Substitutes

Recommendation 4 (1949)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

(Doc. 87, Section B, § 1, 4th and 5th sub-paras.)

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

Proposed Amendment to Article 25 [(1) Article 25 : (a) The Consultative Assembly shall consist of representatives of each Member appointed in such a manner as the Government of that Member shall decide. Each representative must be a national of the Member whom he represents, but shall not at the same time be a member of the Committee of Ministers.] [(1) (b) No representative shall be deprived of his position as such during a session of the Assembly without the agreement of the Assembly.] [(1) (c) Each representative may have a substitute who may, in the absence of the representative, sit, speak and vote in his place. The provisions of paragraph {a) above apply to the appointment of substitutes.]: Leave out paragraph (c).

Proposed Amendment to Article 26 [(2) Article 26 : The following States, on becoming Members, shall be entitled to the number of representatives given below :] [(2) Belgium: 6] [(2) Denmark: 4] [(2) France: 18] [(2) Ireland: 4] [(2) Italy: 18] [(2) Luxembourg: 3] [(2) Netherlands: 6] [(2) Norway: 4] [(2) Sweden: 6] [(2) United Kingdom: 18]:That the number of Representatives set out in the Article be doubled.