Decision on the Criteria for Granting Observer Status and a System of Accreditation to the AU

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.168 (VI)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
28 January 2005
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE CRITERIA FOR GRANTING OBSERVER
STATUS AND A SYSTEM OF ACCREDITATION TO THE AU
Doc. EX.CL/161 (VI)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;

  2. DECIDES to refer the Draft Criteria for Granting Observer Status and the System of Accreditation to the AU as contained in Document EX.CL/161 (VI) to a meeting of the PRC and Legal experts for finalization and submission to the 7th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council scheduled in July 2005.

  3. FURTHER DECIDES that non-African States and inter-governmental organizations could be granted accreditation to the Union with the right to attend only public sessions and to receive only documents of general distribution;

  4. REQUESTS the Commission to develop and strictly enforce a system of classification of documents.

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