UNITED NATIONS

At the invitation of the Government of Slovenia, and in accordance with the decisions adopted by the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) and its Protocols at their twenty-second meeting, held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 7 to 10 December 2021, the twenty-third meeting of the Contracting P. [...] In accordance with rule 20 of the rules of procedure and with the principles of geographical representation and continuity (article 19 of the Convention and article III of the terms of reference of the Bureau of the Contracting Parties), the Contracting Parties elected the members of the Bureau, as follows, from among the representatives of the Contracting Parties: President: Mr. [...] In accordance with rule 19 of the rules of procedure for meetings and conferences of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its related protocols, applicable to the current meeting, the Bureau examined the credentials of the representatives of the 19 Contracting Parties participating in the meeting. [...] She recalled that the outstanding issues related to the nomination of members of the Compliance Committee and their alternates and the adoption of the activity report of the Compliance Committee, which reported directly to the Contracting Parties. [...] In the ensuing discussion, one representative, speaking on behalf of a group of countries, proposed the deletion of a number of square brackets in the document related to amendment of the partner policy; new partnerships; and amendment of the terms of reference of the Bureau.