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Article IY (Functions of the Conference) 1. The Conference shall determine the policy and approve the budget of the Organization and shall exercise the other powers conferred upon it by this Constitution. 2. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast make recommendations concerning questions relating to food and agriculture to be submitted to member nations for consideration with a view to implementation by national action. 3. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast submit conventions concerning questions relating to food and agriculture to member nations for consideration with a view to their acceptance by the appropriate constitutional procedure. 4. The Conference shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure — (a) Proper consultation with Governments and adequate technical preparation prior to consideration by the Conference of proposed recommendations and conventions ; and (/)) Proper consultation with Governments in regard to relations between the Organization and national institutions or private persons. 5. The Conference may make recommendations to any public international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purpose of the Organization. 6. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast agree to discharge any other functions consistent with the purposes of the Organization which may be assigned to it by Governments or provided for by any arrangement between the Organization and any other public international organization. Article V (The Executive Committee) 1. The Conference shall appoint an Executive Committee consisting of not less than nine or more than fifteen members or alternate or associate members of the Conference or their advisers who are qualified by administrative experience or other special qualifications to contribute to the attainment of the purpose of the Organization. There shall be not more than one member from any member nation. The tenure and other conditions of office of the members of the Executive Committee shall be subject to rules to be made by the Conference. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Conference shall have regard in appointing the Executive Committee to the desirability that its membership should reflect as varied as possible an experience of different types of economy in relation to food and agriculture. 3. The Conference may delegate to the Executive Committee such powers as it may determine, with the exception of the powers set forth in paragraph 2 of Article 11, Article IV, paragraph 1 of Article VII, Article XIII, and Article XX of this Constitution. 4. The members of the Executive Committee shall exercise the powers delegated to them by the Conference on behalf of the whole Conference and not as representatives of their respective governments. 5. The Executive Committee shall appoint its own officers and, subject to any decisions of the Conference, shall regulate its own procedure. Article VI (Other Committees and Conferences) ]. The Conference may establish technical and regional standing committees and may appoint committees to study and report on any matter pertaining to the purpose of the Organization. 2. The Conference may convenc general, technical, regional, or other special conferences and may provide for the representation at such conferences, in such manner as it may determine, of national and international bodies concerned with nutrition, food and agriculture. Article VII (The Director-General) 1. There shall be a Director-General of the Organization who shall be appointed by the Conference by such procedure and on such terms as it may determine. 2. Subject to the general supervision of the Conference and its Executive Committee, the DirectorGeneral shall have full power and authority to direct the work of the Organization. 3. The Director-General or a representative designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Conference and of its Executive Committee and shall formulate for consideration by the Conference and the Executive Committee proposals for appropriate action in regard to matters coming before them. Article VIII (Staff) 1. The staff of the Organization shall be appointed by the Director-General in accordance with such procedure as may be determined by rules made by the Conference. 2. The staff of the Organization shall be responsible to the Director-General. Their responsibilities shall be exclusively international in character and they shall not seek or receive instructions in regard to the discharge thereof from any authority external to the Organization. The member nations undertake fully to respect the international character of the responsibilities of the staff and not to seek to influence any of their nationals in the discharge of such responsibilities. 3. In appointing the staff the Director-General shall, subject to the paramount importance of securing the highest standards of efficiency and of technical competence, pay due regard to the importance of selecting personnel recruited on as wide a geographical basis as is possible.

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