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PRE-APPROVED OBSERVERS WHO MAY ATTEND IOTC SESSIONS AND THOSE OF ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES
Article VII of the IOTC Agreement (OBSERVERS) provides a mechanism for the participation of non-members at IOTC meetings.
At the 2012 Commission meeting (16 th Session), Contracting Parties (Members) agreed that meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies should be open to participation by observers from all those who have attended the current and/or previous sessions of the Commission. Applications by new Observers should continue to follow the procedure as outlined in Rule XIV of the IOTC Rules of Procedure (note: new Rules were adopted at S18).
Rule XIV of the IOTC Rules of Procedure (2023) provides a mechanism by which observers may be admitted to IOTC meetings.
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