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While welcoming in principle any development such as the proposed Convention, which would assist in restricting the spTead of the disease and which ultimately might be world --wide in character 7 the Commission felt that at this stage 9 organised measure s of a r egional nature are a first e s s ential in q.ealing with the dis eas e . In f a ct , it seems highly probable to the Commission that a world Convention would have a better prospect of s uccess if the way we re prepared by the development of strong regional organizations in diffe rent parts of the world, So f ar a s Europe is concerned, the considered opinion of the Commiss ion i s tha t the control of the disease can be effe ctively carried out only by the united effort of European states suppor t ed by a dequa t e arr angement s s uch as ar e now agreed by the Commission. The members of the Commis s ion considered tha t their a ctive pa rticipation in the development of the proposal for a world Convention would be greatly facilit a t ed by the acc e ssion to membership in the Commission of tho _se countries which hav e not s o f ar be come membe rs. The Commissi on, a ccordingly, strongly urge d tha t all European countrie s which have not yet don e s o 9 be come member s of the Commission so that a stron g and united effort c an be mad e to safeguard the differ ent countr ies from the disease. By such action , considerable as s i s t ance would in due cours e , be ava ilabl e toward s the effective impl ementation of a world Conv ention, It was urged tha t the r e should be the closest collaboration with OIE within the framework of the agre e ment be t ween that body and FAQ, As r e gard s the a ctua l provisions of the Draft Convention, it was noted that they contain no r eferenc e to the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Dis e a se. The Commi s sion expressed the view that in any such Convention it would be es s ential to a ssign a due place to the r.ommission and to confe r ope r a tive functions on th.e Commission so far as Europe is conc erned. Financial Regulations The Commission adopted the Financial Regul a tions cont a ined in l.1.ppendix I , with effe ct from 12 Jun o 1954 . Budget and Accounts The Dire ctor-Gene r al of FAO r eport ed th a t contributions received in 1954 amount ed to $6,250 . As no e xp enditur e wa s incurred in 1954, a surplus of $6,250 was realis ed. The followi ng r e solution was pass ed ~ r he Commission . 1
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tha t annual contributions in r e spe ct of 1954 were paid in 1954 to a tot al of 16, 250 ; and
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