Energy Charter Conference Decisions
1995
CCDEC199534 - Reports and Notes considered by the 4th Meeting of the Provisional Energy Charter Conference
Financial situation: The Deputy Secretary-General reported on the current financial situation. Expenditure in 1995 was markedly below budget because of the delay in deciding the Secretariat′s location and the Conference decision in April to freeze recruitment. But expenditure on office accommodation, equipment and other items would substantially increase expenses...
CCDEC199533 - Provisional Secretariat′s Work Programme for 1996
The Conference Chairman noted that the Work Programme was approved in principle although it would need to be adapted in the light of the revised budget for 1996. One delegation had comments on the Work Programme and was invited to consult the Secretariat bilaterally. The Conference would have the final adoption of the 1996 Work Programme on the agenda for its next...
CCDEC199532 - Election of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Conference, the Working Group III and the Legal Advisory Committee
In the absence of the Rules of Procedure on this matter, the Conference Chairman proposed that the most senior delegate among the participants should chair the meeting during the election of Conference Chairman for 1996. The head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Minister Anatoli Shatalov, proposed that Ambassador Charles Rutten should be elected to continue as...
CCDEC199531 - Application of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The Conference, acting pursuant to Section VIII of the Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference, approved the application of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to become a signatory of the Concluding Document of the Hague Conference on the European Energy Charter. The Chairman invited the Government of the Netherlands, as Depositary of the Charter,...
CCDEC199530 - Rules of Procedure for the Provisional Charter Conference (Canada and United States attendance, Language Regime)
The Conference approved the Rules of Procedure for the Provisional Charter Conference including a Norwegian proposal (CC 48) for participation in the negotiations referred to in Articles 10(4) and 33 and attendance at other meetings by Charter signatories. It was furthermore agreed to delete the references to vice-chairpersons in Rules 1 and 4. The Conference...
CCDEC199529 - Secretariat′s Budget for 1996: additional B6 Finance officer
In accordance with the Financial Rules, Article 11, the Conference agreed on a three-year commitment authority for office rental, associated charges and property taxes of a maximum total of 31.2 million BF for three-year period 1996-1998 (RD 8 of 22 November 1995). The Conference approved the creation of one additional B6 Finance officer post in the Secretariat and...
CCDEC199528 - Financial Rules
The Conference considered the Financial Rules proposed in RD 7 as a result of the Budget Committee′s discussion on 21 November, and approved them subject to deletion of Article 13, for the reason that Article 13 merely confirmed the subject matter stipulated in the Treaty, and consequential amendment of Article 19.
CCDEC199527 - Appointment of the Secretary-General
The Conference [...] unanimously decided to appoint Dr Peter Schutterle as Secretary-General for a period of five years starting from 1 January 1996. The EC expressed their appreciation for the work undertaken by Clive Jones as Secretary-General during the last four years. The Conference endorsed this view and put on record its gratitude for Mr Jones′s leadership...
CCDEC199526 - Reports and Notes considered by the 3rd Meeting of the Provisional Energy Charter Conference
Financial Situation:The Secretary-General reported that expenditure in 1995 so far, almost wholly met by the European Commission on the Secretariat′s behalf, amounted to about 700.000 ECU. Once the necessary decisions to establish the Secretariat were made [...] expenditure would accelerate and might reach 2 MECU by the end of the year, as against a budget of 2.7...
CCDEC199525 - Postponement of Negotiations on Nuclear Declaration
The Chairman outlined the conclusions of work on this subject as reported by the Chairman of the Nuclear Working Group (doc. NU 20). He asked the Conference to approve the principle of a Nuclear Declaration. The Russian Delegation made a statement [attached as Annex] recording its preference for a legally binding Protocol and emphasising the need for cooperation in...
CCDEC199524 - Financial Rules Preparation
The Conference agreed that the Budget Committee should prepare for its approval draft financial rules based on OECD practice but taking account of more limited nature of the Secretariat′s activities.
CCDEC199523 - Inclusion of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Annex ID of the Energy Charter Treaty
The Conference agreed in principle the addition of Annex T entries for Bosnia and Herzegovina (doc. 31) and the inclusion of that country in Annex ID of the Charter Treaty. This was necessary because Bosnia-Herzegovina, which did not sign the Charter until April 1995, had not been involved in the Treaty negotiations. Norway stressed that, although they supported...
CCDEC199522 - Terms of Reference for the Budget Committee
After examination of the OECD Financial Regulations [...], one delegation′s reserve on the principle of the Conference being able to delegate decisions to the Budget Committee was withdrawn. The Conference approved the draft terms of reference annexed to document CC 36 (Corrigendum).
CCDEC199521 - Establishment of Legal Advisory Committee: Framework and Tasks
The Conference decided to establish a sub-group, to be known as the Legal Advisory Committee, to provide legal advice to the Chairman of the Conference and to Working Group Chairmen. The Framework and Tasks for this sub-group of the Charter Conference (Annex to doc. CC 24) were agreed. The sub-group would elect a provisional Chairperson and rapporteur. It was...
CCDEC199520 - Provisional Rules of Procedure
After discussion, the Chairman noted that no final agreement could be reached at this meeting on the Rules of Procedure. The main outstanding question was the future language regime for the Conference and Working Group I. Compromise proposals by the Chairman on certain other issues were circulated at the meeting (RD 8 Corr. 2). The Chairman will prior to...
CCDEC199519 - Organisation of the Secretariat: top officials grading and the Secretary-General contract
The Conference agreed however that the Director for Negotiations, on a personal basis, could be assigned a higher status to reflect his current seniority. For the future Secretary-General, it was agreed that the terms of his contract should be negotiated by the Conference Chairman in consultation with a small group of the largest financial contributors to the...
CCDEC199518 - Terms of the Headquarters Agreement
"In accordance with Article 34(4) (f) of the Energy Charter Treaty, the Provisional Charter Conference approved the terms of the headquarters agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium, and instructed the Chairman of the Conference and the Secretary-General to sign the agreement on its behalf." All delegations agreed that the headquarters agreement should continue to...
CCDEC199517 - Secretariat′s Location
The Conference took the following decision by consensus: "The Provisional Charter Conference and Secretariat are located in Brussels." All delegations agreed that this Decision will continue to apply after entry into force of the Treaty, subject to the following Declaration: "The decision taken on the location of the Secretariat is a political decision. Keeping...
CCDEC199516 - Chairman of the Working Group III (Energy-Related Equipment) (adoption by written procedure)
[In document CC 27 the delegations were invited to agree to the election of Mr. Lucian Leonida Biro (Romania) as Chairman of Working Group III on Energy Related Equipment. In document CC 33 from 24 July 1995 the delegations were informed that the relevant three-quarters majority had agreed to the election of Mr Biro as Chairman of Working Group III (Energy Related...
CCDEC199515 - Chairman of the Budget Committee (adoption by written procedure)
[In document CC 27 the delegations were invited to agree to the election of Mr. Viktor Segalla (Austria) as Chairman of the Budget Committee. In document CC 33 from 24 July 1995 the delegations were informed that the relevant three-quarters majority had agreed to the election of Mr Segalla as Chairman of the Budget Committee.]
CCDEC199514 - Reports and Notes considered by the 2nd Meeting of the Provisional Energy Charter Conference
The Chairman informed the meeting that Hungary, Lithuania and Uzbekistan had now signed the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Efficiency Protocol. Japan informed the Conference that its internal approval procedures were underway and that it intended to sign the Treaty as soon as possible, certainly before the end of the signature period. The Chairman stressed...
CCDEC199513 - Adjournment of discussion of the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Energy Charter Conference
The Conference agreed to postpone discussion of the Rules of Procedure until its next meeting. In the meantime consultations would be arranged with delegations to resolve technical issues, with the aim of concentrating discussions at the June meeting on policy questions such as the future language regime.
CCDEC199512 - Adjournment of discussion of the Secretariat′s organigram and Staff table
The Secretary-General informed the Conference that the revised 1995 Budget of 2.7 MECU would require the elimination of 2 A, 1 B and 2 C grade posts (in EC terms) from the organigram and staff table annexed to CC 16 [...] The two A posts eliminated would be the post in Administration and one post in the Implementation Directorate (see Annex I to CC 16). The...
CCDEC199511 - Secretariat′s Location and Negotiations on terms of headquarters agreement
The Conference considered the available information on possible future locations for the Charter Secretariat (CC 14 and RD 2) but decided that additional consultations would be necessary before it would be possible to reach agreement on this question. [...] In the meantime the Conference authorised the Secretary-General to negotiate provisionally: "the terms of any...
CCDEC199510 - Secretariat′s Domestic Legal Capacity
The Conference, whilst noting the authority provided to the Charter Secretariat in Article 35(5) of the Energy Charter Treaty, and with the support of the Belgian delegation, adopted the following Decision: "The Charter Secretariat shall henceforward enjoy in Belgium the domestic legal capacity which may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the...
CCDEC199509 - Secretariat′s Budget for 1995; Inclusion of "Travel" item in the Secretariat′s Budget
On the proposal of the European Community, the Conference agreed that the 1995 Budget should be 2.7 million ECU, of which 0.4 million ECU would relate to costs involved in establishing the Secretariat, which would not recur in future years. [...] The Conference approved [...] revised 1995 Budget unanimously and authorised the Secretary-General to execute it....
CCDEC199508 - Establishment of the Budget Committee
The Conference decided to constitute, as a subsidiary body of the provisional Charter Conference, a formal Budget Committee open to representatives of all Treaty signatories. The Financial Rules of the Conference, including the Terms of Reference for the Budget Committee, will be discussed by the Committee and then determined by the Conference when the location of...
CCDEC199507 - Establishment of the Working Group on Nuclear Energy including Safety: Provisional Terms of Reference
For Working Group IV (Nuclear), the Conference agreed that Dr Robert Morrison (Canada) should be invited to continue the Chairmanship he had undertaken during the negotiating Conference. The European Community noted that their support for Dr Morrison was based on the assumption that Canada would become a Treaty signatory. Terms of Reference for WG IV were agreed...
CCDEC199506 - Establishment of the Working Group III (Energy-Related Equipment): Terms of Reference
For Working Group III (Energy Equipment) the Conference noted with approval that Romania was in the process of identifying a candidate to chair the Working Group. Terms of Reference for WG III were agreed and are at Annex III.
CCDEC199505 - Establishment of the Working Group II (Trade Amendment): Terms of Reference and Chairman
For Working Group II (Trade) the Conference elected Dr Ivan Ivanov (Russian Federation) as Chairman. Terms of Reference for WG II were agreed and are at Annex II. The European Community and the Russian Federation, in particular, underlined that issues agreed in the Energy Charter Treaty as adopted in Lisbon should not be revisited in the trade negotiations.
CCDEC199504 - Establishment of the Working Group I (Supplementary Investment Treaty): Terms of Reference and Chairman
For Working Group I (Supplementary Investment Treaty) the Conference elected Mr Sydney Fremantle [United Kingdom] as Chairman. Terms of Reference for this Working Group were agreed and are at Annex I.
CCDEC199503 - Establishment of the Working Groups and adjournment of the negotiations on additional Protocols
Following the formal opening of negotiations on the supplementary treaty and on trade issues at the first meeting of the provisional Charter Conference (CC1 paragraph 9), the Conference decided to establish the following Working Groups as subsidiary bodies of the Conference: Working Group I - Supplementary Investment Treaty Working Group II - Trade Working Group...
CCDEC199502 - Signature by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the European Energy Charter
On the proposal of the Chairman, the Conference, acting pursuant to Section VIII of the Final Act, approved the signature of the European Energy Charter (Concluding Document of the Hague Conference) by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the Charter on 6 April).
CCDEC199501 - Election of the Chairman of the Provisional Energy Charter Conference
The Belgian delegation, as host country, opened the meeting and proposed that Ambassador Charles Rutten should be elected to continue as Chairman of the provisional Charter Conference. The Conference approved that proposal by acclamation. Ambassador Rutten accepted the Conference′s invitation and took over the Chairmanship of the meeting.