 shall be replaced by the following text:

10.13 - The Commission and Sub-commission Presidents must be of different nationalities and of a different nationality from the President and the first Vice-President of the Organisation. In each Commission and Sub-Commission, delegates of different nationalities must fill the positions of President and Vice-President. These provisions shall apply without prejudice to particular conditions as set out in article 10.10 (a) for the presidency of the sub-commission. 

Article 14.5 shall be replaced by the following text:

14.5 – The President, the first Vice-President, and the Presidents of the Commissions and the Sub-commissions shall be of different nationalities. This provision shall apply without prejudice to particular conditions as set out in article 10.10 (a) for the presidency of the sub-commission.