Admission of new Members

Recommendation 1 (1949)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

(Doc. 87, Section B, § 1, 1st sub-para.)

The Assembly recommends to the Committee of Ministers the following proposed amendment to the Statute of the Council of Europe :

Proposed Amendment to Article 4 [(1) Article 4 : Any European State, which is deemed to be able and willing to fulfil the provisions of Article 3, may be invited to become a Member of the Council of Europe by the Committee of Ministers. Any State so invited shall become a Member on the deposit on its behalf with the Secretary-General of an instrument of accession to the present Statute.]: Insert after " may " the words " with the approval of the Consultative Assembly, such approval to be by a simple majority ".