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Part I: The Negotiating Context 4. The Rules of Procedure Why are rules of procedure important? / The Rules of Procedure / Key issues in the Rules of Procedure / Outstanding issues in the Rules of Procedure / Consensus is not unanimity / Role of President or Chairman / The nomenclature of documents / Tips and tricks 4.2 The Rules of Procedure Articles 7.2 and 7.3 of the (FCCC) state that the COP shall adopt Rules of Procedure by consensus. The rules were drafted in A/AC.237/L.22/Rev.2 (1995) and amended in FCCC/CP/1996/2 (1996). The draft Rules of Procedure have not yet been adopted due to remaining disagreements on Rule 22 (paragraph 1) and Rule 42 (paragraph 1). However, the draft Rules of Procedure are being applied on an interim basis, with the exception of Rule 42 (see Section 4.4).
The rules cover the agenda, location, date and notification of the meetings, the role of observers, participation, and the election of the Bureau3 officers to run the meetings. The Bureau presides over the work of the COP and facilitates agreement among the Parties. The Rules of Procedure also specify in detail the role of the Secretariat (see Figure 4).
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