The sessions of the XLVI Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council of SELA will be held at the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat through the Zoom platform.
The Preparatory Stage will be held on 16 November as of 11:00 a.m. and the Ministerial Stage on 17 November as of 12:00 p.m. (Venezuela time).
ITEM I. ORGANIZATION OF WORKS
An informal meeting of Heads of Delegation will take place prior to the formal opening of the Preparatory Stage, with a view to unifying criteria as regards the following issues:
In accordance with Article 22 of the Regulations of the Latin American Council, this supreme organ of SELA should approve the Agenda. Once the Bureau has been elected, the Latin American Council should consider the draft organization of works (Part II of this document) and the Draft Agenda (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 1-20).
ITEM II. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT
The Permanent Secretary will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Forty-fourth Annual Report of the Permanent Secretariat” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 3-20), which includes the activities carried out since the last Regular Meeting of the Council to date.
ITEM III. WORK PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2021
The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Draft Work Programme for the year 2021” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 4-20). In accordance with the provisions set forth in Decision Nº 440, the following three thematic areas will be dealt with: i) Intra-Regional Relations; ii) Economic and Technical Cooperation; and iii) Extra-Regional Relations.
ITEM IV. BUDGET OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT FOR THE YEAR 2021 AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Draft Administrative Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2021” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 5-20), along with its corresponding explanatory preamble.
2.1. Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019
The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 6-20).
2.2 Audit Proposal for the year 2020
The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Audit Proposal for the year 2020” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 7-20).
ITEM V. INSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
Election of two Members of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA
The Latin American Council will proceed with the Election of two Members of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA. Document SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT N° 8-20 will be submitted for that purpose.
ITEM VI. OTHER MATTERS
As customary, this item will be open in order to consider other initiatives that the Delegations of the Member States might propose.
16 November 2020
Morning
| PREPARATORY STAGE | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Meeting of Heads of Delegation | |
| 11:30 – 14:00 | Start of the Preparatory Stage | |
| Item I. | Approval of the Agenda for the Preparatory Stage | |
| Item II. | Annual Report of the Permanent Secretariat | |
| Item III. | Work Programme for the year 2021 | |
| Item IV. | Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2021 and administrative matters | |
| Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019
Audit Proposal for the year 2020 |
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| Item V. | Institutional matters | |
| Elección de un Miembro del Tribunal Administrativo del SELA | ||
| Item VI. | Other matters | |
| 17 November 2020
Morning |
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| 10:30 – 12:00 | Consideration of the Draft Report on the Preparatory Stage (Rapporteur’s Report and Decisions) |
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| MINISTERIAL STAGE | ||
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Opening of the Ministerial Stage
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| 12:15 – 13:00 | Ministerial Plenary Session
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| Documents of the agenda: | ||
| DT 1 | Draft agenda | |
| DT 2 | Draft annotated agenda and organization of works | |
| DT 3 | Forty-third Annual Report of the Permanent Secretariat | |
| DT 4 | Draft Work Programme for the year 2021 | |
| DT 5 | Draft Administrative Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2021 | |
| DT 6 | Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019 | |
| DT 7 | Audit Proposal for the year 2020 | |
| DT 8 | Election of a Member of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA | |
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