An formal indication by a Party expressing a choice, opinion, or wish to follow a particular course of action. Each Conracting Party to an international agreeement typically has one vote. (Source: drafted/MMA)
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Treaty articles
Right to Vote
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Amendments to the Convention
3. 3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to the Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting at the meeting. The adopted amendment shall be communicated by the secretariat to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all Parties for their acceptance.
6. 6. For the purposes of this Article, “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.
Kyoto Protocol
Treaty articles
Article 22
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Article 1
5. 5. “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.
Article 13
3. 3. When the Conference of the Parties serves as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, any member of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties representing a Party to the Convention but, at that time, not a Party to this Protocol, shall be replaced by an additional member to be elected by and from amongst the Parties to this Protocol.
Convention on Migratory Species
Treaty articles
Interpretation
3. 3. Where this Convention provides for a decision to be taken by either a two-thirds majority or a unanimous decision of "the parties present and voting" this shall mean "the Parties present and casting an addirmative or negative vote." Those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst "the Parties present and voting" in determining the majority.
Amendment of the Convention
4. 4. Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Parties present and voting.
Ramsar Convention
Treaty articles
Article 7
2. 2. Each of the Contracting Parties represented at a Conference shall have one vote, recommendations, resolutions and decisions being adopted by a simple majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting, unless otherwise provided for in this Convention.
Article 6
5. 5. The Conference of the Contracting Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Convention. At each of its ordinary meetings, it shall adopt the budget for the next financial period by a two-third majority of Contracting Parties present and voting.
Article 10 bis
5. 5. Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting.
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Treaty articles
Scope, Definitions and Interpretation
(f) (f) "Parties present and voting" means the Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote; those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst the Parties present and voting.
Meeting of the Parties
5. 5. Only Parties have the right to vote. Each Party shall have one vote, but regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to this Agreement shall, in matters within their competence, exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their Member States which are Parties to the Agreement. A regional economic integration organization shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa.
Aarhus Convention
Treaty articles
Article 11
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Article 14
7. For the purposes of this article, "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.
Jeddah Convention
Treaty articles
Article XVII: The Council
4. The voting procedure in the Council shall be as follows:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
Convention on Migratory Species
Ramsar Convention
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Aarhus Convention
Jeddah Convention