Article 10 Decisions of the Council of Members

1. The decisions of the Council of Members shall be taken by consensus. All decisions under the present article shall be taken by the members present or represented and entitled to vote in line with article 16, paragraph 6. Members undertake to make utmost efforts to resolve any outstanding issues by consensus.

2. For any decision of the Council of Members to be adopted, the presence or representation of at least the majority of all the members entitled to vote in accordance with article 16, paragraph 6, shall be required.

3. Consensus shall apply to all decisions taken in respect of:

The exclusion of members pursuant to article 34;

Article 16, paragraphs 6 and 10;

Amendments to, or termination of this Agreement pursuant to article 32 and article 36;

Cooperation with other organizations in line with article 12, paragraph 2.

4. For other decisions, if consensus is not reached within a time limit laid down by the Chair, the procedure specified below shall apply:

(a) Decision-making concerning the trade standards and the implementing rules referred to in article 7, paragraph 1(c) of this Agreement:

As a general rule, only decisions for which consensus has been reached at the appropriate level as established by the International Olive Council in its Rules of Procedure shall be submitted to the Council of Members for adoption.

Should consensus not be reached following the procedure applicable at the appropriate level, the decision shall be referred to the Council of Members, together with the report outlining the difficulties encountered in this process and any appropriate recommendation.

The Council of Members shall endeavour to take the decision in question by consensus of members present or represented and entitled to vote in line with article 16, paragraph 6.

If consensus cannot be reached, the decision shall be postponed until the following session, whether regular or extraordinary.

If consensus is again not obtained at that session, the decision shall, if possible, be postponed for at least 24 hours.

Should consensus not be reached within this time period, the decision shall be considered adopted unless it is rejected by at least one quarter of the members or by a member or members with at least a total of 100 participation shares.