Parties present and voting definition

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote at a meeting of the Parties;

Parties present and voting means Parties present at the meeting in which voting takes place and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.

Examples of Parties present and voting in a sentence

• If all efforts have been exhausted, an amendment shall require for its adoption a two-thirds majority vote of the Parties present and voting.

• In accordance with Article VIII (9), unless provided otherwise in the Agreement or in Rules 4(5), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, decisions of Parties shall be adopted by consensus or, if consensus cannot be achieved, by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting.

• However, if at any time a Party requests a secret ballot, that shall be the method of voting on the issue in question, provided that this request is accepted by a simple majority of the Parties present and voting.

• The appeal shall immediately be put to the vote, and the Presiding Officer's ruling shall stand unless a simple majority of the Parties present and voting otherwise decides.

• This would, however, require an amendment of the Gorilla Agreement under Article X of the Agreement, requiring a 2/3 majority of the Parties present and voting.

More Definitions of Parties present and voting

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote;

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.

Parties present and voting means the Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote; those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst the Parties present and voting.

Parties present and voting means Parties present at the meeting in which voting takes place

Parties present and voting means Parties present at the sitting at which voting takes place and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties which abstain from voting are considered as not voting.

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Any adopted amendment shall be communicated by the Convention Secretariat to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all Parties for acceptance.

Parties present and voting means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties abstaining from voting shall not be counted among the two-thirds required for adopting an amendment.