44th meeting 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (closed)

Consideration of texts referred by the Committee of the Whole.
 
 

42nd meeting 6  p.m.

 Consideration of the draft Statute (A/CONF.183/C.1/L.76 and Add.1-14).
 

9th meeting upon adjournment of the meeting of the Committee of the Whole

Consideration of the question concerning the finalization and adoption of a convention on the establishment of an international criminal court in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 51/207 of 17 December 1996 and 52/160 of 15 December 1997 (agenda item 11).

 Adoption of a convention and other instruments deemed appropriate and of the final act of the Conference (agenda item 12).

 Signature of the Final Act and of the Convention and other instruments (agenda item 13).
 

In order to facilitate the proceedings of the Plenary and for the purpose of planning subsequent events, the Secretariat invites those delegations wishing to make a statement in the Plenary to contact the Executive Secretary at Room A-376 (telephone:  50259).
 
 
 

40th and 41st meetings

 The Committee of the Whole adopted the reports of the Drafting Committee, of the Working Group on Procedural Matters and of the Coordinator on Part 12 (Financing of the Court):  A/CONF.183/C.1/WGPM/L.2/Add.8 and A/CONF.183/C.1/L.78.
 

42nd and 43rd meetings

 The Drafting Committee adopted the texts referred by the Committee of the Whole:  article 103 (Financial regulations and rules); article 103 bis (Payment of expenses); article 104 (Funds of the Court); article 105 (Voluntary contributions); article 106 (Assessment of contributions); and article 107 (Annual audit).

10th meeting

 The Working Group concluded its consideration of Part 7 (Penalties) of the draft Statute.

At the request of the Italian authorities, the following information is included in the Journal:

A ceremony, hosted by the Mayor of Rome, to celebrate the conclusion of the Conference will take place at sala Oriazi e Curiazi in Palazzo dei Conservatori at the Campidoglio at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 18 July 1998.  All delegations are invited to attend.

At the ceremony, the signed Final Act will be handed over to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy.  The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will also be transmitted.  The President of the Conference will make a statement.  Those States that are in a position to sign the Statute and did not do so on 17 July are invited to sign on this occasion, if they so wish.  The ceremony will be followed by a Vin d'honneur hosted by the Mayor of Rome in the garden outside Campidoglio to which all participants are invited.

Owing to the limited number of seats available, seating will be controlled by special access cards, permitting entry to one person per delegation into the hall.  Additional seating will be available in the courtyard, where the proceedings may be viewed on a screen.  Also here, the seating will be controlled by special access cards.  An invitation from the Mayor of Rome and an access card issued by United Nations Protocol must be presented at the entrance to the hall or the courtyard.

Delegations of States are requested to pick up their access cards at the Indonesia Pavillion on 16 July 1998 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. Delegations of specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations programmes and other bodies and organizations may pick up their access cards on 17 July 1998 between 2 and 5 p.m.  Further information may be obtained at 570-50221/50306.