Quora in international conventions, organisations and bodies

Quora in international conventions, organisations and bodies

TITLEYEARPRESENCE AT MEETINGPRESENCE IN ROOMDIFFERENT QUORAUNSPECIFIC
GLOBAL
ICJ 
Assembly of State Parties		1945Rule 44:

The President may declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed when at least one third of the States Parties participating in the session are present (here).
ICRW
International Whaling Commission meetings		1946Rule B:

Attendance by a majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum (here).
United Nations
General Assembly		1946Rule 67:

The President may declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed when at least one third of the members of the General Assembly are present. The presence of a majority of the members shall be required for any decision to be taken (here).
WHO 
World Health Assembly		1946Rule 52:

A majority of the Members represented at the session shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at plenary meetings of the Health Assembly (here). 
Ramsar
Conferences of the Parties		1971Rule 29:

The President may declare a session of the meeting open and permit the debate to proceed if at least one third of the Contracting Parties to the Convention are present, and may have decisions taken when representatives of at least two thirds of the Contracting Parties are present and voting (here).
World Heritage Convention
World Heritage Committee		1972Rule 17.1:

At plenary meetings, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the States members of the Committee (here).
CITES Conferences of the Parties1973Rule 7:

A quorum for a plenary session of the meeting or for a session of Committee I or II shall consist of one-half of the Parties having delegations at the meeting (here).
CMS 
Conferences of the Parties		1979Rule 9:

A quorum for plenary sessions and sessions of the Committee of the Whole of the meeting shall consist of one-half of the Parties having delegations at the meeting (here).
Montreal Protocol
Conferences of the Parties		1987Rule 30:

The President may declare a session of the meeting open, and permit the debate to proceed and have any decision taken when representatives of at least two thirds of the Parties are present (here). 
UNFCCC
Conferences of the Parties		1992Rule 31:

The President shall not declare a meeting of the Conference of the Parties open or permit the debate to proceed unless at least one third of the Parties to the Convention are present. The presence of two thirds of the Parties to the Convention shall be required for any decision to be taken (here).
CBD
Conferences of the Parties		1992Rule 30:

The President may declare a session of the meeting open and permit the debate to proceed if at least one third of the Parties to the Convention are present and have any decisions taken when representatives of at least two thirds of the Parties are present (here)
UNCCD
Conferences of the Parties		1992Rule 37:

The President shall not declare a meeting of the Conference of the Parties open or permit the debate to proceed unless at least one third of the Parties to the Convention are present. The presence of two thirds of the Parties to the Convention shall be required for any decision to be taken (here)
Stockholm Convention
Conferences of the Parties		2001Rule 35:

The President shall not declare a session of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties open or permit the debate to proceed unless at least one third of the Parties to the Convention are present. The presence of two thirds of the Parties to the Convention shall be required for any decision to be taken (here).
REGIONAL
Barcelona Convention (Mediterranean) Conferences of the Parties1976Rule 30:

Two thirds of the Contracting Parties shall constitute a quorum (here).
European Parliament meetings1976Rule 178:

A quorum shall exist when one third of the component Members of Parliament are present in the Chamber (here).
Cartagena Convention (Caribbean) Conferences of the Parties2000Rule 26:

Two-thirds of the Contracting Parties present at the meeting or conference shall constitute a quorum (here).
European Council meetings2009Art. 6.3:

The presence of two thirds of the members of the European Council is required to enable the European Council to vote. When the vote is taken, the President shall check that there is a quorum (here).
Council of the European Union meetings2009Rule 11:

4.   The presence of a majority of the members of the Council who are, under the Treaties, entitled to vote is required to enable the Council to vote. When the vote is taken, the President, assisted by the General Secretariat, shall check that there is a quorum (here). 
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