International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference (Unofficial electronic version)	GC(43)/1/Add.1 29 July 1999 GENERAL Distr. Original: ENGLISH
Forty-third regular session

1. By letter to the Director General dated 28 June 1999, Slovenia has submitted a proposal for the amendment of Article XIV of the Statute of the Agency. Subsequently, Slovenia has requested that this proposal be included as an item of the provisional agenda for the forthcoming regular session of the General Conference. Consequently, the item is set out below as a supplementary item of the provisional agenda. At the request of Slovenia, the letter of 28 June 1999 is to be taken as constituting the explanatory memorandum required under the Rules (Attachment 1).

2. Pursuant to the requirements of Article XVIII.A of the Statute, certified copies of the proposed amendment have been communicated to all Member States of the Agency by letter of the Director General reference N5.11.6 Circ. of 29 June 1999 (Attachment 2).
   1. Article XIV of the Statute

      By letter to the Director General dated 28 June 1999, Slovenia has submitted a proposal for the amendment of Article XIV of the Statute of the Agency and has subsequently requested inclusion of this item on the provisional agenda. Certified copies of the text of the proposed amendment have been communicated to all Member States of the Agency by letter of the Director General reference N5.11.6 Circ. of 29 June 1999.

      The Conference may wish that the item be considered initially in the Committee of the Whole.

GC(43)/1/Add.1
Attachment 1

VELEPOSLANISTVO REPUBLIKE
   SLOVENIJE
BOTSCHAFT DER REPUBLIK
   SLOWENIEN
Nibelungengasse 13/III 1010 Wien
Tel. 586 13 09, 586 13 07, Fax 586 12 65

28 June 1999

Dear Dr. ElBaradei,

I have the honour, as Governor of Slovenia, in the light of the decision of the Board of Governors at its June 1999 session agreeing to the change to biennial programming for the Agency and the considerable support expressed for amending the Statute to provide for biennial budgeting, to submit the attached text of a proposal by Slovenia for amendment to Article XIV.A. of the Statute of the Agency.

I would appreciate it if, pursuant to the requirements of Article XVIII.A of the Statute, certified copies of this amendment are circulated to all Member States of the Agency without delay.

With best wishes.

Yours sincerely, Miroslav Gregoric

Enclosure

Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei
Director General
International Atomic Energy Agency
Wagramerstrasse 5
1400 Vienna

In the first sentence of Artile XIV.A, replace the word "annual" with the word "biennial".

GC(43)/1/Add.1
Attachment 2

N5.11.6 Circ

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency presents his compliments to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States and has the honour to communicate herewith, pursuant to Article XVIII.A of the Statute, a certified copy of the text of a proposal for amendment of Article XIV thereof.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States the assurances of his highest consideration and esteem.

29 June 1999

Enclosure

In the first sentence of Article XIV.A, replace the word "annual" with the word "biennial".

On behalf of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. I. Larry D. Johnson, Director of the Legal Division of the Secretariat, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the text of an amendment to Article XIV of the Statute of the Agency which is proposed, pursuant to Article XVIII.A of the Statute, by Slovenia.

29 June 1999